Refuting the Trinity in the Bible
Monotheism is the
theme of the religion preached by all the Messengers. This was only
contradicted by the Christians who claimed that Christ came with the Trinity.
Monotheism
is clearly propagated in the Torah and the other connected books, for the
entire Torah deals with Monotheism and fighting against polytheism and all
forms of paganism.
Proof of
this can be taken from the book of Deuteronomy 4:35: “You-you have been
shown, as to know that the Lord is the God, there is no other besides Him.”
Again in Deuteronomy 6:4 it states: “Listen, O Israel: The Lord our God is
One Lord.”
Evidence of Monotheism in the Gospels
In the
Gospel of Matthew 4:10 we find: “Then Jesus said to him: “Go away, Satan!
For it is written, ‘It is to God your Lord alone you must prostrate and him
alone you must worship.” Similar to this is mentioned in the Gospel of Luke
4:8.
In the
Gospel of Mark 12:28-32, it stated that a Jew asked Christ about the first
commandment. Christ answered him saying that the first commandment is: “
Hear, O Israel, the Lord Our God is one... the scribe said to him, “Teacher you
well said in line with truth, He is one, and there is no other than He.”
This is the commandment of Christ and he explained that this is the first
commandment and the greatest one.
If he had
believed in a Trinity doctrine it would have been compulsory for him to mention
it on such an occasion, for how can he be a true deliverer of the message of
Allah (God), and not explain the most important thing that he was ordered to
do?
In the
Gospel of John 17:3 it states that in his last days Christ said: “This means
everlasting life, their taking in knowledge of you, the only true God, and of
the one whom you sent forth, Jesus Christ.” Allah has made these writers
speak the truth, that there is no god besides Allah, alone and that Jesus is
his Messenger.
Where Is the Trinity in These Clear
Texts?
Where do
we find in these clear, enlightened words, any claim of the darkened Trinity
that the misguidance of the Christians and their excesses in their religion
have claimed, and made them lie on Allah?
Allah
says in the Quran:
"يَـٰٓأَهْلَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ
لَا تَغْلُوا۟ فِى دِينِكُمْ وَلَا تَقُولُوا۟ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ إِلَّا ٱلْحَقَّ ۚ
إِنَّمَا ٱلْمَسِيحُ عِيسَى ٱبْنُ مَرْيَمَ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ وَكَلِمَتُهُۥٓ
أَلْقَىٰهَآ إِلَىٰ مَرْيَمَ وَرُوحٌۭ مِّنْهُ ۖ فَـَٔامِنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ
وَرُسُلِهِۦ ۖ وَلَا تَقُولُوا۟ ثَلَـٰثَةٌ ۚ ٱنتَهُوا۟ خَيْرًۭا لَّكُمْ ۚ
إِنَّمَا ٱللَّهُ إِلَـٰهٌۭ وَٰحِدٌۭ ۖ سُبْحَـٰنَهُۥٓ أَن يَكُونَ لَهُۥ وَلَدٌۭ
ۘ لَّهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ وَكَفَىٰ بِٱللَّهِ
وَكِيلًۭا" (النساء: 171)
{O
people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! Do not exceed the limits in your
religion, nor say of Allah nothing but the truth. The Messiah Jesus, son of
Mary, was (no more than) a Messenger of Allah and His Word, (“Be!” -and it was)
which he bestowed on Mary and a spirit created by Him; so believe in Allah and
His Messengers and Say not: Three (Trinity)!” Cease! (it is) better for you.
For Allah is (the only) One Ilah (God), Glory be to him (Far Exalted is He)
above having a son. To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is
in the earth. And Allah is All Suficient as a disposer of Affairs.} [An-Nisa’
4:171]
The Claim of the Trinity and Its Lack of
Evidence
It is
said that the Christians took all these texts about Monotheism in both the Old
and New Testaments and believed that all the description about Monotheism are
included in the Trinity from the standpoint that the three is One. This is the
height of misguidance and deviation because it is compulsory upon them to back
up what they claim, that they are included in a Trinity, with sound evidence
from the words of Allah and that of His Messenger (peace be upon him) that have
filled both the Old and the New Testament.
As for
merely taking these verses of Monotheism and including them is a Trinity and
claiming that the God of Abraham Moses, Jacob and all the other prophets was
the father the son and the Holy Spirit is nothing more than a claim void of any
evidence. As long as they do not provide conclusive evidence their claim
remains false.
It is
therefore compulsory for everyone to be aware of this and to reject their
claim.
For Further Reading:
- Muslim Belief in Jesus (peace be upon him)
- Divine Miracles Behind Jesus' Birth
- Proof of the Prophet’s Mission from Torah, Gospel, and Quran
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Taken from the book “Christianity and Islam” by Ahmed Deedat
