{"id":5566,"date":"2019-11-01T01:42:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-01T06:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ask-a-muslim.com\/?p=5566"},"modified":"2019-11-01T01:42:00","modified_gmt":"2019-11-01T06:42:00","slug":"why-allah-says-in-quran-we-in-the-quran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ask-a-muslim.com\/en\/why-allah-says-in-quran-we-in-the-quran\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Allah says in Quran “We” in the Qur’an?"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

Why Allah says in Quran We<\/strong>
\nIs God plural or singular<\/strong><\/p>\n

🏁<\/span><\/span>Royal we🏁<\/span><\/span>
\nIt is a feature of literary style in Arabic that a person may refer to himself by the pronoun nahnu (we) for respect or glorification.<\/p>\n

Allah may also use the word ana (I), indicating one person, or the third person huwa (He). All three styles are used in the Qur\u2019an, where Allaah addresses the Arabs in their own tongue. (Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa\u2019imah, 4\/143).<\/p>\n

\u201cAllaah, may He be glorified and exalted, sometimes refers to Himself in the singular, by name or by use of a pronoun, and sometimes by use of the plural, as in the phrase :<\/p>\n

\u2018Verily, We have given you a manifest victory\u201d [al-Fath 48:1],<\/p>\n

and other similar phrases.<\/p>\n

But Allaah never refers to Himself by use of the dual, because the plural refers to the respect that He deserves, and may refer to His names and attributes,<\/p>\n

whereas the dual refers to a specific number (and nothing else), and He is far above that.\u201d<\/p>\n

🏴<\/span><\/span>(Al-\u2018Aqeedah al-Tadmuriyyah by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah, p. 75).<\/p>\n

These words, innaa (\u201cVerily We\u201d) and nahnu (\u201cWe\u201d), and other forms of the plural, may be used by one person speaking on behalf of a group, or they may be used by one person for purposes of respect or glorification, as is done by some monarchs when they issue statements or decrees in which they say \u201cWe have decided\u2026\u201d etc<\/p>\n

[This is known in English as \u201cThe Royal We\u201d ]<\/p>\n

In such cases, only one person is speaking but the plural is used for respect. The One Who is more deserving of respect than any other is Allaah, may He be glorified and exalted, so when He says in the Qur\u2019an innaa (\u201cVerily We\u201d) and nahnu (\u201cWe\u201d), it is for respect and glorification, not to indicate plurality of numbers. If an aayah of this type is causing confusion, it is essential to refer to the clear, unambiguous aayaat for clarification, and if a Christian, for example, insists on taking ayaat such as<\/p>\n

\u201cVerily, We: it is We Who have sent down the Dhikr (i.e., the Qur\u2019an)\u201d
\n🏴<\/span><\/span>[al-Hijr 15:9]<\/p>\n

as proof of divine plurality, we may refute this claim by quoting such clear and unambiguous aayaat as :<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd your god is One God, there is none who has the right to be worshipped but He, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful\u201d
\n🏴<\/span><\/span> [al-Baqarah 2:163] and<\/p>\n

\u201cSay: He is Allaah, the One\u201d
\n🏴<\/span><\/span> [al-Ikhlaas 112:1]<\/p>\n

and other aayaat which can only be interpreted in one way.<\/p>\n

Thus confusion will be dispelled for the one who is seeking the truth.<\/p>\n

Every time Allaah uses the plural to refer to Himself, it is based on the respect and honour that He deserves, and on the great number of His names and attributes, and on the great number of His troops and angels.\u201d
\n🏴<\/span><\/span>(Reference: Al-\u2018Aqeedah al-Tadmuriyyah by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah, p. 109). And Allaah knows best.<\/p>\n

✔<\/span><\/span>The \u2018We\u2019\u2026 in Arabic does not indicate plurality<\/p>\n

-It means Royal Plural, Active to Singular.<\/p>\n

So \u2018We\u2019\u2013 When it says\u2026 \u2018We\u2019 have created you<\/p>\n

\u2013 it means singular Allah (Subhanahu wa taala). Qur\u2019an clearly states in Surah Ikhlas, Ch. 112,<\/p>\n

\u2018Say: He is Allah one and only.\u2019\u2013 Allah is only one\u2026<\/p>\n

So not more than one.<\/p>\n

Haven’t you seen a president of a certain country speaking with “we” but not “I”<\/p>\n

That means he wants to tell u implicitly that Iam the majestic or president<\/p>\n

In the same way Allah proves by We The Majestic Sovereign of al that exists<\/p>\n

▪\ufe0e<\/span>▪\ufe0e<\/span>▪\ufe0e<\/span>▪\ufe0e<\/span><\/p>\n

Also, Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) wrote in Majmaoo\u2019 al-Fataawaa (5\/128)
\n👉🏼<\/span><\/span>some words which may be of interest to us here:<\/p>\n

\u201cWith regard to Allaah\u2019s closeness to us, sometimes it is mentioned in the singular, as in the aayah :<\/p>\n

\u2018’And when My slaves ask you (O Muhammad) concerning Me, then (answer them) I am indeed near (to them by My knowledge). I respond to the invocations of the supplicant when he calls on Me\u2026\u2019 [al-Baqarah 2:186]<\/p>\n

and the hadeeth:<\/p>\n

\u2018The One on Whom you call is closer to any one of you than the neck of his riding-camel\u2019, and sometimes in the plural, as in the aayah:<\/p>\n

\u2018\u2026 And We are nearer to him than his jugular vein\u2019 [Qaaf 50:16].<\/p>\n

This is like the aayaat :<\/p>\n

\u2018We recite to you\u2026\u2019
\n[al-Qasas 28:3]
\nand
\n\u2018We relate unto you\u2026\u2019
\n[Yoosuf 12:3].<\/p>\n

Such usage in Arabic refers to the one who is great and has helpers who obey him; when his helpers do something by his command, he says \u2018We did it,\u2019 as a king might say, \u2018We conquered this land and we defeated this army,\u2019 and so on.\u201d<\/p>\n

Therefore this is an answer too to those who claim Allah is everywhere not on His Throne<\/p>\n

By: Ask A Muslim<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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