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

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(٧٤)IS ALLAH (S.W) ONE OR THREE?believe Moses (PBUH). “So Moses stretched out h<strong>is</strong> handtoward heaven, and there was pitch darkness in all the landof Egypt <strong>three</strong> days. They did not see <strong>one</strong> another, n<strong>or</strong> didany<strong>one</strong> r<strong>is</strong>e from h<strong>is</strong> place f<strong>or</strong> <strong>three</strong> days.” (Ex. 10:22-23)Similarly, <strong>is</strong> what happened when Joshua fought the Am<strong>or</strong>ites, and itwas Saturday night; he prayed to Allah (S.W) and said, “in thesight of Israel, "Sun, stand still at Gibeon, and moon, in theValley of Aijalon. And the sun stood still, and the moonstopped, until the nation took vengeance on their enemies.The sun stopped in the midst of heaven and did not hurry toset f<strong>or</strong> about a whole day.” (Joshua 10:12-13). What happenedon that day does not indicate Joshua’s divinity, even though it <strong>is</strong>greater than what happened during the crucifixion. If the sun had setf<strong>or</strong> <strong>three</strong> hours, it could be hidden by clouds, and that <strong>is</strong> n<strong>or</strong>mal, butf<strong>or</strong> the earth to stop rotating, <strong>is</strong> much m<strong>or</strong>e significant.Prophet Isaiah perf<strong>or</strong>med greater miracles than both of them did;Allah (S.W) turned the sun backwards f<strong>or</strong> him an<strong>sw</strong>ering h<strong>is</strong> prayer,to prove to King Hezekiah the truth and the accuracy of Allah’s (S.W)decrees. (See, Kings (2) 20/10-11). Th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> confirmed by Sirach; “Inh<strong>is</strong> time the sun went backward.” (Sirach 48/23). In spite of th<strong>is</strong>,no <strong>one</strong> claims Isaiah’s divinity.If nature obeyed Jesus (PBUH), many other prophets were able tocontrol it as well, as the fire and the sea obeyed Elijah. The Biblesays, "If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heavenand consume you and your fifty." Then fire came downfrom heaven and consumed him and h<strong>is</strong> fifty.” (Kings (2)1:10) “Then Elijah took h<strong>is</strong> cloak and rolled it up and struckthe water, and the water was parted to the <strong>one</strong> side and tothe other, till the two of them could go over on dry ground.”(Kings (2) 2:8),Jesus (PBUH) fasting f<strong>or</strong> f<strong>or</strong>ty days does not prove h<strong>is</strong> divinity, f<strong>or</strong> hefelt hungry eventually. “He was hungry” (Matthew 4:2) If h<strong>is</strong>fasting and h<strong>is</strong> patience indicate h<strong>is</strong> divinity, then h<strong>is</strong> hunger refutesthat and proves h<strong>is</strong> humanity.I have to remind the reader that Moses and Elijah (PBUT) also fastedf<strong>or</strong> f<strong>or</strong>ty days and f<strong>or</strong>ty nights. Moses (PBUH) said, “I remained onthe mountain f<strong>or</strong>ty days and f<strong>or</strong>ty nights. I neither atebread n<strong>or</strong> drank water.” (Duet. 9:9), “went in the strength of

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