wrongdoers,1 there will be no helpers.” (Qur’an, 5:72) God is not a trinity. God has said in the Qur’an: Indeed, they disbelieve who say: “God is the third of three (in a trinity),” when there is no god but one God. If they desist not fromwhat they say, truly, a painful punishment will befall the disbelievers among them. Would they not rather repent to God and ask His forgiveness? For God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. The Messiah (Jesus), son of Mary, was no more than a messenger... (Qur’an, 5:73-75) Islam rejects that God rested on the seventh day of the creation, that He wrestled with one of His angels, that He is an envious plotter against mankind, or that He is incarnate in any human being. Islam also rejects the attribution of any human form to God. All of these are considered blasphemous. God is the Exalted. He is far removed from every imperfection. He never becomes weary. He does not become drowsy nor does he sleep. The Arabic wordAllahmeans God (the one and only true God who created the whole universe). This word Allah is a name for God, which is used by Arabic speakers, both Arab Muslims and Arab Christians. This word cannot be used to designate anything other than the one true God. The Arabic wordAllahoccurs in the Qur’an more than 2150 times. In Aramaic, a language related closely to Arabic and the language that Jesus habitually spoke,2 God is also referred to as Allah. 2) Belief in the Angels: Muslims believe in the existence of the angels and that they are honored creatures. The angels worship God alone, obey Him, and act only by His command. Among the angels is Gabriel, who brought down the Qur’an to Muhammad . Some Basic Islamic Beliefs Chapter 3 General Information on Islam A Brief Illustrated Guide To Understanding Islam 47 (1) The wrongdoers include the polytheists. (2) NIV Compact Dictionary of the Bible, Douglas, p. 42.
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