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

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(٦١)IS ALLAH (S.W) ONE OR THREE?that th<strong>is</strong> f<strong>or</strong>giveness was not from him, but it <strong>is</strong> Allah’s (S.W)auth<strong>or</strong>ity, and Allah (S.W) permitted him to do so, as He permittedhim to perf<strong>or</strong>m all h<strong>is</strong> miracles. They understood what he meant, andtheir m<strong>is</strong>understanding d<strong>is</strong>appeared. “When the crowds saw it,they were afraid, and they gl<strong>or</strong>ified God, who had givensuch auth<strong>or</strong>ity to men.” (Matthew 9/8)Th<strong>is</strong> auth<strong>or</strong>ity <strong>is</strong> not Jesus’ (PBUH) character<strong>is</strong>tic; it <strong>is</strong> Allah’s (S.W)perm<strong>is</strong>sion, who gave it to him. If Jesus (PBUH) <strong>is</strong> God, that wouldbe h<strong>is</strong> own character<strong>is</strong>tic and h<strong>is</strong> own auth<strong>or</strong>ity, but he cannotperf<strong>or</strong>m anything except what Allah (S.W) permitted him to do. He <strong>is</strong>a servant of Allah (S.W), as he said, “All things have beenhanded over to me by my Father.” (Luke 10/22), he has nopower without Allah (S.W). He said in another place, “All auth<strong>or</strong>ityin heaven and on earth has been given to me” (Matthew28/18).He said about h<strong>is</strong> capability, “I can do nothing on my own.”(John 5/30). If it was not with Allah’s (S.W) help, he would not beable to f<strong>or</strong>give a sin.The Jews asked Jesus (PBUH), “Tell us by what auth<strong>or</strong>ity youdo these things, <strong>or</strong> who it <strong>is</strong> that gave you th<strong>is</strong> auth<strong>or</strong>ity?”(Luke 20/2-4). Jesus (PBUH) did not claim that it was h<strong>is</strong> ownauth<strong>or</strong>ity, which he gained from h<strong>is</strong> eternal divinity, instead, he askedthem about John the Bapt<strong>is</strong>t’s (PBUH) auth<strong>or</strong>ity of f<strong>or</strong>giveness,where was it from. He said, “I also will ask you a question. Nowtell me Was the bapt<strong>is</strong>m of John from heaven <strong>or</strong> fromman?” (Luke 20/2-4). Th<strong>is</strong> means that all he did, f<strong>or</strong>giveness andother things, were by the same auth<strong>or</strong>ity as that of John the Bapt<strong>is</strong>t(PBUH); and it was no m<strong>or</strong>e than the prophet-hood auth<strong>or</strong>ity.F<strong>or</strong>giveness was not only f<strong>or</strong> Jesus (PBUH), it was the auth<strong>or</strong>ity ofh<strong>is</strong> d<strong>is</strong>ciples, but they were not gods, although, they were able tof<strong>or</strong>give sins, not only related to their own rights, but also all sins.Regarding f<strong>or</strong>giveness related to their own rights, Jesus said, “F<strong>or</strong>if you f<strong>or</strong>give others their trespasses, your heavenly Fatherwill also f<strong>or</strong>give you. But if you do not f<strong>or</strong>give others theirtrespasses, neither will your Father f<strong>or</strong>give yourtrespasses.” (Matthew 6/14-15).John gave the d<strong>is</strong>ciples open auth<strong>or</strong>ity to f<strong>or</strong>give any sin, he said, “Ifyou f<strong>or</strong>give the sins of any<strong>one</strong>, they are f<strong>or</strong>given; if youwithhold f<strong>or</strong>giveness from any<strong>one</strong>, it <strong>is</strong> withheld.” (John

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