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Who does Allah pray to?

 Who does Allah pray to?



This argument comes from the verse from the Holy Quran in chapter 33 verse 56



Verily,God and his angels pray for the prophet.O ye who believe! Pray for him and salute him with a salutation!


  •  Edward Henry Palmer translation



We can look at another translation that was made in 1734 that says “blessings”




Verily God and his angels bless the prophet: O true believers, do ye also bless him, and salute him with a respectful salutation.


  • George Sale translation




Now translations are not gonna please people who use the arabic to support their claim. Because when they read the verse in Arabic and it says “salah” then it atomically means to “pray” so who is Allah praying to?




That's not the case because The word “Salah '' has different meanings. While yes it does mean “pray” but that's when it is applied to anyone other than Allah. When the word “Salah '' is used on Allah it simply means bless. Every profound classical Tafsir even confirms this as” bless”.



“The Command to say Salah upon the Prophet Al-Bukhari said: “Abu Al-`Aliyah said: “Allah’s Salah is His praising him before the angels, and the Salah of the angels is their supplication.” Ibn `Abbas said: “They send blessings.” Abu `Isa At-Tirmidhi said: “This was narrated from Sufyan Ath-Thawri and other scholars, who said: `The Salah of the Lord is mercy, and the Salah of the angels is their seeking forgiveness. “


  • Tafsir Ibn Kathir 33:56



Other scholars of tafsir such Al Tabari, Al Qurtubi, Al Baghwai say that the “salah” of Allah is his blessings/mercy/praise upon him. 



Now arabic dictionaries say the same:





And Salawat of Allah:His mercy and excellence of his Praise on the faithful believers


  • Al Muhit Fil-Lugha by Al Sahib bin Abbad






Plural form is salawat. And Salat is supplication and seeking forgiveness. The Salat from Allah is Mercy. And the Salat of Allah on his messenger: His mercy for him and excellence of His praise on him.


  • Lisan Al Arab by Ibn Manzur




Salat: Many linguists say it is supplication,blessings and exaltation/glorification/praise…And Allah’s salat for the Muslims in actuality is his purification of them.And he said {on them is salawat from their Lord and His mercy} 2:157 And from the angels it is supplication and seeking forgiveness,as it is from.


  • Al-Mufradat fi Gharib Al Quran





Salat: Supplication,Mercy,Seeking,Forgiveness;and excellence of praise from Allah on His messenger(saw) and Worship in which there is bowing and prostration…


  • Al-Qamus Al-Muhit of Firuzabadi





As you can see, the “salah'' of Allah is him sending blessings/mercy/praise upon people. Not him literally praying to someone like how we pray. 



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