CONTRADICTIONS IN THE QURAN: HOW WAS ADAM CREATED?

 

From what was man created? A drop of blood? Water? Clay? Dust?

This is indeed a significant problem in the nation of Allah. Was Allah an artist, or who was he? He seems to enjoy mixing things up.

Today, ALLAH HAS CREATED CONFUSION regarding the creation of man. Let’s begin by reading his book, which was revealed by his assistant, Jibril.

Was Adam created from a drop of blood?

Quran 96:1-2

1. Read in the name of your Lord who created,

2. Created man from a clinging substance. ***

Allah says that man was created from a drop of blood. Let's continue to gain knowledge from the Quran.

Was Adam created from water?

Quran 25:54
And it is He who has created man from water and made for him a lineage and marriage relationship. And your Lord is all-powerful. ***

Allah mixes things up. Now he says man was created from water. Let’s continue to read Allah's artistry.

Was man created from clay?

Quran 15:26
And We created man from sounding clay, from mud molded into shape. ***

Allah has changed again; now he says man was created from clay. Isn't this a problem?

Continue to gain knowledge.

Was man created from dust?

Quran 30:20
And among His signs is this, that He created you from dust; and then, behold, you are human beings scattered widely. ***

Dear friends, was the Quran really revealed from God? Why is there confusion everywhere?

From what was man created?

A drop of blood? Water? Clay? Dust?

Indeed, Allah knows everything, although he doesn't know how he created Adam!

Shalom

Dr. Max Shimba for Max Shimba Ministries Org

GREAT CONFUSION REGARDING THE QURAN

 

WHO REVEALED THE QURAN?

THIS IS A GREAT TRAGEDY FOR THE MUHAMMADANS

Quran 81:19-21 Surah At-Takwir (The Overturning / When the sun is folded up)

19. Verily this is the word of a most honorable Messenger (Gabriel),

20. Endued with power, with rank before the Lord of the Throne,

21. Obeyed there (in the heavens) and trustworthy.

COMPARE WITH THIS

Quran 2: Al-Baqarah

97. Say: Whoever is an enemy to Gabriel - it is he who has brought it (the Quran) 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.

NOW WHICH ONE SHOULD WE FOLLOW OR DELETE?

Shalom

Dr. Max Shimba for Max Shimba Ministries Org

MARY, THE MOTHER OF JESUS, WAS SHE AARON AND MOSES' SISTER?

THIS IS A GREAT TRAGEDY FOR MUSLIMS

Contradictions in the Quran:

Mary, Aaron and Moses' sister, and the daughter of Amram, who lived 1600 years before the birth of Jesus in the Bible, is claimed to be the mother of Isa in the Quran. Are these claims true?

In several Surahs, the Quran confuses Mary, the mother of Isa [Miriam in Hebrew], with Miriam, the sister of Aaron and Moses, and the daughter of Amram, who lived about 1600 years earlier.

Finally, she (Mary) brought him (the baby) to her people, carrying him. They said, "O Mary! Indeed, you have brought a thing unprecedented. O sister of Aaron, your father was not a man of evil, nor was your mother unchaste."
-- Surah 19:27-28
And Mary, daughter of Imran...
-- Surah 66:12

I understand what Muslims claim to be the solution to this problem. Yusuf Ali, for example, writes in his footnote 2481, explaining the above verse: “Aaron, the brother of Moses, was the first in the line of Israelite priests. 'Sisters of Aaron' or 'daughters of Imran (who was the father of Aaron).'”

This is a misconception. Only Aaron was made a priest of the Lord and indeed the first High Priest. Only Aaron's descendants became priests. Neither Moses nor their sister Miriam are ever understood to be in the "priestly line." Amram is certainly not a priest. If Mary's lineage as part of the priestly family was to be emphasized, she must be called the daughter of Aaron since all the priests of Israel are descendants of Aaron, while his siblings are not counted among the priestly line.

I acknowledge that the terms "father," "daughter," and "sister" can sometimes be used loosely to indicate a general family relationship. Therefore, we must carefully read each mention to see what it means. The Quran makes it clear that the specific, physical meaning of daughter and (therefore) sister is intended in this matter, as I will show below. Even if there was no concern about the issue of "priesthood" and a broader family relationship was viewed, why does the Quran not say "daughter of Aaron," who is more famous? Although the term "sister" can be used more broadly than a sister in a close family, isn't it standard usage even in Islam that "brothers and sisters" live in nearly the same generation (like cousins) while "father and daughter" indicate a generational difference between the two? Why call her the sister of the famous Aaron (1400 years older than Mary) instead of the daughter of `Imran (Biblically Amram), whose only mention is in genealogical tables in Exodus 6 and 1 Chronicles 23? This seems clear that the two Miriams were indeed confused. But attempts to harmonize seem not very logical.

The above points are only some of the "smaller questions." The larger problem is that the Quran clearly does not speak of a broad genealogical relationship as we see in the following verse.

Remember! The wife of Imran said: "O my Lord! I dedicate to You what is in my womb for Your service... When she delivered, she said: "O my Lord! I have delivered a female child!" "... And I have named her Mary..."
-- Surah 3:35-36

Muslims are generally very precise about who is the wife of whom, and it is certainly not allowed that anyone can just make love to a woman because she is "more his sister." If Mary is a female child from the womb of the wife of `Imran, then she is directly the daughter of Imran and there is no doubt that the theory of a "distant lineage" is contradicted by the Quran itself.

Yusuf Ali in his footnote 375 to Surah 3:35 even goes further by concocting (?) a second Imran by claiming that “by tradition, Mary's mother was called Hanna... and her father was called Imran,” to somehow save the Quran from this conflict. But the same tradition that names Mary's mother as Hanna also names her father as Joachim. Why does Yusuf Ali accept one part of this tradition (e.g., in the Proto-Evangelion of James the Less) and reject another?

