Page 184 - Prophet Jesus (Pbuh): A Prophet Not A Son, Of God

182 Prophet Jesus (pbuh): A Prophet, Not A Son, of God

One baseless foundation of trinitarian belief is the word (logos),
which is used right at the beginning of John's Gospel. Here, John as-
serts that Prophet Jesus (pbuh) is the Word of God and has existed, to-

gether with Him, for all time: (Surely God is beyond that!)
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and
the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through
Him all things were made; without Him nothing was made that has
been made. In Him was life, and that life was the light of men. The
light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it.
(John, 1:1-5)
John then writes:
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have
seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, Who came from the
Father, full of grace and truth. (John, 1:14)

In short, Prophet Jesus (pbuh) is depicted as the Word of God, as a
result of which divine status is ascribed to him. (Surely God is beyond
that!)
However, this concept rests on a serious misinterpretation of the
facts. As the Qur'an reveals:
People of the Book! Do not go to excess in your religion. Say nothing but

the truth abo out God. The Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, was only the
Messenger of God and His Word, which He cast into Mary, and a
Spirit from Him. So believe in God and His Messengers. Do not say:
"Three." It is bet tter that you stop. God is only One God. He is too
Glorious to have a son! Everything in the heavens and on Earth belongs
to Him. God suffices as a Guardian. (Surat an-Nisa': 171)

John's mistake lies in his expression and the Word was God. This
expression, which portrays the Word of God as being equivalent to His