Christians believe in the Bible as a word of
God. Muslims believe in the Quran as word of God (Allah). Muslims also believe
in Torah which was sent to Moses (peace be upon him) and the Injeel (Gospel) which
was sent to Jesus (peace be upon him) and all the prophets i.e. Adam, Noah, Abraham,
Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad (peace be upon them all).
Muslims believe that the Gospel was revealed to Jesus (peace be upon him) and
it was corrupted by human after Jesus (peace be upon him) was raised to God
(Allah) alive. He was a messenger of God like Adam, Abraham, Noah, Moses (peace
be upon them all).
Muslims believe in one God and they do not make
partnership with God (Allah). So, Muslims do not believe in Trinity. Muslims
also believe that Muhammad (peace be upon him) is the last and final messenger
of God and Jesus (peace be upon him) will return as God raised him up and rule
the world as a just ruler. Then he will die.
It requires a lot of study for one to understand
the whole matter, find the truth about God, Jesus (peace be upon him) and match
the puzzle and it is possible to find the truth for sure if the intention is
honest and sincere. Let's have a discussion in a respectful manner with mostly references
from the Bible and the Quran regarding this topic. The verses of the Bible mentioned
below invalidates the ideology of Trinity, otherwise the Bible contradicts
itself.
Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one
is good—except God alone. [Mark 10:18]
“Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No
one is good—except God alone. [Luke 18:19]
“You heard me say, ‘I am going away and I am coming back to
you.’ If you loved me, you would be glad that I am going to the
Father, for the Father is greater than I. [John 14:28]
So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up[a] the Son of Man, then you will know that I
am he and that I do nothing on my own but speak just what the Father has taught
me. [John 8:28]
Jesus gave them this answer: “Very truly I tell you,
the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father
doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does. [John
5:19]
but I know him because I am from him and he sent me.”
[John 7:29]
“Whoever listens to you listens to me; whoever rejects you
rejects me; but whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me.” [Luke
10:16]
5 but now I am
going to him who sent me. None of you asks me, ‘Where are you
going?’ 6 Rather, you are filled with grief because I
have said these things. 7 But very truly I tell you, it is for
your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not
come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. 8 When he
comes, he will prove the world to be in the wrong about sin and righteousness
and judgment: 9 about sin, because people do not believe
in me; 10 about righteousness, because I am going to the
Father, where you can see me no longer; 11 and about
judgment, because the prince of this world now stands condemned. 12 “I
have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. 13 But
when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the
truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and
he will tell you what is yet to come. 14 He will glorify me
because it is from me that he will receive what he will make known to
you. 15 All that belongs to the Father is mine. That is
why I said the Spirit will receive from me what he will make known to you.”
The Disciples’ Grief Will Turn
to Joy
16 Jesus went on to say, “In a little while you will
see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me.” [John
16:5-16]
Jesus answered, “My teaching is not my own. It comes
from the one who sent me. [John 7:16]
For I did not speak on my own, but the Father who sent me
commanded me to say all that I have spoken. [John
12:49]
The Bible verse about Trinity:
7 For there are three that testify: 8 the[a] Spirit, the water and the blood; and the three
are in agreement. [1 John 5:7-8]
Footnotes:
- 1 John 5:8 Late manuscripts of the
Vulgate testify in heaven: the Father, the Word and the Holy Spirit,
and these three are one. 8 And there are three that testify on
earth: the (not found in any Greek manuscript before the
fourteenth century)
The note in
the NIV Study Bible, which is well known for its ardent belief in
the Trinity, says, “The addition is not found in any Greek manuscript or NT
translation prior to the 16th century.”
Most modern
versions are translated from Greek texts without the addition. We will
quote the NIV: “For there are three that testify: the Spirit, the
water and the blood; and the three are in agreement.” We agree with the
textual scholars and conclude from the evidence of the Greek texts that the
statement that the Father, the Word and the Holy Spirit are “one” was added to
the Word of God by men, and thus has no weight of truth.
The popular belief that God, is three beings in one
(the Father, the son and the Holy spirit) is nowhere found in the scriptures.
