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

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(٤٢)IS ALLAH (S.W) ONE OR THREE?LORD your God <strong>is</strong> He who goes with you to fight f<strong>or</strong> youagainst your enemies, to give you the vict<strong>or</strong>y.” (Duet. 20:4)Allah (S.W) <strong>is</strong> with them by H<strong>is</strong> salvation and supp<strong>or</strong>t, and not thatHe came from heaven and physically fought with them.Allah’s (S.W) presence requires a response from the Jews, which <strong>is</strong>their acceptance of H<strong>is</strong> Law and w<strong>or</strong>shipping Him. “and he wentout to meet Asa and said to him, "Hear me, Asa, and allJudah and Benjamin: The LORD <strong>is</strong> with you while you arewith Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but ifyou f<strong>or</strong>sake Him, He will f<strong>or</strong>sake you.” (Chr.2 15:2). And th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong>proof that it <strong>is</strong> a metaph<strong>or</strong>ic presence. 1Regarding th<strong>is</strong> claimed real presence of Jesus (PBUH), Jesus(PBUH) denied it and refuted th<strong>is</strong> claim, when he told h<strong>is</strong> d<strong>is</strong>ciplesthat he was leaving earth and would not be amongst them. He said,“F<strong>or</strong> you always have the po<strong>or</strong> with you, but you will notalways have me.” (Matt. 26:11) Jesus then said, "I will be withyou a little longer, and then I am going to Him who sentme.” (John 7:33)H<strong>is</strong> presence with them was spiritual, as Paul said in h<strong>is</strong> Ep<strong>is</strong>tles tothe Colossians and the C<strong>or</strong>inthians. “Or though I am absent inbody, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good<strong>or</strong>der and the firmness of your faith in Chr<strong>is</strong>t.” (Col. 2:5)“F<strong>or</strong> though absent in body, I am present in spirit; and as ifpresent, I have already pronounced judgment on the <strong>one</strong>who did such a thing.” (C<strong>or</strong>.1 5:3)D) Chr<strong>is</strong>t, the Image of Allah (S.W)Among the evidence Chr<strong>is</strong>tians present to prove Jesus’ (PBUH)divinity, are Paul’s w<strong>or</strong>ds about him. “the gl<strong>or</strong>y of Chr<strong>is</strong>t, who <strong>is</strong>the image of God” (C<strong>or</strong>.2 4:4) “who, though he was in thef<strong>or</strong>m of God, did not count equality with God a thing to begrasped, but made himself nothing, taking the f<strong>or</strong>m of aservant, being b<strong>or</strong>n in the likeness of men.” (Phi. 2:6-7) “He<strong>is</strong> the image of the inv<strong>is</strong>ible God, the firstb<strong>or</strong>n of allcreation.” (Col. 1:15)1 - see also, (Gen. 48:21, Exodus 10:10, Chro.(1) 22:18, Jer. 42:11)

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