(٨٩)IS ALLAH (S.W) ONE OR THREE?From the above, we see the proof that Jesus (PBUH) was a servantof Allah (S.W), and great messenger from Him, which <strong>is</strong> identical tothe Muslims belief. “He was no m<strong>or</strong>e than a servant: Wegranted Our favour to him, and We made him an exampleto the Children of Israel.” (Holy Quran 43:59)
(٩٠)IS ALLAH (S.W) ONE OR THREE?THE PURPOSE OF INCARNATIONChr<strong>is</strong>tians believe that Allah (S.W) was incarnated in Jesus (PBUH),and their evidence f<strong>or</strong> that <strong>is</strong> what comes in the Gospel acc<strong>or</strong>ding toJohn. “And the W<strong>or</strong>d became flesh and dwelt among us.”(John 1:14)To understand th<strong>is</strong> passage, we read what the Monastic JesuitsEdition’s scholars said regarding the incarnation of the w<strong>is</strong>dom,which <strong>is</strong> in Proverbs (8:22). They said, “The idea of the incarnatedw<strong>is</strong>dom, which <strong>is</strong> just a literature art as in Proverbs (14:1), wasdeveloped in Israel at the time of the captivity; when w<strong>or</strong>shippingidols ceased to be a threat to the right religion. In all passages thatmention the incarnation of the w<strong>is</strong>dom, the w<strong>or</strong>d <strong>or</strong> the spirit, it <strong>is</strong>difficult to d<strong>is</strong>tingu<strong>is</strong>h between the poetic art, the old religious beliefand the new inspiration.”Thus, it <strong>is</strong> possible that the passage, which speaks of the w<strong>or</strong>dincarnation, <strong>is</strong> just a literature art, which <strong>is</strong> the same as themetaph<strong>or</strong>ic incarnation of the w<strong>is</strong>dom, when it went out, “W<strong>is</strong>domcries aloud in the street, in the markets she ra<strong>is</strong>es hervoice; at the head of the no<strong>is</strong>y streets she cries out.” (Pro.1:20-21) and considering ign<strong>or</strong>ance as a wild woman. (Pro. 9:13-18) 1In th<strong>is</strong> regard, scholars are asking about the reason f<strong>or</strong> theincarnation of the Son and why it <strong>is</strong> not the Father’s <strong>or</strong> the HolySpirit’s incarnation. They also ask why Allah (S.W) had to incarnateinto a human figure: come down from H<strong>is</strong> high thr<strong>one</strong>, enter thewomb of a woman and finally, be b<strong>or</strong>n from her.Clergymen have been w<strong>or</strong>king hard to an<strong>sw</strong>er these questions, andwhen they did not find any an<strong>sw</strong>er in their books, they used theirthoughts. Consequently, they have different opinions, and as theycannot find proof f<strong>or</strong> Paul’s claim of God's incarnation, they alsocannot find a reason f<strong>or</strong> that incarnation.Their an<strong>sw</strong>ers and conclusions are as follows:First: Th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> a mystery, which we cannot understand, but we have tobelieve.Second: The incarnation <strong>is</strong> to fill the gap between Allah (S.W) andhumanity, and to reconcile it with seeing Allah (S.W).1 - See also, (Sirach 4:11, Proverbs 9:1-6, 23:23) and other passages.