01-25-2007, 03:34 PM
In the Name of the Father & of the Son & of the Holy Spirit, One God, forever, Amen.
Peace be with you, Wael!
Quote:Almost every Muslim perfectly understand that Christians believe in one God, but as you know well, this <i>‘One God’</i> is always called <b>three</b> “Trinity” and this is where the confusion come from, because in Islam God is not divided into three persons or things. AskOxford.com (Trinity)
It's difficult to discuss the mystery using human terms because the Blessed Trinity is a supernatural reality.
<i>AskOxford.com = Definition 1: (the Trinity or the Holy Trinity) the three persons of the Christian Godhead; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.</i>
God isn't divided up into 3 persons or things. Christians don't believe that the Father is 1/3 of God, the Son is 2/3 of God & the Holy Spirit is 3/3 of God. A distinction needs to be made between "person" & "nature". Each of the Divine Persons is one & the self-same God.
Just think of water: liquid, ice & steam :)
Quote:No, the Qur’an says:
<b>And don’t say Trinity:</b>
Desist: it will be better for you
For Allah is One God…. Qur’an 4:171
Yes, Christians believe that Allah is One God - you even said it yourself 5 minutes ago. We're not polytheists who believe in a trinity of 3 gods. This verse contains a paradox.
Out of respect, I'll refrain from arguing with the Qur'an.
Quote:healing the deaf and the dumb and raising the dead by Jesus pbuh (with God’s permission)
Very funny, Wael :rolleyes:
Quote:but please note that <b>no Prophet could perform any type of Miracle without the Permission and Will of Allah Almighty</b>
Right on :)
Quote:Some of Muhammad's pbuh miracles. IslamMessage.com
A few days ago someone told me that in the Qur'an, Mohammad (PBUH) confessed to not performing any miracles. Therefore, the texts (Sahih Bukhari + Al-sira Al-Nabawiyya) are either referring to "alleged miracles" or true signs in which case Islamic tradition contradicts the Qur'an. What do you think?
By the way, a prophet's duty isn't to perform miracles, so it really doesn't matter if Mohammad (PBUH) did or didn't... although, that same person also told me that Mohammad (PBUH) failed to prophesize too. Whatever! Trivial if you ask me!
God bless you.