The Essence of Islam – Volume I — Page 177
Allāh the Exalted 177 the beginning have three separate bodies, but that at a certain point in time, 1896 years ago, separate bodies were assigned to the three partners. The form of the father is like that of Adam, for He created Adam in His own image (see Old Testament, Genesis 1:27), and the son appeared in the form of Jesus (see John 1:1) and the. Holy Ghost assumed the form of a dove. (see Matthew 3:16). . . . . According to the Christians, these three embodied gods are embodied forever and have separate beings forever and yet all three combined are One God. If anyone can tell us, we should like to know how could all these three be one and yet have separate eternal bodies. Let someone unite Dr. Martyn Clarke and Padre 'Imād-ud-Dīn and. Padre Thākar Dāss into one despite their separate bodies. . We can confidently affirm that if the three are beaten into one and their flesh is mixed together, they who were created three by God cannot become one. Since three mortal beings, despite possessing the possibility of assimilation and division cannot become one, then how the three beings about whom the Christians do not admit of the possibility of assimilation and division, can be one?. It would not be improper to say that these three gods of the Christians are like three members of a committee and according to them every commandment is issued by them unanimously or by a majority, as if Godhead were a republican form of government and god could not run the government on his own and is dependent upon the decisions of the council. . Such is the compound god of the Christians; let him who wishes take a look at him. [Anjām-e-Ātham, Rūḥānī Khazā'in, Vol. 11, pp. 34-36]