Yusuf Ali provides no reference for this "tradition" he refers to. Until I see any reference for this, there is no reason to accept this theory. To my current knowledge, there was no such tradition preceding Muhammad. Some Islamic commentators may have created something later to explain this very issue, but a late theory/"tradition" is not very reliable.

And a final question:
Is there any other instance in the Quran where someone is repeatedly called the daughter [son] or sister [brother] of people who are more distant relatives?

Even if there were one such name in the lineage that was so strong that everyone is referred to in relation to that one person, it is doubly unlikely that anyone would be called in relation to two distant relatives instead of "father" and "brother," and never mentioned in relation to their actual parents or siblings. If this is the only instance, then the explanations of Muslims become more difficult since emergency explanations, i.e., explanations that have no purpose other than to explain this one problem but are not used elsewhere, are not very reliable. It appears like a makeshift argument in this case. And the fact that Aaron is the son of Imran and this is a direct and correct genealogical relationship also shows that all others are understood as daughter and sister in the usual, everyday meaning.

Thomas Patrick Hughes in his book "A Dictionary of Islam," page 328, writes on this issue that "it certainly is the cause of some perplexity for commentators. Al-Baidawi says she was called `sister of Aaron' because she was of the tribe of Levi; but Husein says that the Aaron mentioned in the verse is not the same person as the brother of Moses."

As usual, conflicting explanations are evidence that there is indeed a problem in the Quran and no clear and satisfactory solution is found.

Note: Moses and Aaron are called "Moses ibn Imran" and "Aaron ibn Imran" in the Hadith, just as Mary is called "Maryam ibnat `Imran" in Surah 66:12.

Shalom,

Dr. Max Shimba for Max Shimba Ministries

A BOOK FULL OF CONTRADICTIONS, WITHOUT DIRECTION OR LOGICAL FLOW

When we quote a verse with contradictions, hatred, or exposing the lies of Muslims in the Qur'an, Muslims vehemently deny it, claiming that the verse is incomplete unless we read the verse preceding or following it.

So let's look at these verses written in the sequence of numbers 191, 192, 193, 194, and 195 to see if they indeed build a logical argument. You will be surprised by the Qur'an, which is claimed to be a good guide for Muslims.

NOTE: My explanations are in brackets (…).

QUR’AN: Surah Al-Baqarah 2:191-195:

191. And kill them wherever you overtake them, and expel them from wherever they have expelled you; for fitnah (persecution) is worse than killing. And do not fight them at the Sacred Mosque until they fight you there. But if they fight you, then kill them. Such is the recompense of the disbelievers.

(…if persecution is worse than killing, why then should you kill them? Sometimes it says not to fight them at the Sacred Mosque, and other times to fight them there. Which one is it? Is it the Muslims who retaliate or Allah?)

192. But if they cease, then indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

(…who is being forgiven here, the disbelievers or the Muslims because both have sinned by fighting)

193. Fight them until there is no more fitnah, and the religion is entirely for Allah. But if they cease, then there is to be no aggression except against the oppressors.

(…but did not Allah say in verse 192 that He is forgiving? How then does He command to fight them (the disbelievers)?)

194. [Fighting in] the sacred month is for [aggression committed in] the sacred month, and for [all] violations is legal retribution. So whoever has assaulted you, then assault him in the same way that he has assaulted you. And fear Allah and know that Allah is with those who fear Him.

(…so attacking someone who attacks you is fearing God? SERIOUSLY????)

195. And spend in the way of Allah and do not throw [yourselves] with your [own] hands into destruction [by refraining]. And do good; indeed, Allah loves the doers of good.

(…but did not Allah say in verses 191, 193, and 194 to fight them and kill them? How then does He command you not to destroy them with your own hands?)

EVALUATION:
The Qur'an is a book full of contradictions, fitnah, hatred, and permission to kill non-Muslims. Its verses lack logical flow. Each verse stands on its own and does not relate to the preceding or following verse.
In one verse, Allah commands his followers to strike non-Muslims, while in another, he commands them to forgive. Which one should be followed?
Allah is like a bat, chameleon, double-tongued, and centipede—the evidence is in his writings and the behavior of his followers.

Shalom

Dr. Max Shimba for Max Shimba Ministries Org

ALLAH SWEARS BY THE CREATOR OF MALE AND FEMALE

Who created Male and Female?

QURAN 92:1-3

1. By the night as it envelops;

2. By the day as it appears;

3. And by the One who created male and female.

Does a being who swears by another qualify as God or human? Who is the creator here? Because Allah swears by the one who created, and creation is a characteristic of God. Thus, Allah did not create.

Who is this who created Male and Female, to whom the Allah of Islam swears by? Continue reading... from the Holy Bible…

Jeremiah 27:5: "With my great power and outstretched arm I made the earth and its people and the animals that are on it, and I give it to anyone I please."

Now we read that Jehovah, who is the God of the Bible, is the one who created everything, including male and female, to whom the Allah of Islam swears by. Therefore, Jehovah created male and female, and the Allah of Islam swears by Him, so determine for yourself who is God.

Can God swear by another? Continue to gain knowledge…

Hebrews 6:13: "When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself,"

Jehovah says there is no one greater than Him to swear by, but Allah in the Quran says he swears by the one who created male and female.

Therefore, today we understand that the creator is Jehovah, and Allah swears by Jehovah, the God of the Bible and Christians.

God bless you all

Dr. Max Shimba

Copyright © Max Shimba Ministries 2013

ALLAH DOES NOT KNOW HOW MANY DAYS IT TOOK TO CREATE THE EARTH

Allah initially claims to have created the earth in six days:

Allah states in Surah 7:54, 10:3, 11:7, and 25:59 that He created the earth in six days. Read these verses below for more evidence.

