“…and His saying:

‘They claim, “Allah has taken a child.” Exalted is He! Rather, to Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and on earth; all are devoutly obedient to Him. He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth, and when He decrees a matter He merely says to it, “Be,” and it is.’ ⦗Baqarah 2:116–117⦘

And His words:

‘They say, “The Most Merciful has taken a child.” Glorified is He! They are but honored servants: they do not venture to speak ahead of Him, and they act only by His command. He knows what lies before them and what is behind them, and they intercede only for those He approves; they themselves tremble in awe of Him. Should any of them say, “I am a god apart from Him,” We would repay him with Hell—thus do We recompense the wrongdoers.’ ⦗Anbiyāʾ 21:26–29⦘

And His saying:

‘Allah has never taken a child, nor is there with Him any other deity. Had it been so, each deity would have taken away what he created, and some would have risen up over others.’ ⦗Muʾminūn 23:91⦘

And His words:

‘Had Allah willed to take a child, He could have chosen from what He creates whatever He pleased.’ ⦗Zumar 39:4⦘

The People of the Book report that their scriptures sometimes speak of Allah’s righteous servants as “sons,” describe Allah as “Father,” and refer to the elect as “children.” If such wording is genuinely traceable to the prophets, they meant by it nothing but a sound and acceptable sense. A single word may carry one meaning in one language and quite another in a different tongue. What is intended by this “child” or “son” does not contradict the fact that he remains a created being, subject to his Lord and a servant of Allah—mighty and majestic is He.