The Essence of Islam – Volume III — Page 243
The Messiah and his Second Coming 243 moment as a wise person who follows the straight path?. But praise be to Allah that the Holy Qur'ān has revealed to us that all these are calumnies against the son of Mary. . There is no trace at all of the Trinity in the Gospels. The expression 'son of God', which had been applied to thousands of people from Adamas downwards in the scriptures, was applied to Jesus as well. Later, it was exaggerated and was seized upon for the deification of. Jesus. He never claimed that he was God nor did he ever express a desire for suicide. If he had done so, his name would have been erased from the list of the righteous in accordance with the Word of God. It is also difficult to believe that these shameful lies had their root in the erroneous thinking of the disciples. Though, according to the. Gospel, they were men of average intelligence and could easily fall into error, yet we cannot reconcile ourselves to the notion that having kept company with a Prophet they were capable of propagating such nonsense. . The truth appears to be and this can be gathered from a study of the writings that are complementary to the Gospels that all this was a device of Paul who had recourse to deep cunning like political adventurers. . The son of Mary, who is mentioned in the Holy Qur'ān, was bound by the eternal guidance that had been prescribed for mankind from the beginning. Whatever doubts and suspicions the Gospels may raise concerning his Prophethood, the testimony of the Holy Qur'an is enough to establish its truth. Peace be on him who follows the true guidance. [Nūr-ul-Qur'ān, part 1, Rūḥānī Khazā'in, vol. 9, pp. 370-372]. Absurdity of the Doctrine of Trinity. The doctrine of Trinity is a strange doctrine indeed. Has anyone ever heard of three perfect entities which are at