Quran 7:54: "Indeed, your Lord is Allah, who created the heavens and the earth in six days and then established Himself above the Throne. He covers the night with the day, chasing it rapidly; and [He created] the sun, the moon, and the stars, subjected by His command. Unquestionably, His is the creation and the command; blessed is Allah, Lord of the worlds."

Surah 10:3: "Indeed, your Lord is Allah, who created the heavens and the earth in six days and then established Himself above the Throne, arranging the matter [of His creation]. There is no intercessor except after His permission. That is Allah, your Lord, so worship Him. Then will you not remember?"

However, dear brothers and sisters, upon further examination of the Quran, I discovered that Allah lied when He said that He created the earth in six days. Now join me in examining the creation of the earth as it is more clearly explained in the Quran, which was revealed by Jibril.

Now we will read Surah 41:9-12. In these verses, you will discover that Allah did not create the earth in six days as He initially claimed.

THE CONTRADICTION BEGINS HERE:

THIS VERSE SAYS ALLAH CREATED IN TWO DAYS (2)

Quran 41:9: "Say, 'Do you indeed disbelieve in He who created the earth in two days and attribute to Him equals? That is the Lord of the worlds.'"

• [ADD]

HERE ALLAH JOINS THE CLOUDS AND EARTH IN FOUR DAYS (4)

Quran 41:10: "And He placed on the earth firmly set mountains over its surface, and He blessed it and determined therein its [creatures'] sustenance in four days without distinction – for [the information] of those who ask."

• [ADD]

HERE ALLAH CREATES THE HEAVENS IN TWO DAYS (2)

Quran 41:12: "And He completed them as seven heavens within two days and inspired in each heaven its command. And We adorned the nearest heaven with lamps [i.e., stars] and as protection. That is the determination of the Exalted in Might, the Knowing."

ALL THESE TOGETHER TOTAL EIGHT DAYS (8)

Two days for the creation of the earth, then four days to fill the earth with mountains, blessings, and sustenance for its inhabitants, and finally two more days to create the seven heavens and their stars. This adds up to 2 + 4 + 2 = 8 days, contrary to the six days mentioned in other verses.

LET ME SUMMARIZE BRIEFLY:

The structure is very clear: These are three levels of creation from bottom to top:

Quran 41:9: The heavens [sky, "roof" above the earth] in two days

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Quran 41:10: BLESSINGS [filling the earth with everything needed for life] in four days

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Quran 41:12: EARTH [foundation] completed in two days

Dear brothers and sisters, did Allah fail at mathematics, or is this confirming that He was not the Creator?

Today, Allah has once again assured us that He is not the Creator. The choice is yours: to follow Allah, who does not know how many days it took to create the earth, or Yahweh, who said He created the earth in six days.

Shalom

Dr. Max Shimba for Max Shimba Ministries Org

WHY DOES ALLAH SWEAR BY YEHOVAH "YAHUH" WHO CREATED EVERYTHING?

1. So Allah is not Yahuh-Yehovah.

2. So Allah did not create.

3. So Jesus is God.

Dear reader,

First, let's understand the meaning of swearing an oath to understand why Allah swore by Yehovah.
What does it mean to swear an oath?

Swearing an oath means confirming, by using the Name of Almighty God, that a certain matter being sworn about – which lacks clear evidence – is true and correct as claimed by the person taking the oath. Therefore, such claims should be believed since the Supreme Guarantor is Almighty God, the only Knower of the truth or falsehood of hidden matters in hearts!

In a Hadith narrated by Abdallah bin `Umar R.A.A. and recorded by Al-Bukhari, it states:
"إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَنْهَاكُمْ أَنْ تَحْلِفُوا بِآبَائِكُمْ ، فَمَنْ كَانَ حَالِفًا فَلْيَحْلِفْ بِاللَّهِ أو فَلْيَصْمُتْ"
Meaning, “Indeed, Allah forbids you from swearing by your fathers. Whoever must swear, let him swear by Allah or remain silent.”

Now, let us read what Allah, who is not Yehovah "Yahuh", swears by:

SURAT ASH-SHAMS 1-3

1. By the night as it conceals it (the sun);

2. By the day as it appears in brightness;

3. By Him who created the male and the female;

Does a being who swears by another have the attributes of God or a human being? Who is the creator mentioned here? Since Allah swears by the creator, and creating is a divine attribute, it implies that Allah, who is not Yehovah, did not create.

Additionally, Allah swears by the night, which implies that the night holds more authority than Allah. Allah swears by the day, implying that the day holds more authority than Allah.

Why, in SURAT ASH-SHAMS, does Allah swear by (1) the night, (2) the day, and (3) the one who created the male and female?

Who is this one who created the male and female that Allah of Islam swears by? Let’s continue reading... from the Holy Bible...

Jeremiah 27:5 "I made the earth and its people and the animals that are on it by my great power and my outstretched arm, and I give it to anyone I please."

Here, we read that Yehovah, the God of the Bible, is the one who created everything, including the male and female, whom Allah of Islam swears by. Therefore, Jehovah created the male and female, and Allah of Islam swears by Him. Now, you can conclude who is God.

Can God swear by another? Let’s continue learning...

Hebrews 6:13 "When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself,"

Jehovah says there is no one greater than Him to swear by, but Allah in the Quran says he swears by the one who created the male and female.

Thus, today we understand that the creator is Jehovah, and Allah swears by Jehovah, the God of the Bible and Christians.

God bless you all.

I am Max Shimba, a servant of Jesus Christ, our great God and Savior.

Copyright © Max Shimba Ministries 2016

ALLAH MAKES A BIG SCIENTIFIC AND GEOGRAPHICAL MISTAKE ABOUT THE SETTING OF THE SUN

Dear reader,

Zul-Qarnain and the Setting of the Sun in Surah 18:85-86
Is it true that the sun sets in a spring of muddy or dark water, or is there an error in the Quran, or is there another explanation? First, let's look at the clear meaning of Surah 18:85-86, and then we will look at some Muslim explanations and responses to this issue.

