The Essence of Islam – Volume III — Page 236
236. Essence of Islam-III. True Meaning of 'Son of God'. Those who were perfectly righteous have been called sons of God in the previous scriptures. This does not mean that they were actually the sons of God; such a things would be blasphemous, as God has no sons or daughters. Such expressions only mean that the reflection of God had been displayed in the clear mirrors of those righteous personages. The reflection of a person in a mirror is, metaphorically speaking, his son; for as a son is born of the father, a reflection is born of the original. . When a reflection of Divine manifestations appears in a heart that is absolutely pure without any kind of stain, the reflection is metaphorically like a son of the original. . That is why Israel was called the first begotten of God in the Torah. . If Christians had confined themselves to describing Jesus, son of Mary, as the son of God just as Abrahamas,. Isaacs, Ishmaelas, Jacobas, Josephas, Moses as, Davidas,. Solomonas and others were metaphorically called sons of. God in the Scripture, there would have been no objection to it. Just as these Prophets were called sons of God, so is the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) metaphorically called God in some prophecies. The truth is that all these descriptions are metaphorical; none of those Prophets were sons of God, nor was the Holy. Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) God. . Such expressions abound in scriptures as indications of. God's love. . When a person becomes so devoted in his love for God. Almighty that his self disappears altogether, such expressions are applied to him since his ego ceases to exist altogether; as God says in the Holy Qur'ān: