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Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 117

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بَدِيعُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰٓ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ ﴿117﴾
The Originator of the heavens and the earth. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it: "Be!" - and it is.
بَدِيعُ badīʿu (The) Originator
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ l-samāwāti (of) the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ wal-arḍi and the earth
وَإِذَا wa-idhā And when
قَضَىٰٓ qaḍā He decrees
أَمْرًۭا amran a matter
فَإِنَّمَا fa-innamā [so] only
يَقُولُ yaqūlu He says
لَهُۥ lahu to it
كُن kun Be
فَيَكُونُ fayakūnu and it becomes

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(Ayah 117) { ”بَدِيْعُ“ } means {’’ مُبْدِعٌ ‘‘}, that is, the Creator of the heavens and the earth without any material or example; this is the fourth argument, because a son is an example of the father, whereas Allah created everything without any example. The fifth argument is that the one at whose {”كُنْ“} command everything comes into being, what need does He have for offspring?
Note: Some people have declared the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and some others to be a piece of Allah’s light; this is an even greater injustice than declaring offspring. See Surah Al-Ikhlas.

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117. 1. That is, He is Allah, the Owner of everything in the heavens and the earth, everything is obedient to Him, rather, He is also the Creator of the heavens without any precedent. Moreover, whatever He wishes to do, for Him only the word "Kun" is sufficient. How could such a Being possibly need offspring?

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117. He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth [138], and when He decides upon a matter, He only says to it, "Be," and it is.

[138] The meaning of "Badi'" is one who brings into existence something for which there was no previous example, nor did it exist, nor was there any model for it. And this attribute can only belong to Allah Almighty.