A Little Astronomy

It may not be widely known that the Abbasid Muslim rulers, Arabs, and Persians made significant advancements in astronomy, naming many stars, and even correcting some of Ptolemy’s astronomical tables. However, the sun is many times larger than the entire Earth, and the Earth orbits around the sun. The sun does not set in a muddy spring.

Who is Zul-Qarnain?
We have no evidence that Muhammad ever told anyone who Zul-Qarnain actually was. Muslims have four different views.

• Alexander the Great (of Macedonia): This is the view held by most Muslims. Zul-Qarnain means "the man with two horns." There is a fabricated legend that Alexander the Great was a god and had two ram's horns growing from the sides of his head. Despite the fact that this wasn't true (and it would be problematic to find a helmet that could fit), this legend was known, and many Muslims think that Allah mentioned Alexander in Surah 18 by this name.

• Cyrus I of Persia: This is another view. His kingdom was essentially a dual kingdom of the Medes and Persians, but there is no evidence that the two horns refer to him.

• A king of Yemen who wore a helmet with two ram’s horns, is another view held by some Muslims.

• An unknown person: This is the fourth view. However, it doesn’t seem very helpful to give an explanation about someone whom the speaker has never heard of.

Conclusion: It doesn’t matter who Zul-Qarnain was. If he discovered that the sun sets in a spring of muddy water, and it doesn’t set in a spring of muddy water, then this is false regardless of who Muhammad was talking about.

Surah 18 Thoughts and Responses

Idea 1: The sun sets in a spring of muddy water!
For early Muslims, the Quran taught that this actually happens. The early Muslim historian al-Tabari, volume 1, page 234, shows this. Another example is “[Dhu al-Qarnaiyn] saw the setting of the sun in its resting place in a black, muddy spring.” According to al-Tabari volume 5, pages 173-174, Dhu Qarnain [Zul Qarnain] is also found in al-Tabari volume 1, page 371.

Another related thing is that the Earth sits on a large fish according to al-Tabari volume 1, page 220 (839-923 CE).

Idea 2: The sun appeared to Alexander to set in the lake of Ithaca in Macedonia

This idea assumes that Zul-Qarnain was Alexander, and that Alexander was a good Muslim. This idea does not fit with the fact that Alexander had a temple built for himself. Additionally, Alexander went to conquer lands northwest of Ithaca, which is modern Albania.

Even worse for this idea, Greeks had settlements hundreds of miles west of Ithaca, including in Spain, Sicily, etc., for at least five hundred years before Alexander. Why would a very intelligent Greek think the sun set in a lake in Macedonia when Greek ships were sailing far west of Alexander’s country? Furthermore, Tertullian in "A Treatise on the Soul" chapter 49, page 227, says that Aristotle, who lived at the same time, mentions a hero from the island of Sardinia far west of Macedonia but about the same latitude.

Idea 3: The “spring of muddy water” is the Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is not muddy and not black; it is blue-green. Also, it is not a spring but an ocean. The sun does not set in the ocean. More importantly, Alexander, Cyrus I of Persia, and the kings of Yemen never went to the Atlantic Ocean, and Surah 18:85-86 says Zul Qarnain saw or witnessed this.

Any one of these four reasons is enough to dismiss this idea, so why do some Muslims propose this? This shows the lengths they go to in order to show that Surah 18:1-2 is not false. If the Allah of Islam thought this idea was true in the Quran, and Allah knew this idea was false, then this would be a lie. If the Allah of Islam did not know this fact, they would not have the knowledge and certainly not the power to know everything. If these verses did not come from the Allah of Islam, then the Quran would have an obvious error, as it attributes this falsehood to Allah when it was not so. Of course, if the Allah of Islam does not really exist, and the true God is not the author of the Quran, then the Allah of Islam did not lie because he does not exist.

Idea 4: The “spring of muddy water” is where Cyrus I looked at the Black Sea

Even if Cyrus I went to the eastern shore of the Black Sea, how would the sun appear to set in the Black Sea if he had already passed the eastern shore heading south and east? We have no evidence that Cyrus ever traveled to the region that includes modern Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, etc., east of the Black Sea.

A Muslim would have a slightly weaker argument if they said Cyrus saw the sun rising from the Black Sea, as he passed through to Greece, but the Quran talks about the sun setting. However, the Black Sea is not a spring, and everyone from the Egyptians to those far north knew the sun did not set in the Black Sea.

Idea 5: The “spring of muddy water” is where Cyrus I looked at the Aegean Sea

But the Persians knew very well the Athenians, Spartans (original Greeks), and other Greeks. The Persians would know that the Greeks were not on the other side of the sun.

Idea 6: The “spring of muddy water” is where a king looked at the Red Sea

Yemenis (Sabaeans/Shebans) were always aware of the Abyssinians (Ethiopians) across the river. If they thought the sun set in the Red Sea, then the Abyssinians would be the people on the other side where the sun was.

Idea 7: The “spring of muddy water” is a metaphor

If this was not real but a metaphor for something else, then the Quran failed to explain that it was not real, and the idea would be misleading. Furthermore, no one can say for certain what this metaphor referred to.

There is nothing in the Quran that indicates this was not real, and most early Muslims took it as literal truth. Considering that they knew the actual meaning of this from Muhammad’s followers, they were misled by Surah 18.

Idea 8: Muhammad was recounting a dream

This idea does not identify who Zul-Qarnain was. If Muhammad was recounting a dream, the sun could set wherever he wanted it to. Even if it is not clear who this mythical figure saw something totally false, and people believed it to be true, how would that teach us to believe the truth?

However, if someone said they saw someone named ‘Ali doing some amazing things, and millions of people believed in him for many centuries, how could that person be a liar if they forgot to tell people that "it was just my dream, and I did not see Ali doing this with my eyes"?

Conclusion

Regardless of who Zul-Qarnain was, the Quran presents this as truth that the sun sets in a spring of muddy water. Even people 1,000 years before Muhammad knew the sun did not set in Spain. This idea was not a metaphor because no early Muslim took it as such or provided an alternative meaning as a metaphor, and all early Muslims believed the Quran was not meant to deceive.

List of Quranic Commentaries

1. Arberry, Arthur J. The Koran Interpreted. Macmillian Publishing Co., Inc. 1955.

2. Dawood, N.J. The Koran. Penguin Books. 1956-1999.

3. Malik, Farooq-i-Azam. English Translation of the Meaning of AL-QUR’AN: The Guidance for Mankind. The Institute of Islamic Knowledge. 1997

4. Pickthall, Mohammed Marmaduke. The Meaning of the Glorious Koran. Dar al-Islamiyya (Kuwait) (no date given)

5. Rodwell, J.M. The Koran. First Edition. Ivy Books, Published by Ballantine Books. 1993.

6. Shakir, M.H. The Qur’an. Tahrike Tarsile Qur’an, Inc. 12th U.S. Edition 2001.

7. Sher Ali, Maulawi. The Holy Qur’an. Islam International Publications Limited (Ahmadiyya) 1997

8. Yusuf ‘Ali, Abdullah. The Holy Qur-an: English translation of the meanings and Commentary. King Fahd Holy Qur-an Printing Complex. (Al Madina Saudi Arabia) 1410 A.D.

Other Reference Books

• Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. 1958.

• The History of al-Tabari: An Annotated Translation. Ehsan Yar-Shater, General Editor. State University of New York Press 1989-

God bless you all.

I am Dr. Max Shimba, a servant of Jesus Christ, our great God and Savior. Titus 2:13

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March 22, 2016

SINGERS AND LISTENERS OF TAARAB WILL ALL GO TO HELL

 SINGERS AND LISTENERS OF TAARAB WILL ALL GO TO HELL

“And of the people is he who buys the amusement of speech to mislead others from the way of Allah without knowledge and who takes it in ridicule. Those will have a humiliating punishment.” [Luqmaan: 6]. Ibn 'Abbaas (Radhiya Allaahu 'anhuma) also said about this verse: "It refers to songs and foolish words." [Authentic Isnaad from Shaykh Al-Albaaniy].

SINGERS/LISTENERS OF MUSIC WILL BE TURNED INTO MONKEYS AND PIGS

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “There will be among my ummah people who will consider illegal sexual intercourse, the wearing of silk, the drinking of alcoholic drinks, and musical instruments as lawful. And some people will stay near the side of a mountain and their shepherd will come in the evening with their sheep and ask them for something, but they will say: ‘Return to us tomorrow.’ Allah will destroy them during the night and will let the mountain fall on them, and He will transform the rest of them into monkeys and pigs until the Day of Resurrection.” [Al-Bukhaari]

This hadith confirms that all these sins are equally forbidden. Just as adultery and alcohol are haram, music is also haram in the same way.

So, how can a Muslim see music as not being a major sin to avoid?

Imaam Abu Haniyfah said: "Singing (songs, dancing) is among the major sins that a Muslim should avoid quickly." A Muslim should be more fearful of potentially facing the punishment of being transformed into monkeys or pigs for such sins, as warned in the following hadith:

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “There will be among my ummah people who will drink alcohol, calling it by another name, and music will be played for them and female singers will sing for them. Allah will cause the earth to swallow them, and He will turn them into monkeys and pigs.” [Ibn Maajah and authenticated by Shaykh Al-Albaaniy]

SORRY TO MUSLIMS BECAUSE ALLAH DOES NOT LIKE TAARAB MUSIC OR BONGO FLEVA MUSIC

Shalom,

Dr. Max Shimba, a servant of Jesus Christ, the Great God. Titus 2:13

First posted on December 20, 2016

THE HOLY TRINITY ACCORDING TO THE BIBLE AND THE QURAN

 

THE HOLY TRINITY ACCORDING TO THE BIBLE

First of all, it should be understood that Almighty God is very exalted, and we, as His creatures, find it difficult to comprehend Him as we wish. God is omnipotent; we cannot limit Him by saying He can do this and that He cannot do that. We cannot fully comprehend God until He fits into our understanding; we cannot know His limits and boundaries. The day a human being can fully understand God, He will cease to be God.

What we can understand is how He has revealed Himself to us through His Holy Scriptures. It would be strange to start denying how God wants us to understand Him through His Word. Therefore, it is my intention to present the Scriptures as God wants us to understand Him.

The Bible teaches that God is One but in Three Eternal Personalities.

In the Book of Genesis 1:1-3, we read:
"In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters."

We can say there is 1. God and 2. His Spirit. Then the scriptures continue to say:

"And God said, 'Let there be light,' and there was light" (Genesis 1:3).

So, we see that according to these scriptures, there is God, His Spirit, and His Word.

These are living Personalities, each independently functioning according to God's will.

There is ample evidence in the Scriptures showing that these Persons of God have been active throughout human history.

For example, in Genesis 6:3, we read:
"Then the LORD said, 'My Spirit will not contend with humans forever…'." So, the Spirit of God can contend.

Isaiah 44:3:
“…I will pour out my Spirit on your offspring….”

The Spirit of God, as a living Person, can be grieved or offended by humans.

Matthew 12:31:
"And so I tell you, every kind of sin and slander can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven."

Ephesians 4:30:
"And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption."

The Holy Spirit preached the gospel in the Old Testament through the prophets.

The prophets spoke the Word of God under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

1 Peter 1:11:
"They were told that their messages were not for themselves, but for you. And now this Good News has been announced to you by those who preached in the power of the Holy Spirit sent from heaven…."

2 Peter 1:21:
"For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit."

In Romans 8:26, we see that:
“…the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans.”

