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

As the priest in residence at Baucalis, a district of Alexandria, Arius
communicated these ideas to a wide audience. Due to the consistence
and convincing nature of what he said, and also to his modest and simple
lifestyle, those who listened to him easily accepted his ideas. However
Bishop Alexander of Alexandria, who was loyal to the Church in Rome
which regarded Prophet Jesus as the son of God, not in the metaphorical
sense, but as a true deity (Surely God is beyond that), became uneasy

with such ideas. After failing to convince Arius to alter his opinions, he
initiated a fierce assault against him. He described this in his own writ-
ings:
This movement has spread ever wider, to all of Egypt, Libya and
Upper Thebes. At this, we too met with the bishops of Egypt and
Libya, and cursed this movement and all its followers at an assem-
bly of around a hundred people… 5