One God

Tauheed: the Uniqueness of ONE God in Islam and rejection of Trinity Concept of God.

"Do not worship besides Allah that which can not help or harm you." (Al-Anbiya 21:66)

Muslims believe in the sacred creed of Oneness of God as found in the introductory statement of Islam: Laa Ilaha Illalaah- there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah.

Monotheism is the cornerstone and indispensable foundation of a Muslim’s belief system. To embrace the One true God, commonly called in Arabic Allah, is not only to believe He exists but to love Him, trust in Him, obey Him, know Him et al.

This position is as natural as breathing oxygen instead of carbon dioxide.

Can you imagine three drivers trying to drive the same car down the 401, all three fighting to get the steering, gear and pedal going together? Have you ever seen several fathers claiming fatherhood of a cute baby and DNA testing proving all them as biological fathers? Can this perfectly run world with intricate and complex systems possibly be created and managed by multiple directors, each having the same powers and portfolios?

21:22 If there were, in the heavens and the earth, other gods besides Allah, there would have been confusion in both! but glory to Allah, the Lord of the Throne: (High is He) above what they attribute to Him!

That is so true that atheists when confronted are usually convinced in the existence of a single supreme being who created everything. This makes common sense to them easier than trying to find the logic in polytheism.

In a 1997 survey in the science journal Nature, 40 percent of U.S. scientists said they believe in God—not just a creator, but a God to whom one can pray in expectation of an answer. That is the same percentage of scientists who were believers when the survey was taken 80 years earlier.

On the concept of Trinity the Oneness of Allah opposes the very basis of having to share Godhead with anyone else, no matter how close that being may be to God.

5:17 In blasphemy indeed are those that say that Allah is Christ the son of Mary. Say: "Who then hath the least power against Allah, if His will were to destroy Christ the son of Mary, his mother, and all every - one that is on the earth? To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and all that is between. He creates what He pleases. For Allah hath power over all things."

This is not only referring to the then prevalent belief that Jesus, on whom be peace, was considered God but even Mary was worshipped and as such this acts against the very notion of worshipping the One Unseen Creator- Allah. The very first commandment is to not take any other gods as deity after all He is a jealous God!

And God spake all these words, saying, I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. (Exodus 20:1-3)

The Jews continue to believe in One God or Yahweh and since this was the original teachings of all Prophets it’s not surprising to note that the Torah and Old Testament continue to uphold this belief. Wasn’t Jesus from that same era too? Why would he want that to change that, when he was sent to uphold the laws of Moses?

16:36 For We assuredly sent amongst every People an apostle, (with the Command), "Serve Allah, and eschew Evil": of the People were some whom Allah guided, and some on whom error became inevitably (established). So travel through the earth, and see what was the end of those who denied (the Truth).

When the Quran refutes the claim that some people believe that Jesus is one among three gods it refers to the mindset at the time of revelation. However, the mindset was established in such away that any brand of such a belief where Allah doesn’t remain central to His Oneness in Worship and Belief is refuted in this verse, as again, Tauheed is of paramount importance to the Islamic creed. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia trinity was introduced after the fourth century i.e. in Nicea Council 324AD.

5:73 They do blaspheme who say: Allah is one of three in a Trinity: for there is no god except One Allah. If they desist not from their word (of blasphemy), verily a grievous penalty will befall the blasphemers among them.

Since the Jesus is mortal and has died according to Christians then this becomes problematic that how can god die, let alone validating Trinity, since one is absent from the equation. Or how can the father be loved more than the son, since it’s the son who died for man’s sins? Although we are suppose to love God with all our heart. We as Muslims believe in Jesus as the Prophet of God, son of Virgin Mary, performer of miracles, promised messiah to return on earth but cannot in anyway believe he knows when the Day of Judgment will be. And this is how Mark 13 verse 32 describes him- "No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.”

The Quran corroborates this: 41:47 To Him is referred the Knowledge of the Hour (of Judgment: He knows all): No date-fruit comes out of its sheath, nor does a female conceive (within her womb) nor bring forth the Day that ((Allah)) will propound to them the (question), "Where are the partners (ye attributed to Me?" They will say, "We do assure thee not one of us can bear witness!"