CHAPTER 5: REFUTING THE CHRISTIANS’ CLAIM
They, i.e., the Christians, invented the claims of the hypostases and the trinity before the coming of Muhammad (peace be upon him). This is well known among them from the moment they invented their Canon, which was established by three hundred and eighteen men in the presence of King Constantine.
They do not have any reasonably deduced evidence nor a textual one from the words of the prophets before Muhammad (peace be upon him), so how can they have evidence to support their claims in that with which Muhammad (peace be upon him) came, after they invented the Canon? How can this be, especially with the clear knowledge from Muhammad (peace be upon him) in the Book revealed to him, which clearly states their disbelief and deviation from the right path? The Exalted says,
which means, “Surely, in disbelief are they who say that Allah is the Messiah, son of Maryam (Mary).” (Al-Ma’idah, 5:17)
He, the Almighty also says,
which means, “Surely, disbelievers are those who said, ‘Allah is the third of the three (in a Trinity).”‘ (Al-Ma’idah, 5: 73)
There are many other similar verses.
They said, “It is said in that book, “And, verily, Our Word has gone forth of old for Our slaves, the Righteous,” It is said to them, “You have distorted the wording and meaning of the verse. Its correct wording is,
which means, “And, verily, Our Word has gone forth of old for Our slaves, the Messengers, that they verily would be made triumphant. And that Our hosts, they verily would be the victors.” (As-Saffat, 37: 171- 173)
Thus, the word that has gone forth to His slaves, the Messengers, is His saying (which means), “That they verily would be triumphant.”
Allah says there is a word that has gone forth from Him to His slaves, the Messengers, and that word is that He will grant them victory. Similarly, the Exalted says,
which means, “Thus has the Word of your Lord been justified against those who disbelieved, that they will be the dwellers of the Fire.” (Ghafir, 40: 6)
The ‘word’ in the Arabic language means a meaningful sentence whether it begins with a verb or a noun. It is a complete statement, and so is the word ‘kalam’ (speech), which is a full sentence.
This clarifies that the verse which means, “And, verily, Our Word has gone forth of old for Our slaves, the Messengers,” is similar to that in which Allah says,
which means, “And had it not been for a Word that went forth before from your Lord, and a term determined, (their punishment) must necessarily have come (in this world).” (Taha, 20: 129)
Thus, His Word has previously gone forth, concerning the victory of the messengers that will surely come.
Only those who have strayed from the right path distort the wording of the verse and say, “… for Our slaves, the Righteous,” and regarded “the Word” as Christ himself. But there is nothing in the wording of the verse that indicates this in any way, or that Christ had preceded the Messengers of Allah who are also His slaves.
The Qur’an is the Speech of Allah
All Muslims say that the ‘Book’ is the Speech of Allah, which cannot belong to any being except one that lives and speaks. The Book, i.e., the Qur’an, is truly the Speech of Allah. And speech can never come except from a speaking being. Muslims say, “Allah is a living speaking Being, and He spoke about what is in the Torah, the Gospel and the Qur’an.
Allah is not referred to in the Torah or the Gospel by ‘the Speaking/ it is also not mentioned in religious laws. The Muslims never said that the Speech of Allah is a god or a lord.
By: Sheikhul-Islaam Ibn Taymiyah
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