What is the refutation of the doctrine of the Trinity among the Christians?
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The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. What is the refutation, O Shaykh, of the Christians who claim the doctrine of the Trinity?
The Shaykh : The doctrine.
The questioner : The Trinity.
The Shaykh : The Trinity?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : I mean, what do we say in response to them? How do we respond to them? How do we answer, I mean, how do we refute them by showing that their belief is not correct?
The Shaykh :[Al-Ikhlas 112:1-2] .
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : ... Allah is One, Allah is the Self-Sufficient.
The questioner : The details, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : The details, I mean.
The Shaykh : My brother, beliefs are first innate, and second, the texts regarding them are explicit in the Book and the Sunnah, understood by the general public just as by the specialists. There is no need for details; details are a waste of time. What doubt do you have? You say the Christians claim that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are one God. Well, does this statement need a refutation?
The questioner : No, of course not.
The Shaykh : So what do you need with details?[Al-Ikhlas 112:1-4] So Jesus is a son by their own admission, so how can He be a Lord? The matter does not need details. In any case, I advise the youth to seek knowledge and not to contact the ignorant and listen to their doubts. You are now confirming to me that the question I mentioned to you, when he asked whether the Torah and the Gospel are the word of Allah or not? This was whispered to this questioner because he did not know how to recite the Qur'an. So we advise the youth, before they entangle themselves in listening to such questions, what is the evidence that Allah is One? My brother, the old Arab poet said:
"And nothing is sound in the minds *** If the day needs a proof"
You need proof that Allah is One and to refute the Trinity. The Trinity in their speech is that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are one. Well, Jesus is a son after He was not, so He is a created being. And Jesus is the son of Allah, as stated in the Noble Qur'an, and a messenger from Allah. So if you memorize[Al-Ikhlas 112:1].
The student : ... our Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The student : If you quote His saying in the Qur'an, it contradicts. The Jews said Uzair is the son of Allah, and the Christians said Jesus is the son of Allah.
The Shaykh : Yes,[Al-Ikhlas 112:1] only, if you understand it and observe it, it is sufficient for you to refute the doctrine of the Trinity. But have you mastered the belief of the Muslims before you come to engage in this labor, my brother?
The questioner : No, but I mean, there is a question in belief... because... we are studying it at the university.
The Shaykh : At the university.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The doctrine.
The questioner : The Trinity.
The Shaykh : The Trinity?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : I mean, what do we say in response to them? How do we respond to them? How do we answer, I mean, how do we refute them by showing that their belief is not correct?
The Shaykh :
(1) Say, "He is Allah, [who is] One, (2) Allah, the Eternal Refuge.
قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ * اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُThe questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : ... Allah is One, Allah is the Self-Sufficient.
The questioner : The details, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : The details, I mean.
The Shaykh : My brother, beliefs are first innate, and second, the texts regarding them are explicit in the Book and the Sunnah, understood by the general public just as by the specialists. There is no need for details; details are a waste of time. What doubt do you have? You say the Christians claim that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are one God. Well, does this statement need a refutation?
The questioner : No, of course not.
The Shaykh : So what do you need with details?
(1) Say, "He is Allah, [who is] One, (2) Allah, the Eternal Refuge. (3) He neither begets nor is born, (4) Nor is there to Him any equivalent."
قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ * اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ * لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ * وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ"And nothing is sound in the minds *** If the day needs a proof"
You need proof that Allah is One and to refute the Trinity. The Trinity in their speech is that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are one. Well, Jesus is a son after He was not, so He is a created being. And Jesus is the son of Allah, as stated in the Noble Qur'an, and a messenger from Allah. So if you memorize
Say, "He is Allah, [who is] One,
قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌThe student : ... our Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The student : If you quote His saying in the Qur'an, it contradicts. The Jews said Uzair is the son of Allah, and the Christians said Jesus is the son of Allah.
The Shaykh : Yes,
Say, "He is Allah, [who is] One,
قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌThe questioner : No, but I mean, there is a question in belief... because... we are studying it at the university.
The Shaykh : At the university.
The questioner: Yes.
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