Reason for Allah Ta'ala using "We" in the Quraan instead of "I"
Question
"We created you in pairs" (Quran 78:8)
Why Is the word "we" used and not "I"?
Answer
This is a royal expression. Like how if the head of a state is arriving in another country on a certain day, he will not say "I will be landing on such and such day." Rather, he will say "We will be landing...."
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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