All these attributes of the Spirit tell us that the Holy Spirit of God is the living Person of God's operation. In other words, the Holy Spirit is God Himself.

Jesus Himself said:
"God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth" (John 4:24).

Who is the Word of God in the Bible?

The Holy Scriptures (the Bible) tell us that God created the heavens and the earth by His Word. When you read Genesis 1:4-31, you will find that God spoke the Word of creation, and it came into being. Psalm 33:6 says:
"By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth."

When we carefully examine the scriptures, we discover that the Word of God is alive and powerful (read Hebrews 4:12) and has the power to give life. In this sense, we can conclude that, just as the Spirit of God is a living Personality, so is the Word of God.

As we saw, the act of creation was carried out by the Word of God, the second Person of the Godhead. Throughout the Bible, there is evidence of this cooperation between God, His Word, and His Spirit in creation. The Word Himself says in Proverbs 8:22-30 about His participation in the work of creation:

"The LORD brought me forth as the first of his works, before his deeds of old; I was formed long ages ago, at the very beginning, when the world came to be…then I was constantly at his side. I was filled with delight day after day, rejoicing always in his presence."

The Bible is very clear that this Word who created the heavens and the earth is also God. This is because you cannot separate God from His Word and say God is God and His Word is not God but something different. God and His Word are One. We read in John 1:1-3 that:

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God…through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made."

Throughout the Bible, we see the Word actively working and being given the attribute of a living Personality of God.

Now the time comes to fulfill another great work of redeeming fallen humanity. As always in God's work, the principal actor is “His Word.” So, God sent His Word to complete the work of redemption.

The Word became flesh to accomplish human redemption.

God's principle regarding redemption is that:
"Without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness" (Hebrews 9:22).

Thus, we see that:
“…since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might break the power of him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil” (Hebrews 2:14).

Therefore, to redeem humanity:
"The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth" (John 1:14).

This act of the Word agreeing to become flesh is what led to Him being called the "Son of God." As we saw in the above scripture, it is not in a physical sense as humans procreate. God Himself declared after the Word became flesh that:
“You are my Son; today I have become your Father.” And again, “I will be his Father, and he will be my Son.” (Hebrews 1:5).

"And a voice from heaven said, 'This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased'" (Matthew 3:17).

By the Word becoming flesh, we then have the title of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. This is due to the fact that the act of the Word becoming flesh does not strip Him of His divinity. What we can see here is that the Word of God took on flesh, leading to a union of the Word (God) and flesh (Man). In Jesus, there is the fullness of God in His divinity and the fullness of humanity in His human body. The Word (Jesus) Himself says:
"...sacrifices and offerings you did not desire, but a body you prepared for me; with burnt offerings and sin offerings you were not pleased. Then I said, 'Here I am—it is written about me in the scroll—I have come to do your will, my God.'" (Hebrews 10:5-7).

We see that the Word was given a body, took on humanity, and we saw Him with all the attributes of humanity. But by His nature:
“…being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.” (Philippians 2:6-7).

In this union, He was born of a woman, and the angel told Mary, who was to bear the Son, that:
"You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High (that is, God)…The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So, the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God." (Luke 1:31-32, 35).

Later, the angel Gabriel told Joseph, Mary's fiancé, the same words he told Mary:
"She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins" (Matthew 1:21).

What confuses many is when the Word became flesh and appeared in the form of a human. In that form, Jesus had all the human needs, such as hunger, thirst, sleep, circumcision on the eighth day, tears, fatigue, etc., like any other human being.

We need to understand that Jesus came to show us how to live a victorious life against sin by relying on God as human beings. The scriptures testify that He was tempted as we are tempted, yet without sin. He had no blemish throughout His life. The Holy Scriptures say:
"But we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin" (Hebrews 4:15).

"He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in his mouth" (1 Peter 2:22).

In His human state, He relied on God for everything. This is why you will see that He prayed to God the Father, and you will also see that He made statements like:
"...do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, 'I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God'" (John 20:17).

In the state of divinity that was within Him (the Word of God), He said statements such as:
"I and the Father are one" (John 10:30).

"Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father" (John 14:9).

"Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the works themselves" (John 14:11).

How was the Father in Jesus? By the Word that took on the human body; the Word of God was in the flesh, and the flesh was in the Word of God. That is Jesus.

In this state, it is not surprising to call Jesus God, and indeed, He is not only God but:
"...Christ Jesus, our great God and Savior" (Titus 2:13).

Thus, the concept of the Holy Trinity (one God in three Persons) is very evident within the Holy Scriptures, and there is no need for much argument, except to deny the scriptures. As I said earlier, we humans should not dictate to God how He should be and how He should not be. What we can do is to receive by faith how He has revealed Himself to us and what He has shown us. The scriptures say:
"The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever..." (Deuteronomy 29:29).

Up to this point, we have seen in the Bible that God is One but has revealed Himself to us in three Persons of His operation. In the Old Testament, these Persons are God, His Word, and His Spirit, and in the New Testament, after the Word became flesh, these Persons take on the title of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Now let us turn to the Noble Quran and see if, 600 years later, God would change His revelations and teach otherwise.

THE HOLY TRINITY ACCORDING TO THE NOBLE QURAN

Since in examining the Holy Trinity in the Bible, we started from the beginning during creation, we must follow the same approach for this subject.

The Holy Spirit according to the Noble Quran.

Just as in the Bible, the Noble Quran agrees that God created the heavens and the earth in six days.
"It is He who created the heavens and the earth in six days—and His Throne was upon the water—that He might test you as to which of you is best in deed. But if you were to say, 'You are indeed to be raised up after death,' those who disbelieve would surely say, 'This is not but obvious magic'" (Surah 11:7, HUD).

