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

(٢)IS ALLAH (S.W) ONE OR THREE?INTRODUCTION(Say: He is Allah, the One and Only; Allah, the Eternal,Absolute; He begetteth not, nor is He begotten; and there isnone like unto Him) (Holy Quran, 112: 1- 4)(Christ the son of Mary was no more than an apostle; manywere the apostles that passed away before him. His motherwas a woman of truth. They had both to eat their (daily)food. See how Allah doth make His signs clear to them; yetsee in what ways they are deluded away from the truth!)(Holy Quran, 5: 75)(He was no more than a servant: We granted Our favour tohim, and We made him an example to the Children ofIsrael.) (Holy Quran, 43: 59)(They say, "((Allah)) Most Gracious has begotten a son!"Indeed ye have put forth a thing most monstrous! At it theskies are ready to burst, the earth to split asunder, and themountains to fall down in utter ruin, That they shouldinvoke a son for ((Allah)) Most Gracious. For it is notconsonant with the majesty of ((Allah)) Most Gracious thatHe should beget a son. Not one of the beings in the heavensand the earth but must come to ((Allah)) Most Gracious asa servant. He does take an account of them (all), and hathnumbered them (all) exactly. And everyone of them willcome to Him singly on the Day of Judgment.) (Holy Quran,19: 88 -95)These noble verses have summarized the Muslim’s concept, faithand belief in Allah 1 (S.W) 2 , the One and only, and His prophet Jesus1 - Muslims prefer using the name “Allah”, which is one of many beautiful names and itis God Almighty’s greatest name, instead of the English word “God”. The word “Allah”is pure and unique unlike the English word “God”, which can be used in many forms. Ifwe add ‘s’ to the word “God” it becomes “Gods”, that is a plural of God. Allah is oneand singular, there is no plural of Allah. If we add ‘dess’ to the word ‘God’, it becomes‘Goddess’, that is a female God. There is nothing like male Allah or female Allah. (takenfrom: “The Concept of God in Major Religions”, Dr. Zakir Abdul Kareem, pp 18)(Added by the proofreader)2 - Muslims do not mention the name of Allah without glorification. The letters “S.W”are abbreviations of the two Arabic words “Sobhanahu Wataala”, which means, “Gloryto Him! He is high above all” (Holy Quran 17:43). The English meaning of these twowords is from the “Meaning of the Holy Quran by Abdullah Yusof Ali”. Therefore, in