Does Quran 9:31 say that Jesus Christ "Al-Masih" is God?

Question:

Does Quran 9:31 say that Jesus Christ "Al-Masih" is God ?

Answer:

Praise be to Allah,

God says in Surat Attawbah Ayah 31:

Sahih International

They have taken their scholars and monks as lords besides Allah , and [also] the Messiah, the son of Mary. And they were not commanded except to worship one God; there is no deity except Him. Exalted is He above whatever they associate with Him.

Transliteration:

Ittakhathoo ahbarahum waruhbanahum arbaban min dooni Allahi wa almaseeha ibna maryama wama omiroo illa liyaAAbudoo ilahan wahidan la ilaha illa huwa subhanahu Aaamma mushrikoona

Anyone who knows basic Arabic will know that 'Messiah' (maseeh) in the Ayah above has a fatha at the end of it, which is indicated by 'ha' being added to the word Maseeh. This indicates that it is the accusative (maf'ool bihi) of the Ayah.

The verb in the Ayah is 'they have taken' (Ittakhathoo). Thus, the Messiah is the accusative of the verb, which means that the verse is saying that the Messiah was taken as a lord by those that also took their Rabbis and Priests as lords. 

Not only were the words of the whole Quran memorized by Muslims and mass-transmitted, but also their pronunciation, later which formed into a science in itself called Tajweed. This science meticulously elucidates how each letter is to be pronounced, as well as the word as a whole, both in context of other letters and words. Today, we can find people of all different languages able to recite the Quran as if they are Arabs themselves, living during the time of the Prophet.

Note 1:
If the Ayah means that they took their priests and rabbis as lords besides taking Allah and the Messiah as lords, then the verse would have said...  waalmaseehi ..with a 'hi' at the end just like the word 'Allah' has right before it (genitive case). However, this is not the case in the Ayah.

Note 2:
The Ayah refer to the fact that rabbis and monks were taken as lords when they prohibited what was allowed for them (Christians and Jews) and allowed what was prohibited, and they obeyed them. Prophet Jesus, on the other hand, was added as a person in the trinity worshipped by trinitarian Christians.

Allah knows best.

Re: Allah created himself from the sweat of a horse ?!!

Question:
What is the degree of authenticity of this hadeeth: "When Allah wanted to create himself, he created horses and made them run and sweat; then He created himself from that sweat" ?
Thank you

Answer:

Praise be to Allah,
Peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah, his household and his companions,

To proceed;

This hadeeth is fabricated by some heretics and no one should believe in it nor attribute it to the Prophet ﷺ.

Hafiz Ibn Hajar wrote in "the bibliography of Al-Ahwazi" section in Lisan Al-Mizan:

"Ibn Asaker said: He compiled a book of Munkar (denounced) Hadeeth called "Sharh Al-Bayan Fi Ukood Ahl Al-Eman". It included the Hadeeth "When Allah wanted to create himself, he created horses and made them run and sweat; then He created himself from that sweat" and others that shouldn't be narrated or believed.....and this Hadeeth of running horses is forged by some Heretics to defame Ahlul-hadeeth in narrating what's impossible to happen; Some men who have no mind narrated it while it's invalidated by both Shariah and reason."

Allah knows best.

Source: Islamweb Fatwa n. 315553   

 

In fact, a number of traditionists have collected fabricated ahadith separately in order to distinguish them from other ahadith; among them are Ibn al-Jauzi in Al-Maudu`at (A Great Collection of Fabricated Traditions). He actually begins his book by pointing out to this fabrication.