Abdalla Farsy, a Swahili commentator of the Quran, explains in his commentary on this verse:
“And saying that the heavens and the earth were created in six days, God knows Himself, what exactly those six days are according to His own calculation. And that Throne of God we do not know nor do we know about the WATER upon which the Throne was” (Abdalla Farsy, Tafsiri ya Quran Tukufu, Surah 11:7).

It appears that the interpreters of the Quran fail to understand these words about God's creation. But they should not struggle; what they need to do is follow the advice given within the Noble Quran itself. In Surah 10:94, we read:
"So if you are in doubt about what We have revealed to you, then ask those who have been reading the Scripture before you (the Jews and the Christians)" (Surah 10:94).

To understand those days of creation and how the Throne of God was upon the water at that time of creation, one needs to read the Bible as we saw earlier. The Bible states that the days consist of "evening and morning," making up a day (read Genesis 1). Morning and evening can only occur within a 24-hour period. Thus, those six days are days of 24 hours each. The Bible also says:
"For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but He rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy" (Exodus 20:11).

"Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array. By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work" (Genesis 2:1-2).

The Quran also agrees with the Bible that God was upon the water during creation. According to the Bible, it was the Spirit of God that was hovering over the surface of the waters (Genesis 1:2).

Many verses in the Quran show that the Spirit of God is sent from God to strengthen His servants (Prophets), for example:
"He sends down the angels with the Spirit by His command upon whom He wills of His servants, (saying), 'Warn that there is no deity except Me; so fear Me'" (Surah 16:2, An-Nahl).

"Exalted above (all) degrees, (He is) the Possessor of the Throne. He places the Spirit of His command upon whom He wills of His servants to warn of the Day of Meeting" (Surah 40:15, Al-Mu'min).

Many Quranic commentators like Abdalla Farsy interpret the word “spirit” (rooh) used in these verses of the Quran to mean Revelation or Message or Prophethood that God gives to His prophets. This verse of Surah 40:15 in Abdalla Farsy's commentary reads:
"He is the Exalted in ranks, the Possessor of the Throne. He sends down the Revelation of His command upon whom He wills of His servants to warn of the Day of Meeting" (Abdalla Farsy, Tafsiri ya Quran Tukufu, Surah 40:15).

Here, the Arabic word "rooh" (spirit) is interpreted as "wahyi" (revelation). Perhaps to avoid the direct understanding that God sends His Holy Spirit to the prophets and messengers to give the warning messages. However, this still agrees with the concept we saw in the Bible that prophets delivered their messages under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

"For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit" (2 Peter 1:21).

Jesus Himself, after becoming flesh (in His humanity), both the Bible and the Quran testify that He was strengthened by the power of the Holy Spirit to perform many miracles.
"And We gave Moses the Book and followed him up with a succession of messengers. And We gave Jesus, the son of Mary, clear proofs and supported him with the Holy Spirit. But is it (not) that every time a messenger came to you (Israelites) with what your souls did not desire, you were arrogant? And a party (of messengers) you denied and another party you killed" (Surah 2:87, Al-Baqara).

"When Allah will say, 'O Jesus, son of Mary, remember My favor upon you and upon your mother when I supported you with the Pure Spirit and you spoke to the people in the cradle and in maturity; and when I taught you writing and wisdom and the Torah and the Gospel; and when you designed from clay (what was) like the form of a bird with My permission, then you breathed into it, and it became a bird with My permission; and you healed the blind and the leper with My permission; and when you brought forth the dead with My permission; and when I restrained the Children of Israel from (killing) you when you came to them with clear proofs, and those who disbelieved among them said, 'This is nothing but obvious magic'" (Surah 5:110, Al-Ma'ida).

These words are also found in the Bible, that Jesus was empowered by the Holy Spirit. Jesus said:
"The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free" (Luke 4:18).

The lack of detailed explanations about the Holy Spirit and His work in the Quran does not mean that there is no Person of God called the Holy Spirit. This absence might be because the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) himself was revealed to:
"And they ask you, (O Muhammad), about the Spirit. Say, 'The Spirit is of the affair of my Lord. And mankind has not been given of knowledge except a little'" (Surah 17:85, Al-Israa).

According to this verse, Allah (SWT) says that Muhammad was given only a little knowledge about the matters concerning the Holy Spirit. However, even this little knowledge, when read in the light of the Holy Bible, we can see the consistent chain of teaching about the Holy Spirit.

After seeing the presence of the Holy Spirit from God within the Noble Quran, let us now look at the "Word of God" and His work within the Quran.

The Word from Almighty God according to the Noble Quran

In the Bible, we saw that the Word of God created the heavens and the earth. Is there any difference in the Quran? No, we read in Surah 2:117:
"The Originator of the heavens and the earth. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, 'Be,' and it is" (Surah 2:117, Al-Baqara).

These words completely align with the words in the Holy Bible that:
"By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth ... For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm" (Psalm 33:6,9).

Thus, we see that both the Bible and the Quran agree that the heavens and the earth were created by the Word of God. In the Bible, we saw that this Word became flesh and lived among us. Can we find evidence in the Quran that the Word became flesh?

The Word that became flesh according to the Noble Quran

In Surah 3:45, we read:
"(Remember) when the angels said, 'O Mary, indeed Allah gives you good tidings of a word from Him, whose name will be the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, distinguished in this world and the Hereafter and among those brought near (to Allah)."

In this verse, we are told that Prophet Jesus (Isa) is a Word from God, and He has honor in this world and the Hereafter. As He Himself said in Matthew 28:19, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me."

Throughout the Quran, Prophet Jesus (Isa) is described as the Word from God.

Why then do Muslims deny the divinity of Jesus or the Holy Trinity, despite the abundant evidence within the Quran?

To be truthful, there are no scriptures within the Quran that directly deny that Jesus or Prophet Isa is not God, or that reject the concept of the Holy Trinity, i.e., One God in three Persons (note that when the Quran says that God is One, it does not mean denying the Holy Trinity. The Bible also teaches that God is One, but this oneness is in three Persons as we saw in this study).

