Refutation of the Divinity of Christ — Page 53
An Essential and Wonderful Reminder 53 humanity. It is for this reason that they become the recipients of special Divine favours such that it is proclaimed concerning them: 1 َّنِا َنْيِذَّلا َكَنْوُعِياَبُي اَمَّنِا َنْوُعِياَبُي َهّٰللا Verily, those who pledge to obey and follow you, make a pledge with Allah the Exalted and upon them descends the discourse and communication from Allah to the degree of their servitude, and it is this which is referred to in Divine revelations as the Holy Spirit and the Holy Ghost, as is stated in the Noble Quran: 2 َو َكِلٰذَك ۤاَنْيَحْوَا َكْيَلِا اًحْوُر ْنِّم اَنِرْمَا And this is indeed the topic of unity in trinity and trinity in unity—three in one and one in three—which the Christians, failing to understand, fell into the trap of associating partners with Allah. And they failed to understand that when Allah the Exalted raises His holy ones—the Prophets, peace be upon them all—for the guidance of the world, then all that they say is, in fact, the word of Allah. To follow them and their word is pre- cisely to follow Allah the Exalted. To believe them and their word is precisely to believe in Allah the Exalted. It is as if they, Allah the Exalted, and the Divine Word are three yet they are one. And whenever any fortunate soul develops the capacity for the descent of the Holy Spirit by following them [i. e. the Prophets] to the full 1. S u rah al-Fat’ h , 48:11 [Publisher] 2. And thus have We revealed to thee the Word by Our command ( S u rah ash-Sh u r a , 42:53). [Publisher]