Other evidence show that Jesus (peace be upon him) and God are not part of the Trinity
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When
tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by
evil, nor does he tempt anyone; [James 1:13]
For
we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our
weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we
are—yet he did not sin. [Hebrews
4:15]
Then
Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the
devil. [Matthew
4:1]
The Quran verse about Trinity:
O
People of the Scripture, do not commit excess in your religion or say about
Allah except the truth. The Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, was but a
messenger of Allah and His word which He directed to Mary and a soul [created
at a command] from Him. So believe in Allah and His messengers. And do not say,
"Three"; desist - it is better for you. Indeed, Allah is
but one God. Exalted is He above having a son. To Him belongs whatever is in
the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And sufficient is Allah as Disposer
of affairs. [Quran 4:171]
They have certainly
disbelieved who say, "Allah is the third of three." And there
is no god except one God. And if they do not desist from what they are saying,
there will surely afflict the disbelievers among them a painful punishment. [Quran 5:73]
The
Messiah, son of Mary, was not but a messenger; [other] messengers have passed
on before him. And his mother was a supporter of truth. They both used to eat
food. Look how We make clear to them the signs; then look how they are deluded.
[Quran 5:75]
And
[beware the Day] when Allah will say, "O Jesus, Son of Mary, did you say
to the people, 'Take me and my mother as deities besides Allah ?'" He will
say, "Exalted are You! It was not for me to say that to which I have no
right. If I had said it, You would have known it. You know what is within
myself, and I do not know what is within Yourself. Indeed, it is You who is
Knower of the unseen. I said not to them except what You commanded me - to
worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord. And I was a witness over them as long as
I was among them; but when You took me up, You were the Observer over them, and
You are, over all things, Witness. [Quran 5:116-117]
And
mention, [O Muhammad], in the Book [the story of] Mary, when she withdrew from
her family to a place toward the east. And she took, in seclusion from them, a
screen. Then We sent to her Our Angel, and he represented himself to her as a
well-proportioned man. She said, "Indeed, I seek refuge in the Most
Merciful from you, [so leave me], if you should be fearing of Allah ." He
said, "I am only the messenger of your Lord to give you [news of] a pure
boy." She said, "How can I have a boy while no man has touched me and
I have not been unchaste?" He said, "Thus [it will be]; your Lord
says, 'It is easy for Me, and We will make him a sign to the people and a mercy
from Us. And it is a matter [already] decreed.' " [Quran 19: 16-21]
God is one in the Bible:
Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. [Deuteronomy
6:4]
29 Jesus answered, “The most important is, ‘Hear, O Israel:
The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 30 And you shall love the Lord your God with
all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your
strength.’ 31 The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
There is no other commandment greater than these.” 32 And the scribe said to
him, “You are right, Teacher. You have truly said that he is one, and there is
no other besides him. [Mark 12:29-32]
God is not man, that he should lie, or a son of man, that
he should change his mind. [Numbers 23:19]
For I am God and not a man, [Hosea 11:9]
I am the LORD, and there is no other, besides me there is
no God; I equip you, though you do not know me, [Isaiah 45:5]
Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth! For I
am God, and there is no other. [Isaiah 45:22]
For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God
and men, the man Christ Jesus. [1 Timothy 2:5]
Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God
and serve him only. [Luke 4:8]
Fear the LORD your God, serve him only and take your oaths
in his name. [Deuteronomy 6:13]
Remember the former things, those of long ago; I
am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me. 10 I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient
times, what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and I
will do all that I please.’ [Isaiah 46:9-10]
God is one in the Quran:
Say, "He is Allah, [who is] One, Allah, the
Eternal Refuge. He neither begets nor is born, Nor is there to Him any
equivalent." [Quran 112: 1-4]
[Jesus said], "And indeed, Allah is my Lord and your
Lord, so worship Him. That is a straight path." [Qur’an
19:36]
And your god is one God. There is no deity [worthy of
worship] except Him, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. [Quran
2:163]
Do not make [as equal] with Allah another deity and
[thereby] become censured and forsaken. And your Lord has decreed that you not
worship except Him, [Quran 17:22-23]
And say, "Praise to Allah, who has not
taken a son and has had no partner in [His] dominion and has no [need of a]
protector out of weakness; and glorify Him with [great] glorification." [Quran
17:111]
[He is] Originator of the heavens and the earth.
How could He have a son when He does not have a companion and He created all
things? And He is, of all things, Knowing. [Quran 6:101]
They say, " Allah has taken a son."
Exalted is He! Rather, to Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth.