Many explanations within the Quranic interpretations that deny the divinity of Jesus are enhanced by the explanations or teachings of the interpreters of the Quran. It is evident that these explanations by the interpreters contradict the Quran itself.

Here, I will provide an example of a verse within the Quran that is often used to deny the divinity of Jesus or the Holy Trinity. I will present four (4) Swahili translations of this verse to show how Islamic scholars struggle to conceal the divinity of Jesus. The verse is Surah 4:171.

Translation by Aliy Muhsin Barwaani (Sunni):
"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."

The Holy Quran (Along with Translation and Commentary in Swahili) (Ahmadiyya):
(O here it is made verse 172)
"O People of the Scripture! Do not exceed the limits in your religion, nor 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: for Allah is only one God. Far exalted is He above having a son. To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on the earth. And Allah is sufficient as a Disposer of affairs."

Translation by Ali bin Jumaa bin Mayunga (Shia):
"O People of the Scripture! Do not exceed the limits in your religion, nor 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 only one God. Exalted is He above having a son. To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on the earth, and Allah is sufficient as a Disposer of affairs."

Translation by Abdallah Farsy (Sunni):
"O People of the Scripture! Do not exceed the limits in your religion, nor say about Allah except the truth. The Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, was but a Messenger of Allah and (a creature created by) His command (of Allah) which He directed to Mary, and a soul (created at a command) from Him (Allah like any other soul). So believe in Allah and His messengers. And do not say, 'Three'; desist (from that belief); it will be better for you. For Allah is only one God. Exalted is He above having a son. To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on the earth, and Allah is sufficient as a Disposer of affairs."

Analysis of These Translations:

I have brought this verse in different translations of the Quran to illustrate the intended meaning of this verse. When you carefully read the translation by Sheikh Balwaniy, you will find that this verse informs us of three attributes of Prophet Jesus (Isa), namely:

1. Prophet Jesus is a Messenger of Allah (meaning he was sent by God).

2. Prophet Jesus is the Word from Allah directed to Mary.

3. Prophet Jesus is a soul from Allah.

The attribute of being sent by God the Father.
The attribute that Jesus is the Word from God the Father.
The attribute that Jesus is the Spirit of God.

These three attributes of Jesus are not denied by the Holy Bible as follows:
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him" (John 3:16-17).

"The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth" (John 1:14).

"God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth" (John 4:24).

It is impossible to separate God from His Spirit and His Word. If God is Spirit, then it is correct to say that the Word is also Spirit.

All three translations of the Quran I presented here—Sheikh Balwaniy, Ahmadiyya, and Mayunga—agree in the explanation of this verse. These three translators have translated word for word from Arabic in this Surah 4:171. Now let's also examine the translation of Sheikh Abdallah Farsy.

"O People of the Scripture! Do not exceed the limits in your religion, nor say about Allah except the truth. The Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, was but a Messenger of Allah and (a creature created by) His command (of Allah) which He directed to Mary, and a soul (created at a command) from Him (Allah like any other soul). So believe in Allah and His messengers. And do not say, 'Three'; desist (from that belief); it will be better for you. For Allah is only one God. Exalted is He above having a son. To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on the earth, and Allah is sufficient as a Disposer of affairs."

At first glance, when you analyze this translation, you will find that Sheikh Abdallah Farsy plays a word game. All the words he placed in parentheses ( ) are his additions to guide the reader to understand what he wants it to be. You will find that this translation is intentionally made to protect the Islamic belief that Allah is one, He neither begets nor is He begotten.

"(Saying: 'He is Allah, [who is] One. Allah, the Eternal Refuge. He neither begets nor is born, nor is there to Him any equivalent')" (Surah 112:1-4, Al-Ikhlas).

This Surah is the most important Surah in the Quran for Muslims. It seems that from childhood, they are required to memorize this Surah. The first pillar in Islam is the Shahada, which is to testify that "There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is His Messenger."
It seems that the entire Islamic system is built on denying the concept of the Holy Trinity.

Unfortunately, Muslims oppose this without having a thorough understanding of this concept of the Holy Trinity. Sometimes they have created a belief that does not even exist among Christians themselves and implanted it in their followers, making Christians appear as they are not, i.e., that Christians believe in three gods.

As we have seen in this study, this belief is entirely contrary to Christianity; Christians do not believe in three gods, and this teaching is not from the Bible, but Christians believe in one God who exists in Three Living Persons, and this is what we call the HOLY TRINITY.

Let's return to the translation of Abdallah Farsy. Let's look at these words he placed in parentheses ( ).

"The Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, was but a Messenger of Allah and (a creature created by) His command (of Allah) which He directed to Mary."

Abdallah Farsy here is creating his own sentence by mixing the words of the Noble Quran to call them the Words of Allah. These words mean something completely different from the words of the Quran, which are:
"The Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, was but a Messenger of Allah and His Word which He directed to Mary, and a soul from Him."

He continues to add his words to distort the translation by saying:
"And a soul from Him (Allah like any other soul)."

Abdallah Farsy wants us to understand here that there are other souls that have come from Allah, so it is not surprising for Prophet Isa. In other words, this Sheikh wants to teach us that God has a “store” or warehouse of human souls which He releases and implants in humans. These words he placed in parentheses are not in the Arabic language in that verse, which is why you will find that the Sheikhs who translated word for word did not include those words.

As in the Bible, the word itself, the Holy Trinity, does not appear in the entire Quran, but by carefully examining the Bible and the Quran, we can see that this concept of the Holy Trinity is a teaching of the Holy Books. Both books agree that there is One Unique God who has no partner in all His works, and He exists in Three Living Persons of His operation: God, the Word of God, and the Holy Spirit of God. When it came time to redeem humanity, the Word became flesh, and thus we receive the titles of these Three Persons of God, namely, God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.

Shalom,

Dr. Max Shimba