We continue our investigation into Muslim scholars’ claim regarding the identity of the spirit of Allah. As we observed in part one, they lacked a comprehensive understanding of this concept. Despite this, they held various interpretations of the spirit of Allah. Now we will explore how this confusion persists in their interpretation of certain qur’anical verses that also mention the word “spirit.” As we mentioned in our previous article, the word spirit appears twenty-one times in the Qur’an.
We already investigated six locations in the Qur’an concerning the spirit. Let us continue with Qur’an 4:171: “O People of the Book, do not exaggerate in your religion and do not speak against Allah, except the truth. Surely the Christ Isā, son of Mary, is only a messenger of Allah and his word, which he cast to Mary, and a spirit from him. So believe in Allah and his messengers, and do not say, ‘Three.’ Cease. It is better for you. Surely Allah is only one god. Praise be to him that there would be to him a son. To him what is in the heavens and what is on the earth, and Allah is a sufficient guardian.”
Muslims use this verse to counter the Christian belief in the Trinity comprised of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. As mentioned in the Qur’an, Mohammed was unaware of the actual Christian beliefs due t ...
