is allah (sw) one or three? - Islam Center

(١٣)IS ALLAH (S.W) ONE OR THREE?“She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus: forhe shall save his people from their sins. All this took placeto fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: "Behold,the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall callhis name Immanuel" (which means, God with us). (Matt.1:18-23) According to Christians, calling him Emanuel, “God with us”is evidence of his divinity.In addition, they present Paul’s, Thomas’, and Peter’s sayings in theNew Testament regarding this issue. “According to the flesh, isthe Christ, who is God over all, blessed forever. (Rom. 9:5)“Thomas answered and said to him: ‘My Lord and myGod’.” (John. 20: 28)“Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, “Beit far from you, Lord: this shall never happen to you”. (Matt.16:22)“As for the word that he sent to Israel, preaching good newsof peace through Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all).”(Acts 10:36)In Revelation, there is another passage in this regard, “For he isLord of lords, and King of kings.” (Revelation 17:14)Names Do Not Prove Their Holders’ DivinityNone of these words makes Jesus (PBUH) God. Many of thesewords are used as names only, and if someone’s name is god, thatdoes not make him God. According to the New Testament, peoplenamed Paul and Barnabas gods when they had performed somemiracles. “And when the crowds saw what Paul had done,they lifted up their voices, saying in Lycaonian, "The godshave come down to us in the likeness of men!"”(Acts 14:11)The Romans had the tradition of naming people, who had donesomething good for the nation, gods. This naming does not changethe fact, does not change the creature to a creator, and does notchange the mortal servants to immortal gods.The meaning of Ishmael’s name is “God hears”, the meaning ofJehoecham is “God raise” and of Joshua is “God saved”. Thesepeople are not gods, even though they had these names.