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Let’s back up. What does “Son of God” mean in the first place? No legitimate
Christian sect suggests that God took a wife and had a child, and most certainly none
conceive that God fathered a child through a human mother outside of marriage.
Furthermore, to suggest that God physically mated with an element of His creation is so
far beyond the limits of religious tolerance as to plummet down the sheer cliff of
blasphemy, chasing the mythology of the Greeks.  With no rational explanation available within the tenets of Christian doctrine, the
only avenue for closure is to claim yet one more doctrinal mystery. Here is where the
Muslim recalls the question posed in the Qur’an, “How can He have a son when He has
no consort?” (TMQ 6:101)—while others shout, “But God can do anything!” The Islamic
position, however, is that God doesn’t do inappropriate things, only Godly things. In the
Islamic viewpoint, God’s character is integral with His being and consistent with His
majesty.
So again, what does “Son of God” mean? And if Jesus Christ has exclusive rights
to the term, why does the Bible record, “For I (God) am a father to Israel, and Ephraim
(i.e., Israel) is my firstborn” (Jeremiah 31:9) and, “Israel is My son, even my firstborn”
(Exodus 4:22)? Taken in the context of Romans 8:14, which reads, “For as many as are
led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God,” many scholars conclude that “Son of
God” is metaphorical and, as with christos, doesn’t imply exclusivity. After all, The
Oxford Dictionary of the Jewish Religion confirms that in Jewish idiom “Son of God” is
clearly metaphorical. To quote, “Son of God, term occasionally found in Jewish literature, biblical and post­biblical, but nowhere implying physical descent from the
Godhead.”

Hasting’s Bible Dictionary comments:
In Semitic usage “sonship” is a conception somewhat loosely
employed to denote moral rather than physical or metaphysical
relationship. Thus “sons of Belial” (Jg 19:22 etc.) are wicked men, not
descendants of Belial; and in the NT the “children of the bridechamber”
are wedding guests. So a “son of God” is a man, or even a people, who
reflect the character of God. There is little evidence that the title was used
in Jewish circles of the Messiah, and a sonship which implied more than a
moral relationship would be contrary to Jewish monotheism.

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Some People of this Ummah (Nation) will worship Idols 

Allah the Most Exalted said: “Have you not seen those who were given a portion of the Scripture? They believe in Al-Jibt and At- Taghut (all false deities) and say to the disbelievers that they are better guided as regards the way than the believers (Muslims).” (4:51)

Allah the Almighty said: “Say (O Muhammad (May the peace and blessing of Allah be upon him) to the people of the
Scripture): ‘Shall I inform you of something worse than that, regarding the recompense from Allah: those (Jews) who incurred the curse of Allah and His wrath, those of whom (some) He transformed into monkeys and swines, those who worshipped Taghut (false deities).” (5:60)

Allah the Exalted said: “Those who won their point said (most probably the disbelievers): ‘We verily shall build a
place of worship over them.’ ” (18:21)

Narrated Abu Sa’id (May Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (May Allah be pleased with him) said: “Surely, you will follow the ways of those nations who were before you, in everything as one arrow resembles another, (i.e. just like them), so much so that even if they entered a hole of a sand-lizard, you would enter it.” They said, “O Allah’s Messenger! Do you mean to say that we will follow the Jews and the Christians?” He replied, “Whom else?” (meaning, of course the Jews
and the Christians).” (Al-Bukhari and Muslim)

Muslim reports from Thawban (May Allah be pleased with him) that Allah’s Messenger (May the peace and blessing of Allah be upon him) said: “Allah the Most Exalted folded for me the earth, so much so that I saw its easts and wests (i.e.
the extremities). The kingdom of my community will reach as far as the earth was folded for me.

