The Prophets
IN THE NAME OF GOD, THE MOST GRACIOUS, THE DISPENSER OF GRACE[21:26]
And [yet,] some say, "The Most Gracious has taken unto Himself a son"!
Limitless is He in His glory! Nay, [those whom they regard as God’s "offspring" are but His] honoured servants:

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* v.26 : I.e., utterly remote from the imperfection implied in the concept of “offspring”: see note 77 on 19:92.
* This alludes to prophets like Jesus, whom the Christians regard as “the son of God,” as well as to the angels, whom the pre-Islamic Arabs considered to be “God’s daughters” (since they were conceived of as females).