Refutation of the Divinity of Christ — Page 37
Quranic Verses Christians Cite for Jesus’ Divinity 37 The Proof of the Christians— In these verses, as acknowl- edged by Muslims, Allah the Exalted has declared the Messiah, peace be upon him, to be His spirit and the spirit of Allah is no less than Allah the Exalted; in fact, it is God Himself. Rebuttal— O ye Christians! If such proofs are to be consid- ered effective in advancing the argument, then you should, in fact, say that Gabriel, peace be upon him, is also God (God forbid!), because the Holy Quran has similarly used the word روحنا (Our spirit) concerning Gabriel as, in the same way that روحنا has been used in the first verse of the question regarding our Esteemed Holiness, the Messiah, peace be on him. Ponder over this verse: — ْتَذَخَّتاَف ْنِم ْمِهِنْوُد اًباَجِح١۪۫ ۤاَنْلَسْرَاَف اَهْيَلِا اَنَحْوُر َلَّثَمَتَف اَهَل اًرَشَب اًّيِوَس 1 Part 16, S u rah Maryam, Ruk u ‘ 2 Thus, Mary screened herself off from the people, then We sent (Allah says) Our spirit to her, and he appeared to her in the form of a perfect man. Lest someone fall in doubt that here too the Messiah is meant, they should read the accompanying two verses: َلاَق ۤاَمَّنِا اَنَا ُلْوُسَر ِكِّبَر١ۖۗ َبَهَاِل ِكَل اًمٰلُغ ْتَلاَق ْۤيِّنِا ُذْوُعَا ِنٰمْحَّرلاِب َكْنِم ْنِا َتْنُك اًّيِقَت ۰۰ 2 Part 16, S u rah Maryam, Ruk u ‘ 2— اًّيِكَز ۰۰ Thereupon Mary said, ‘I seek refuge with the Gracious God from thee if indeed thou dost fear Him. ’ Said (the 1. S u rah Maryam, 19:18 [Publisher] 2. S u rah Maryam, 19:19–20 [Publisher]