Re: the existence of
Southie, when did I say that “Allah not having a son” is intricate or precise revelation? In fact I don’t think this particular message is intricate at all, but it is a consistent one. The Prophet SAW’s words were written just the way he spoke them. And when one is speaking to a group of people, it is easy to make mistakes. While speaking, one tends to be very lax in their language. Right now I am typing this post, so I can slow down and edit my words or use more sophisticated language or correct and delete so that my writing appears consistent in its structure and flow. But it is hard to maintain that consistency while speaking because spoken language tends to be more lax. There is a verse in Surah Baqarah which talks about being on the middle path…and strangely that verse falls in the middle of the Surah. Take the total number of verses and divide by two and that verse is in the middle. While you are speaking, you cannot arrange for this sequence in your mind. Both Moses and Jesus were sent to guide Bani Israil. Now in Surah Saff, when Moses addresses Bani Israel…the words li qawmi and ya qawmi are used. In the very next ayat, Jesus addresses Bani Israil but he does say ya qawmi, instead he says “Ya Bani Israil.” Both prophets are addressing the same group of people, but address them differently. Why? In Arabic tradition qawmi means to the people my father belonged to. Qawmi is never used with Jesus because he didn’t have a father; he had an immaculate conception. It’s intrucate/precise language such as this which is hard to maintain while speaking.