All are devoutly obedient to Him, Originator of the heavens and the earth. When
He decrees a matter, He only says to it, "Be," and it is. [Quran
2:116-117]
They have said, " Allah has taken a
son." Exalted is He; He is the [one] Free of need. To Him belongs whatever
is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth. You have no authority for this
[claim]. Do you say about Allah that which you do not know? [Quran 10:68]
It is not [befitting] for Allah to take a son; exalted
is He! When He decrees an affair, He only says to it, "Be," and it
is. [Quran 19:35]
Allah - there is no deity except Him, the
Ever-Living, the Sustainer of [all] existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him
nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the
earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows
what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they encompass
not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursi extends over
the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the
Most High, the Most Great. [Quran 2:255]
Say, "O People of the Scripture, come to a
word that is equitable between us and you - that we will not worship except
Allah and not associate anything with Him and not take one another as lords
instead of Allah." But if they turn away, then say, "Bear witness
that we are Muslims [submitting to Him]." [Qur’an 3:64]
Unquestionably, it is out of their [invented]
falsehood that they say, " Allah has begotten," and indeed, they are
liars. [Quran 37:151-152]
So indeed, you [disbelievers] and whatever you
worship, You cannot tempt [anyone] away from Him Except he who is to [enter
and] burn in the Hellfire. [Quran 37:161-163]
Those who do not know say, "Why does Allah
not speak to us or there come to us a sign?" Thus spoke those before them
like their words. Their hearts resemble each other. We have shown clearly the
signs to a people who are certain [in faith]. [Quran 2:118]
He is Allah, other than whom there is no deity,
Knower of the unseen and the witnessed. He is the Entirely Merciful, the
Especially Merciful. He is Allah, other than whom there is no deity, the
Sovereign, the Pure, the Perfection, the Bestower of Faith, the Overseer, the
Exalted in Might, the Compeller, the Superior. Exalted is Allah above whatever
they associate with Him. He is Allah, the Creator, the Inventor, the Fashioner;
to Him belong the best names. Whatever is in the heavens and earth is exalting Him.
And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise. [Quran 59:22-24]
Say, [O Muhammad], "Do you argue with us
about Allah while He is our Lord and your Lord? For us are our deeds, and for
you are your deeds. And we are sincere [in deed and intention] to Him." [Quran
2:139]
But the Jews and the Christians say, "We
are the children of Allah and His beloved." Say, "Then why does He
punish you for your sins?" Rather, you are human beings from among those
He has created. He forgives whom He wills, and He punishes whom He wills. And
to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and whatever is
between them, and to Him is the [final] destination. [Quran 5:18]
O People of the Scripture, there has come to you
Our Messenger to make clear to you [the religion] after a period [of
suspension] of messengers, lest you say, "There came not to us any bringer
of good tidings or a warner." But there has come to you a bringer of good
tidings and a warner. And Allah is over all things competent. [Quran 5:19]
Jesus (peace be upon him)
was a messenger of God in the Bible:
Men of Israel, hear
these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works
and wonders and signs that God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves
know [Acts 2:22]
For there is one God and one mediator between God
and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, [1 Timothy 2:5]
I can do nothing on
my own. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is just, because I seek not my own
will but the will of him who sent me. [John 5:30]
Not everyone who
says to me, Lord, Lord will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does
the Will of the Father who is in Heaven. Many will say to me on the day, Lord,
Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and
perform many miracles? Then I will tell them plainly, I never knew you. Away
from me, you evildoers! [Matthew 7:21-23]
Jesus (peace be upon him) was
a messenger of God (Allah) in the Quran:
O People of the Scripture, do not commit excess
in your religion or say about Allah except the truth. The Messiah, Jesus, the
son of Mary, was but a messenger of Allah and His word which He directed to
Mary and a soul [created at a command] from Him. So believe in Allah and His
messengers. And do not say, "Three"; desist - it is better for you.
