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

(٩٥)IS ALLAH (S.W) ONE OR THREE?THE DIVINITY OF THE HOLY SPIRITThe Holy Spirit, for Muslims, is a name for the angel Gabriel (PBUH),and a name for Allah’s (S.W) inspiration and His support for hisprophets.The Holy Quran calls the angel Gabriel (PBUH) as the Holy Spirit.Allah (S.W) Says, “Say, the Holy Spirit has brought therevelation from thy Lord in Truth” (Holy Quran 16:102), also,Allah (S.W) says, “Then will Allah say: "O Jesus the son ofMary! Recount My favour to thee and to thy mother.Behold! I strengthened thee with the holy spirit.” (HolyQuran 5:110)In addition, the Holy Quran calls Allah’s (S.W) inspiration to hisprophets as Spirit. Allah (S.W) says, “And thus have We, by OurCommand, sent inspiration to thee.” (Holy Quran 42:52), Healso says, “Raised high above ranks (or degrees), (He is) theLord of the Throne (of Authority): by His Command dothHe send the Spirit (of inspiration) to any of His servants hepleases.” (Holy Quran 40:15)It is important to mention, that what the Holy Quran says about theHoly Spirit is not far from what the Bible says, but it does not agreewith the Constantinople Council meaning.The Holy Bible mentions that various creatures hold the name ‘HolySpirit’:1- The human spirit, which Allah (S.W) creates in his creations, isAllah’s (S.W) Spirit, which He creates in them. “And to thespirits of the righteous made perfect.” (Heb. 12/23),“when you take away their breath, they die and returnto their dust. When you send forth your Spirit, theyare created, and you renew the face of the ground.”(Psalms 104/29-30) Allah (S.W) gave life to Adam by the samespirit. “and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life,and the man became a living creature.” (Gen. 2/7). Thisspirit is called ‘the spirit of Allah (S.W)’ because it came fromAllah (S.W), and to Him it will return. “And the spirit returnsto God who gave it.” (Ecc. 12/7).2- The inspiration that the angels carry to prophets, “Davidhimself, in the Holy Spirit, declared” (Mark 12/36), also