Refutation of the Divinity of Christ — Page 45
Quranic Verses Christians Cite for Jesus’ Divinity 45 1 ال تتخذوا شیئًا فیہ الروح غرضًا Indeed, the word r uh has a very broad range of meanings in the holy books as well. Yes, divine r uh connotes a very wide range of meanings in the holy scriptures. Here are a few such meanings that are appropriate for this discussion: ▣ In the meaning of the air that blows over water: And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. —Genesis 1:2 ▣ In the meaning of the breath by which man is said to be alive: When I shall open your graves and shall bring you out of your graves, then shall you know that I am the Lord, when I shall put My spirit in you and ye shall live. —Ezekiel 37:12–14 ▣ In the meaning of the Divine Word: And the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. —1 Samuel 16:13 ▣ Indeed evil spirits have also been referred to as the spirit of God, as is written: But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him. —1 Samuel 16:14 Now remains the thing that Allah the Exalted or—it should be said—the Quran has called the Messiah, peace be upon him, its spirit. So, as previously stated, just this much cannot prove that the 1. In some a ha d i th it is stated that living things should not be made a target.