Indeed, Allah is but one God. Exalted is He above having a son. To Him belongs
whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And sufficient is
Allah as Disposer of affairs. [Quran 4:171]
[Jesus] said, "Indeed, I am the servant of
Allah . He has given me the Scripture and made me a prophet. And He has made me
blessed wherever I am and has enjoined upon me prayer and zakah as long as I
remain alive And [made me] dutiful to my mother, and He has not made me a
wretched tyrant. And peace is on me the day I was born and the day I will die
and the day I am raised alive." That is Jesus, the son of Mary - the word
of truth about which they are in dispute. [Quran 19:30-34]
And [mention] when Jesus, the son of Mary, said,
"O children of Israel, indeed I am the messenger of Allah to you
confirming what came before me of the Torah and bringing good tidings of a
messenger to come after me, whose name is Ahmad." But when he came to them
with clear evidences, they said, "This is obvious magic." [Quran
61:6]
Jesus (peace be upon him)
didn't die on the cross:
And [for] their saying, "Indeed, we have
killed the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, the messenger of Allah ." And
they did not kill him, nor did they crucify him; but [another] was made to
resemble him to them. And indeed, those who differ over it are in doubt about
it. They have no knowledge of it except the following of assumption. And they
did not kill him, for certain. Rather, Allah raised him to Himself. And ever is
Allah Exalted in Might and Wise. [Quran 4:157-158]
[Mention] when Allah said, "O Jesus, indeed
I will take you and raise you to Myself and purify you from those who
disbelieve and make those who follow you [in submission to Allah alone]
superior to those who disbelieve until the Day of Resurrection. Then to Me is
your return, and I will judge between you concerning that in which you used to
differ. [Quran 3:55]
Holy Spirit:
Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be
forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven,
either in this age or in the age to come. [Matthew 12:32]
Spirit in the Quran:
Say, [O
Muhammad], "The Pure Spirit has brought it down from your Lord in truth to
make firm those who believe and as guidance and good tidings to the
Muslims." [Quran 16:102]
Say,
"Whoever is an enemy to Gabriel - it is [none but] he who has brought the Qur'an
down upon your heart, [O Muhammad], by permission of Allah, confirming that
which was before it and as guidance and good tidings for the believers." [Quran 2:97]
And We did certainly give Moses the Torah and
followed up after him with messengers. And We gave Jesus, the son of Mary,
clear proofs and supported him with the Pure Spirit. But is it [not] that every
time a messenger came to you, [O Children of Israel], with what your souls did
not desire, you were arrogant? And a party [of messengers] you denied and
another party you killed. [Quran 2:87]
Knowledge of the last hour
in the Bible:
But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the
angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. [Mark
13:32]
Knowledge of the last hour
in the Quran:
They
ask you, [O Muhammad], about the Hour: when is its arrival? Say, "Its
knowledge is only with my Lord. None will reveal its time except Him. It lays
heavily upon the heavens and the earth. It will not come upon you except
unexpectedly." They ask you as if you are familiar with it. Say, "Its
knowledge is only with Allah, but most of the people do not know." [Quran 7:187]
Mention about another
prophet in the Bible:
And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another
advocate to help you and be with you forever. [John
14:16]
“When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from
the Father—the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father—he will
testify about me. [John 15:26]
But very truly I tell you, it is for your good that I am going away. Unless I
go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him
to you. [John 16:7]
12 “I have much more to say to you, more than you can now
bear. 13 But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will
guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak
only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. 14 He will glorify me because it is from me that he will
receive what he will make known to you. [John 16:12-14]
Muhammad (peace be upon
him) is the last & final messenger of Allah:
Indeed, We have sent you, [O Muhammad], with the
truth as a bringer of good tidings and a warner, and you will not be asked
about the companions of Hellfire. [Quran 2:119]
Muhammad is not the father of [any] one of your
men, but [he is] the Messenger of Allah and last of the prophets. And ever is
Allah, of all things, Knowing. [Quran 33:40]
Say, "We have believed in Allah and in what
was revealed to us and what was revealed to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, and
the Descendants, and in what was given to Moses and Jesus and to the prophets
from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, and we are Muslims
[submitting] to Him." [Quran 2:84]
And We have not sent you, [O Muhammad], except
as a mercy to the worlds. [Quran 21:107]
There has certainly been for you in the
Messenger of Allah an excellent pattern for anyone whose hope is in Allah and
the Last Day and [who] remembers Allah often. [Quran 33:21]
It is not for a believing man or a believing
woman, when Allah and His Messenger have decided a matter, that they should
[thereafter] have any choice about their affair. And whoever disobeys Allah and
His Messenger has certainly strayed into clear error. [Quran 33:36]
And whatever the Messenger has given you - take;
and what he has forbidden you - refrain from. And fear Allah ; indeed, Allah is
severe in penalty. [Quran 59:7]
Jesus (peace be upon him) about
the Day of Judgment in the Bible:
Not everyone who
says to me, Lord, Lord will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does
the Will of the Father who is in Heaven. Many will say to me on the day, Lord,
Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and
perform many miracles? Then I will tell them plainly, I never knew you. Away
from me, you evildoers! [Matthew 7:21-23]
9 Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the
kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor
idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men[a] 10 nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor
swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. [1 Corinthians
6:9-10]
Footnotes:
- 1 Corinthians 6:9 The
words men who have sex with men translate two Greek words that
refer to the passive and active participants in homosexual acts.
