TrueReligion wrote:
What does it mean that "Wala Taqolu Talata'?
For followers of Islam to understand the concept of the Biblical Trinity, this can
only be accomplished through the teachings found in their very own book of faith.
Since the goal of islam is to instruct Muslims that the Holy Bible is corrupt " no Biblical verse, or analogy will mean anything at all to them.
They will simply reject it.
Period.
All Muslims revere and trust their Koran. Thus, whatever is stated therein is the way that it must be.
To get through to them, you will need to use Koranic verses which demonstrate the concept of the Biblical Trinity.
One such Koranic ayah (which, ironically Muslims are trained to use
all the time for their position) actually plainly states that the Trinity is not
three, but instead, it is
one, and then proceeds to list out Father, Son, and Spirit
Ya ahla alkitabi la taghloo fee deenikum wala taqooloo AAala Allahi illa alhaqqa innama almaseehu AAeesa ibnu maryama rasoolu Allahi wakalimatuhu alqaha ila maryama waroohun minhu faaminoo biAllahi warusulihi wala taqooloo thalathatun intahoo khayran lakum innama Allahu ilahun wahidun subhanahu an yakoona lahu waladun lahu ma fee alssamawati wama fee al-ardi wakafa biAllahi wakeelan
4.171 You The Book's family, certainly do not go beyond the limits in your faith, and they do not say on allah except The Truth (is) only the Messiah Jesus, Mary's son, allahs messenger, and his Word, cast forth to her, Mary, and Spirit from him; so believe on account of allah, and His messengers, and they do not say: "Three." Refrain (it is) agreeable certainly your only allah one god glory be to him, that He has certainly been his Son, truly His what is in the heavens and what is in the earth and He sufficed on account of allah, a witness.
Observe that this ayah is directed at
The Books family (ahla alkitabi) " which refers to the followers of the Holy Bible; i.e. Christians.
For the Muslim, it then gives instruction as to what the correct interpretation of the Holy Bible needs to be regarding (among numerous things), the concept of the Trinity.
In this classic Islamic one-hit-wonder we are told not to refer to the one allah as
Three, as even his messengers do not say
Three - because he is
not the result of counted things (thalathatun).and yet, in the very ayah itself it lists-out directly, Father, Son, & Spirit.
This is a classic Koranic example in which the authors display their understanding of the Biblical concept of the Holy Trinity, and give the example of what it
is not by the usage of the word
Threeand what
it is, by the example of
one.
