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(٢٦)IS ALLAH (S.W) ONE OR THREE?Solomon and the others. In <strong>or</strong>der to do so, they have to present solidpredominant evidence, which they do not and will never be able tohave.When the Jews wanted to fabricate an accusation f<strong>or</strong> Jesus (PBUH),they said that he blasphemed by saying that he was the Son of Godand meaning it in reality. Jesus (PBUH) rebuked them, and explainedthat it was metaph<strong>or</strong>ic and not reality, as used in their books, whichmade all of the Jews sons of God.He (PBUH) said, “If he called them gods, unto whom thew<strong>or</strong>d of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken; Sayye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent intothe w<strong>or</strong>ld, Thou blasphemes; because I said, I am the Sonof God? If I do not the w<strong>or</strong>ks of my Father, believe me not.”(John 10: 35-37), meaning, if your book called you “sons of God”metaph<strong>or</strong>ically, me too, I am saying that we are equal and I am the“son of God” metaph<strong>or</strong>ically.The C<strong>or</strong>rect Meaning of “Son-ship”The meaning of the son-ship of Jesus (PBUH) and others has afigurative and metaph<strong>or</strong>ic meaning, which are, the <strong>one</strong> who <strong>is</strong> dear toGod, the <strong>one</strong> who <strong>is</strong> obedient to God <strong>or</strong> the <strong>one</strong> who believes in God.Mark, when he spoke about the centurion, who saw the crucifiedperson, wrote, “And when the centurion, whom stood overagainst him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost,he said, truly th<strong>is</strong> man was the Son of God.” (Mark 15:39)When Luke menti<strong>one</strong>d the event, he changed the sentence to itsequal. He says, “Now when the centurion saw what wasd<strong>one</strong>, he gl<strong>or</strong>ified God, saying, certainly th<strong>is</strong> was arighteous man.” (Luke 23:47)We find the same use of th<strong>is</strong> meaning in the Gospel acc<strong>or</strong>ding toJohn when he spoke about the believers. He said, “But as many asreceived him, to them gave he power to become the sons ofGod, even to them that believe on h<strong>is</strong> name.” (John 1:12) andhe said, “He that <strong>is</strong> of God hears God's w<strong>or</strong>ds” (John 8:47)Paul declared the same fact, he said, “F<strong>or</strong> as many as are led bythe Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.” (Rom. 8:14)

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