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  • God Referring To Himself In The Third Person

    Posted by Taimur Mughal on November 17, 2022 at 1:51 pm

    Question is why does God refers to Himself in Quran like :” By your Lord, or ” By Allah …. & like ” Allah leaves then astray etc etc.

    Is this Jibriel talking here to Prophet [saw] or is this God Himself saying these exact words??

    Why does God says By Allah by Your Lord, while He is the one speaking the Quran?

    Kindly explain someone.

    Jazakallah khairan.

    Faisal Haroon replied 1 year, 5 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  • God Referring To Himself In The Third Person

    Faisal Haroon updated 1 year, 5 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
  • Faisal Haroon

    Moderator November 17, 2022 at 8:15 pm

    It is a stylistic device to refer to oneself in the third person which can also be found in some of the old literary works. The practice of referring to oneself in the third person is called Illeism.

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