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Peace be upon you, Doctor. Frankly, I shudder at this. When Allah, the Exalted, described the attribution of a son to Him—we seek refuge in Allah—such as when the polytheists said, "The angels are the daughters of Allah," the Jews said, "Uzayr is the son of Allah," and the Christians said, "The Messiah is the son of Allah," this attribution is unworthy of His majesty, glory be to Him.
But here is the question: Did those who attributed a son to Allah do so out of mockery or direct insult? The answer is no, not at all. Yet, what did Allah say about their statement? About a claim that is unworthy of Allah’s glory and was not uttered by its speakers as an insult to Allah, but rather as a belief? Consider how the Quran describes it:
"And they say, 'The Most Merciful has taken a son.' You have come with something monstrous! The heavens almost rupture therefrom and the earth splits open and the mountains collapse in devastation, that they attribute a son to the Most Merciful. And it is not appropriate for the Most Merciful to take a son." (Quran 19:88-92)
Reflect on the word "monstrous" (idda), meaning a great denial. Observe the divine anger toward this statement. Then what about someone who explicitly insults Allah? These speakers did not intend insult, yet the divine response was as if the very cosmos trembled.
So what then of the one who curses and goes to great lengths in insult—we seek refuge in Allah? There is no god but Allah! This is far more grievous and cursed than the original disbeliever. By Allah, Doctor, I truly shudder at this.