Jesus (peace be upon him) about
the Day of Judgment in the Quran:
And [beware the Day] when Allah will say,
"O Jesus, Son of Mary, did you say to the people, 'Take me and my mother
as deities besides Allah?'" He will say, "Exalted are You! It was not
for me to say that to which I have no right. If I had said it, You would have
known it. You know what is within myself, and I do not know what is within
Yourself. Indeed, it is You who is Knower of the unseen. [Quran 5:116]
I said not to them except what You commanded me
- to worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord. And I was a witness over them as
long as I was among them; but when You took me up, You were the Observer over
them, and You are, over all things, Witness. [Quran 5:117]
Idolatry is forbidden in
the Bible:
so that you do not
become corrupt and make for yourselves an idol, an image of any shape, whether
formed like a man or a woman, or like any animal on earth or any bird that
flies in the air, or like any creature that moves along the ground or any fish
in the waters below. And when you look up to the sky and see the sun, the moon
and the stars—all the heavenly array—do not be enticed into bowing down to them
and worshiping things the LORD your God has apportioned to all the nations
under heaven. [Deuteronomy 4:16-19]
Punishment for making
partnership with God in the Quran:
Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with
Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills. And he who
associates others with Allah has certainly fabricated a tremendous sin. [Quran
4:48]
They have certainly disbelieved who say, "
Allah is the Messiah, the son of Mary" while the Messiah has said, "O
Children of Israel, worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord." Indeed, he who
associates others with Allah - Allah has forbidden him Paradise, and his refuge
is the Fire. And there are not for the wrongdoers any helpers. [Quran 5:72]
They have certainly disbelieved who say, "
Allah is the third of three." And there is no god except one God. And if
they do not desist from what they are saying, there will surely afflict the
disbelievers among them a painful punishment. [Quran 5:73]
Indeed, Allah has cursed the disbelievers and
prepared for them a Blaze. Abiding therein forever, they will not find a
protector or a helper. The Day their faces will be turned about in the Fire,
they will say, "How we wish we had obeyed Allah and obeyed the
Messenger." [Quran 33: 64-66]
And they will say, "Our Lord, indeed we
obeyed our masters and our dignitaries, and they led us astray from the [right]
way. Our Lord, give them double the punishment and curse them with a great
curse." [Quran 33: 67-68]
Indeed, those who disbelieve - never will their
wealth or their children avail them against Allah at all. And it is they who
are fuel for the Fire. [Quran 3:10]
And the disbeliever says, "When I have
died, am I going to be brought forth alive?" Does man not remember that We
created him before, while he was nothing? So by your Lord, We will surely
gather them and the devils; then We will bring them to be present around Hell
upon their knees. Then We will surely extract from every sect those of them who
were worst against the Most Merciful in insolence. Then, surely it is We who
are most knowing of those most worthy of burning therein. And there is none of
you except he will come to it. This is upon your Lord an inevitability decreed.
[Quran 19:66-71]
Previous scriptures were
corrupted by men mentioned in the Quran:
And indeed, there is among them a party who
alter the Scripture with their tongues so you may think it is from the
Scripture, but it is not from the Scripture. And they say, "This is from
Allah," but it is not from Allah . And they speak untruth about Allah
while they know. [Quran 3:78]
O People of the Scripture, there has come to you
Our Messenger making clear to you much of what you used to conceal of the
Scripture and overlooking much. There has come to you from Allah a light and a
clear Book. By which Allah guides those who pursue His pleasure to the ways of
peace and brings them out from darknesses into the light, by His permission,
and guides them to a straight path. [Quran 5:15-16]
Those to whom We gave the Scripture know him as
they know their own sons. But indeed, a party of them conceal the truth while
they know [it]. [Quran 2:146]
So woe to those who write the
"scripture" with their own hands, then say, "This is from
Allah," in order to exchange it for a small price. Woe to them for what
their hands have written and woe to them for what they earn. [Quran 2:79]
Indeed, they who conceal what Allah has sent
down of the Book and exchange it for a small price - those consume not into
their bellies except the Fire. And Allah will not speak to them on the Day of
Resurrection, nor will He purify them. And they will have a painful punishment.
[Quran 2:174]
