is allah (sw) one or three? - Islam Center
is allah (sw) one or three? - Islam Center
is allah (sw) one or three? - Islam Center
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(٥٢)IS ALLAH (S.W) ONE OR THREE?In h<strong>is</strong> Commentary on John’s Gospel, the Egyptian priest Matta AlMeskeen said,“Here the w<strong>or</strong>d (God), in the Greek <strong>or</strong>igin, came without the definitearticle (the)… and since the w<strong>or</strong>d (the God) means the whole self. Inthe second sentence, (the w<strong>or</strong>d was god), it <strong>is</strong> to show the nature ofthe W<strong>or</strong>d, that it <strong>is</strong> divine, and does not mean that it <strong>is</strong> God himself.Be cautious not to read (God) with the definite article (the) in thesentence, (the w<strong>or</strong>d was god). In that case, there will be nodifference between the W<strong>or</strong>d and God; consequently, there will be nodifference between the Father and the Son. That <strong>is</strong> the heterodoxyfrom Sabelius, who said that it <strong>is</strong> only names, while the Chr<strong>is</strong>tianbelief says: the hypostas<strong>is</strong> in God <strong>is</strong> d<strong>is</strong>tinctive, the Father <strong>is</strong> not theSon, n<strong>or</strong> the Son <strong>is</strong> the Father, each hypostas<strong>is</strong> has h<strong>is</strong> specialdivine function, thus, God <strong>is</strong> not the W<strong>or</strong>d and the W<strong>or</strong>d <strong>is</strong> not God.” 1Even If scholars ign<strong>or</strong>ed all that, many things in the passage preventChr<strong>is</strong>tians taking it as evidence of Jesus’ divinity:First: what does the w<strong>or</strong>d “beginning”, mean? The Chr<strong>is</strong>tians’an<strong>sw</strong>er <strong>is</strong> “the eternity”.That <strong>is</strong> not strong evidence, as the w<strong>or</strong>d “beginning” comes in theHoly Bible with many other meanings:-The beginning of creation, as menti<strong>one</strong>d in “In the beginning,God created the heavens and the earth” (Genes<strong>is</strong> 1/1)Jesus’ (PBUH) description of the devil, that he ex<strong>is</strong>ted from thebeginning, “You are of your father the devil, and your will <strong>is</strong>to do your father's desires. He was a murderer from thebeginning, and has nothing to do with the truth, becausethere <strong>is</strong> no truth in him.” (John 8/44)What Matthew said quoting Jesus (PBUH), when he was debatingthe Jews, “They said to him, “Why then did Moses command<strong>one</strong> to give a certificate of div<strong>or</strong>ce and to send her away?"He said to them, "Because of your hardness of heart Mosesallowed you to div<strong>or</strong>ce your wives, but from the beginningit was not so.” (Matthew 19:7-8) meaning, “That was not permittedwhen the creation began”. The beginning of creation <strong>is</strong> a createdmoment and not eternity, which may precede any time.1 - The Gospel acc<strong>or</strong>ding to John, Father Matta Al Meskeen, Vol.1, pp 35
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