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

(٤٦)IS ALLAH (S.W) ONE OR THREE?decree as he chose Jesus’ (PBUH), and that does not indicate his ortheir existence at that time.This old existence of Jesus (PBUH), which is the divine selecting andAllah’s (S.W) love of him, is the glory that Allah (S.W) gave to Jesus,as he said, “And now, Father, glorify me in your ownpresence with the glory that I had with you before the worldexisted.” (John 17/5)This glory is the same glory that Jesus (PBUH) gave to his discipleswhen he chose them to be his followers, as Allah (S.W) selected himto deliver the message. “Father, I desire that they also, whomyou have given me, may be with me where I am, to see myglory that you have given me because you loved me beforethe foundation of the world.” (John 17/24). Loving a thing doesnot need its existence, as one can love the nonexistent or theimpossible, which never and will not exist.Abraham’s acquaintance with Jesus (PBUT) before his earthlyexistence and creation does not mean knowing him personally; forhe never saw him. Therefore, his saying, “he saw me and he wasdelighted”, is a figurative and metaphoric seeing, an acquaintanceseeing. Otherwise, Christians have to present evidence, proving thatAbraham had seen the Son, who is the second hypostasis in theTrinity, or prove the existence of Jesus’ body in Abraham’s time(PBUT).Jesus’ (PBUH) saying, “Before Abraham was, I am.” (John 8/56-58) does not prove his existence in the beginning or the eternity.What the passage indicates - if we take it as it is- is that Jesus(PBUH) existed since Abraham’s (PBUH) time, but even Abraham’stime does not mean eternity.In addition, if Jesus was before Abraham (PBUT) and all creatures,prophet Jeremiah shared the same existence with him. Allah (S.W)knew Jeremiah and sanctified him before he was born. He said abouthimself, “Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying,"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and beforeyou were born I consecrated you. I appointed you a prophetto the nations.” (Jeremiah 1 /4-5), and Sirach said in his wisdom,“who nevertheless was a prophet, sanctified in his mother'swomb” (Sirach 49:7)