9. [at-Tawbah, Medina 113, 9H after Tabuk]

The Quranic Text & Ali’s Version:

وَقَالَتِ الْيَهُودُ عُزَيْرٌ ابْنُ اللّهِ...   

9: 30.  The Jews call Uzayr a son of God,

C1283. In n. 718 to 5:18, 1 have quoted passages from the Old Testament, showing how freely the expression "sons of Allah" was used by the Jews. A sect of them called 'Uzair a son of Allah, according to Baidhawl.

In Appendix II (Surah 5) I have shown that the constitution of Judaism dates from 'Uzair (Ezra). The Christians still call Christ the Son of God.

...وَقَالَتْ النَّصَارَى الْمَسِيحُ ابْنُ اللّهِ...

and the Christians call Christ the son of God.

...ذَلِكَ قَوْلُهُم بِأَفْوَاهِهِمْ...

That is a saying from their mouths;

يُضَاهِؤُونَ قَوْلَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ مِن قَبْلُ...

(in this) they but imitate what the unbelievers of old used to say.

C1284. Taking men for gods or sons of Allah was not a new thing. All ancient mythologies have fables of that kind. There was less excuse for such blasphemies after the Prophets of Allah had clearly explained out true relation to Allah than in the times of primitive ignorance and superstition.

...قَاتَلَهُمُ اللّهُ أَنَّى يُؤْفَكُونَ ﴿٣٠﴾  

Allah's curse be on them:

how they are deluded away from the truth!

C1285. Cf. 5:75.

Asad’s Version:

9: 30 and the Jews say, “Ezra is God’s son,” while the Christians say, “The Christ is God’s son.” Such are the saying which they utter with their mouths, following in spirit assertions made in earlier times by people who denied the truth!” [They deserve the imprecation:] “May God destroy them!”

How perverted are their minds! They have taken their rabbis and their monks – as well as the Christ, son of Mary – for their lords beside God, although they had been bidden to worship none but the One God, save whom there is no deity: the One who is utterly remote, in His limitless glory, from anything to which they may ascribe a share in His divinity!