The above interpretation means that the angel (Gabriel) implanted the
seed (Ruh) of Allah inside the womb of Mary. It might seem incredible but
let us read ibn Kathir ‘s interpretation
of verse 66:12.
(And Maryam, the daughter of `Imran who guarded her chastity
(private part).) meaning, who protected and purified her honor, by being
chaste and free of immorality,
[فَنَفَخْنَا
فِيهِ مِن
رُّوحِنَا]
(And We breathed into it (private part) through Our Ruh,) meaning,
through the angel Jibril. Allah sent the angel Jibril to Maryam, and he
came to her in the shape of a man in every respect. Allah commanded him to
blow into a gap of her garment and that breath went into her womb through
her private part; this is how `Isa was conceived. This is why Allah said
here,
[فَنَفَخْنَا
فِيهِ مِن
رُّوحِنَا
وَصَدَّقَتْ
بِكَلِمَـتِ
رَبَّهَا
وَكُتُبِهِ]
(And We breathed into it through Our Ruh, and she testified to the
truth of her Lords Kalimat, and His Kutub,) meaning His decree and His
legislation.
[وَكَانَتْ
مِنَ
الْقَـنِتِينَ]
Even ibn Kathir admits that Jesus carried Allah’s seed (sperm or Ruh?).
So why Islam must reject the Christians’ assertion that Jesus was, after
all, the son of Allah (or God)? Seems the Christians are correct in
asserting Jesus is the son of Allah.
Here ends the brief history of Allah. In a later part, you will learn more
about Allah’s abilities with obstetrics and gynecology.
Allah frequently changes His residence.
From the very short
history of Allah narrated above, we can draw the following conclusions
about different versions of Allah. Here is a short list of Allahs
(plural!) and their probable places of residences.
The Sumerian Allah: (
Sumer
,
Babylon
; and then
Mecca
).
The Alaha Allah: (
Syria
, then
Mecca
).
The Elh Allah: (
Syria
, then
Mecca
).
The Ilah Allah: (
Syria
, then
Mecca
).
The moon Allah: (south Arabia, then
Mecca
).
The sun Allah (Baal): (
Egypt
, then probably
Mecca
).
The Hubal Allah: (
Syria
, then Ka’ba,
Mecca
).
The Jehovah Allah: (probably,
Palestine
, then
Mecca
).
Elohim Allah: (central Arabia, then
Mecca
).
Ila Allah : (central Arabia, then
Mecca
).
The ar-Rahman Allah: (north Arabia, south Arabia, then
Mecca
).
The ar-Rahim Allah: (
Yemen
, then
Mecca
).
Sin Allah: (Hadramawt, then
Mecca
).
Hallah Allah: (
Syria
, then
Mecca
).
Ilu Allah: (
Babylon
,
Syria
and then
Mecca
).
El Allah: (
Palestine
, then
Mecca
).
Wadd Allah: (Minaean, then
Mecca
).
Almaqah Allah: (City of
Saba
, then
Mecca
).
Allah Taa’la, the most high Allah: (Ka’ba,
Mecca
).
We might be amazed at so many different versions of Allah. But hold on.
Does not the Qur’an say that Allah has many names? If fact, the Islamic
scholars insist that Allah has ninety-nine names (including Allah, this
makes it a century, to be precise). Although we do not find any verses in
the Qur’an which specifically spells out this number (ninety-nine), we
should not be surprised at so many names (in reality, different versions)
of Allah. The only problem is: if we read the Qur’an carefully, cover to
cover, several times, we might find many more names of Allah than the
ninety-nine as claimed by the Islamist scholars. We should not be amazed
if we note that there are around three hundred (yes, three hundred)
descriptions of Allah—to be exact.
What should be most startling is that all those Allahs (plural!) lived at
different locations but only within the boundaries of
Arabia
,
Syria
,
Palestine
, Mesopotamia, Babylonia and
Iraq
. Why should Allah choose only these places (Arab lands, to say it
bluntly) to live when the entire universe is His? This question is not
hard to answer when we figure out the depth of geographical knowledge of
those ancient Arabs, Sumerians and Babylonians. The fascinating point is:
having lived in those territories for many millenniums, Allah suddenly
changed His mind with the birth of Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam. Islam
claims that Allah made Ka’ba 2 000 years before He created Adam (Ghazali,
1993, p. 1.190). There is evidence to suggest that Allah did, at least for
a while, live in
Mecca
. An inscription found during the digging of Ka’ba foundation by
Muhammad’s grandfather Abdal Muttalib read, “I am Allah, the Lord of
Bakka…” ( ibn Ishaq, 2001, p. 85).
Having travelled through all those desert lands, finally, when Allah
learned about the birth of Muhammad, He determined to settle permanently
in
Mecca
, at Ka’ba, to be specific. This should not surprise anyone. Because the
other name of Ka’ba is Bait Allah
(Allah’s residence).
Therefore, it will be quite correct to say that Allah does have a
permanent physical abode (at least a temporary one) on earth, and it is
Ka’ba. Every year millions of Muslims travel to Ka’ba just for this
reason—to meet Allah in person, in the Ka’ba stone.
Here are a few verses from the Qur’an which confirm that Allah decided
finally to permanently settle in
Mecca
when Muhammad was in
Mecca
.
During Muhammad’s time in
Mecca
, Allah lived in
Mecca
; He was the Lord of Mecca; Muhammad is
commanded to serve the Lord of the city (of
Mecca
) and to be of those who submit to Islam…27:91.
The Quraysh should adore Allah for giving them the security and importance
of Ka’ba (i.e., K’aba is the abode of Allah)...106:1-3.
Ka’ba is the house of Allah; visit Allah there at any time—pilgrimage
or not...2:158.
Readers should understand
that here we are talking of Muhammad’s Allah. The Pagans of Arabia, for
a long time before Muhammad started his preaching, knew that Allah, along
with His consorts, daughters and companions lived in
Mecca
. What they could not accept was Muhammad’s complete rejection of the
associates of Allah, the numerous idols which the Pagans believed
interceded with Allah. Thus, they betook Muhammad’s Allah as a new brand
of God which they rejected out of hand.
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…To be continued in Part-2(ii)
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