The two treasures, the red (gold) and the white (silver) were bestowed on me, I prayed to my Lord that He may not destroy my community by a prevailing famine, and not give their control to an enemy who annihilates them en masse except from among themselves. My Lord said to me,
‘Muhammad, if I issue a decree, it is not withdrawn; I have promised your Ummah that I will not destroy it by a prevailing famine, and I shall not give their control to an enemy -except from among themselves -who exterminates them en masse, even if they are stormed from all sides of the earth; only a section of them will destroy another section, and a section will take as prisoner another section.’ ”

Al-Barqani (May Allah be pleased with him) recorded this Hadith in his Sahih and added to it the following words: I am afraid about my community of those astray leaders who will lead astray. When the
sword is used among my people, it will not be withdrawn from them till the Day of Resurrection, and the Last Hour will not come until the tribes of my people attach themselves to the polytheists and tribes of my people worship idols. There will be among my people thirty great liars each of them asserting that he is a prophet, whereas I am the Seal of the Prophets after whom (me) there will be no Prophet; and a section of my people will continue to hold to the truth and they will be victorious and they will not be harmed by those who oppose them till Allah’s Command comes.”

Important issues of the Chapter

1) Explanation of the verse in An-Nisa’ (4:5).

2) Explanation of the verse in AI-Ma’idah(5:60)

3) Explanation of the verse in AI-Kahf(18:21).

4) The, most important issue is what is meant by believing in Al-Jibt (magic, Shirk, idols) and At-Taghut (all false deities worshipped besides Allah). Does it mean believing in that sincerely by the heart; or approval of those who do so while hating it and knowing its falsehood?

5) Their (Jews) saying (regarding the pagan Quraish) that the disbelievers who are well aware of their Kufr (disbelief) are on a more correct and guided path than the believers.

6) Such people will be found in the Muslim community (the Ummah) as is proved by Hadith of Abu Sa’id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) This is the main object of the Chapter.

7) The occurrence of his declaration that many followers of this Ummah will worship false deities (idols, statues etc).

8) Most amazing is the appearance of those claiming Prophethood like Al-Mukhtar (Al-Mukhtar bin Abi Ubaid Ath-Thaqafi who conquered Kufa at the beginning of the caliphate of Ibn
Zubair) despite his proclamation of Ash-Shahiidatain, and his declaration of being a part of this Muslim nation, and (his testifying) that the Messenger (Muhammad (May the peace and
blessing of Allah be upon him) ) was true and the Qur’an was true and therein is the
confirmation that Muhammad (May the peace and blessing of Allah be upon him) was the “Seal” of the Prophets. He was believed in spite of his clear and open contradiction to it (Ash-Shahiidatain). Al-Mukhtar appeared in the latter era of the Companions and many people followed him.

9) The glad tiding that the truth will never perish completely as it had in the past. Indeed, there will always be a group upon the truth.

10) The greatest of signs is that they (victorious group) will not be harmed by those who oppose them and fight against them despite (them) being few in number.

11) This will be the case until the Last Hour.

12) There are a number of signs in the statement of the Prophet (May the peace and blessing of Allah be upon him)

• Allah folded for him (May the peace and blessing of Allah be upon him) the east and the west (i.e. the lands under the control of Islam); the meaning of it; and that it indeed occurred as he informed; as opposed to the north and the south.

• That two treasures (i.e. treasures of Rome and Persia) were bestowed upon him.

• That two of his D’ua (invocations) on behalf of his nation have been accepted.

• That the third of his invocations was prevented.

• That the sword would be used and that it would not be lifted after that.

• That false prophets would appear among this nation (the Muslims).

• There would always be a victorious group.

• All of this occurred as he mentioned even though each one of them was far from what could have been conceived.

13) The extent of fear for his nation from the misguided and astray leaders.

14) Warning and notice of the meaning of idol worship.

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So what should we make of the book of Hebrews using monogenes to describe
Isaac as the only begotten son of Abraham? A metaphor, mistranslation, or mistake? If a
metaphor, then literal interpretation of monogenes in relation to Jesus is indefensible. If a
mistranslation, then both the mistranslation and the doctrine deserve correction. And if a
mistake, then a greater challenge surfaces—reconciling a biblical error with the
infallibility of God.
This problem demands resolution, and the most respected modern translations of
the Bible (i.e., the Revised Standard Version, New Revised Standard Version, New
International Version, Good News Bible, New English Bible, Jerusalem Bible and many
others) have recognized “begotten” as an interpolation and have unceremoniously
expunged the word from the text. By so doing, they are narrowing the gap between
Christian and Islamic theology, for as stated in the Holy Qur’an, “It is not consonant with
the majesty of (Allah) Most Gracious that He should beget a son” (TMQ 19:92), and, “He
(Allah) begets not, nor is He begotten” (TMQ 112:3).

