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would not have discovered anything objectionable. For instance, one hostile author translates this particular revelation as 'you are unto me as my son. 133 This indicates that whereas the original revelations contain the preposition to it has been substituted with of by some critics which gives the revelations a totally different meaning from what was originally revealed unto. Hadhrat Ahmadas by God Almighty and also what was intended by Him since it is one thing to state that 'you are of me like my son' or 'you are of me like my offspring' and another to state that you are to me like my son ¹³4 or 'you are to me like my offspring 135 But, God Almighty does not have a son and this fact had been acknowledged by Hadhrat Ahmadas who stated that one: 134 'of the attributes of God to which the Holy Quran calls us is that Allah is Single and He begets not, nor is He begotten. 136. In another such expression of his beliefs, he stated that 'God is not anyone's son, nor is anyone His son. 137 Therefore, the only conclusion one can draw from these revelations is that these. Divine words have been spoken in a figurative sense and should not be an occasion to either take exception or else accuse. Hadhrat Ahmadas of making a claim to Divine sonship in the literal sense. In fact, Hadhrat Ahmadas appended a footnote to this revelation in relation to him being called like a son to God and stated: 'Holy is God Almighty from having sons and this expression has been used as a metaphor. 138. The use of the expression Son of God abounds in religious 33. Dhorat, Muhammad Saleem, Qadianism, p. 6 34. Ahmad, Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam. Haqeeqatul Wahi, p. 86; Ruhani Khazain vol. 22, p. 89 35. Ibid. , Arba'een No. iv, p. 32; Ruhani Khazain, vol. 17, p. 385 36. Ibid. , Islami Usul ki Philosophy, p. 58, Ruhani Khazain, vol. 10, p. 372 37. Ibid. , Lecture Lahore, p. 9, Ruhani Khazain, vol. 20, p. 155 38. Ibid. , Haqeeqatul Wahi, p. 86; Ruhani Khazain vol. 22, p. 89 70