The birth of offspring would require someone to beget him yet He is the Creator of all things.įurthermore, if He were the Creator of all things, then everything else would be a separate existence to Him. How can He have children when He has no wife? He created all things and He is the AllKnower of everything. He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth. Thus He has no offspring because there is nothing similar to Him and because He is in no need of anyone for anything.Īllah has also pointed out the absurdity of having any children saying: So understanding this, the general meaning is He Who is perfect in all of His attributes, Whom all of the creations are destitute and in need of.īecause there is nothing similar or like Him in any way.Ī son, for example, is derived from his father and a part of him as the Prophet SAW said about his daughter, Fatimah:įurthermore, a son is needed either to relieve some of the hardships of this life or to carry on one’s lineage Allah is in no need at all for such things. It has been reported that the Tafseer of as,Samad is the One Whom all the creations are constantly and eternally reliant upon in all of their needs.

This implies that Allah is completely self sufficient and in no need of any of the creations because He is perfect. It has been reported that Ibn Abbas said as-Samad means He Who is perfect and complete in Hie knowledge, His leniency, His honor and might, His capability, to the end of what he mentioned in the narration. the Most Merciful Who is perfect in His mercy, Whose mercy encompasses all things… and so on with all His attributes.the Forbearing Who is perfect in His forbearance,.the All-Knowing Who is perfect in His knowledge,.He is the only One Who is perfect in His attributes,.

They ask Him for what they need and turn to Him regarding that which concerns them, because

The inhabitants of both the upper and lower realms are in the utmost need of Him. The most comprehensive meaning that has been given is that it means He is perfect and complete in all of His andibutes and the One Whom all of His creatures are in need of and destitute before Him.

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