Jesus Christ – Son of God?

One of the most striking dif erences between a cat and a lie is that a cat
has only nine lives. —Mark Twain, Pudd’nhead Wilson’s Calendar
Son of God, son of David, or son of Man? Jesus is identified as “son of David”
fourteen times in the New Testament, starting with the very first verse (Matthew 1:1).
The Gospel of Luke documents forty­one generations between Jesus and David, while
Matthew lists twenty­six. Jesus, a distant descendant, can only wear the “son of David”
title metaphorically. But how then should we understand the title, “Son of God?”
The “trilemma,” a common proposal of Christian missionaries, states that Jesus
was either a lunatic, a liar, or the Son of God—just as he claimed to be. For the sake of
argument, let’s agree that Jesus was neither a lunatic nor a liar. Let’s also agree he was
precisely what he claimed to be. But what, exactly, was that? Jesus called himself “Son of
Man” frequently, consistently, perhaps even emphatically, but where did he call himself
“Son of God?”

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The protectiveness of Al-Mustafa (May Allah be pleased with him) of Tauhid
and his blockading every path leading to Shirk

Allah the Most Exalted said: “Verily, there has come unto you a Messenger (Muhammad P.B.U.H) from amongst
yourselves (i.e. whom you know well). It grieves him that you should receive any injury or difficulty. He (Muhammad P.B.U.H) is anxious over you (to be rightly guided, to repent to Allah, and beg Him to pardon and forgive your sins, in order that you may enter Paradise and be saved
from the punishment of the Hell-fire), for the believers (he P.B.U.H) full of pity, kind, and merciful. But if they turn away, say (O Muhammad P.B.U.H): Allah is sufficient for me. La i/aha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), in Him I put my trust and He is the Lord of the Mighty Throne.” (9:128,129)

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) narrated that Allah’s Messenger (May the peace and blessing of Allah be upon him) said: “Do not make your homes graves. Do not make my grave a place of celebration. Send your Salat (blessings, graces, honours and mercy) on me. Your Salat will be conveyed to me, wherever
you may be.” [Abu Dawud recorded this Hadith with reliable chain of narrators].

And Ali bin Husain narrated: He saw a man at a space that was at the grave of the Prophet (May the peace and blessing of
Allah be upon him) and he would go in it and supplicate. So he (Ali bin Husain) prevented the man and instructed him saying, “Should I not tell you a Hadith which I heard from my father who
in turn heard it from my grandfather (Ali (May Allah be pleased with him)) who reported from Allah’s Messenger (May the peace and blessing of Allah be upon him) said: ‘Do not take my grave as a place of celebration, nor your homes as graves, make Salat (blessing, graces, honours
and mercy) upon me, for, your salutation (asking safety for me) will be conveyed to me from wherever you are.'”
[Al-Mukhtdrah (the collection of Imam Al-Maqdasi)]

Important issues of the Chapter

1) Explanation of the verses in Surah Bar ‘ah (Taubah).

2) The Prophet (May the peace and blessing of Allah be upon him) did his best to keep his Ummah far away from the boundaries of Shirk as far as possible.

3) The Prophet’s concern for our well-being and success and his compassion and mercy.

4) The Prophet (May the peace and blessing of Allah be upon him) forbade visiting his grave in a certain manner, though visiting his grave is among the best of deeds.

5) The Prophet (May the peace and blessing of Allah be upon him) forbade us making excessive visits to his grave.

6) His urging to perform voluntary prayer in the home.

7) It is established among the Companions (May Allah be pleased with him) that offering Salat in the cemetery is prohibited.

8) The explanation that a person’s invocation of Salat (blessings, graces, honours and mercy) and Salam upon the Prophet (May the peace and blessing of Allah be upon him) is conveyed to him even if he may be far away. So there is no need of what some misconstrue as a necessity to be in close proximity (to his grave).

9) He (the Prophet P.B.U.H) is in Al-Barzakh where the Salat and Salam of his Ummah are conveyed (to him).

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