In our first three articles, we addressed the fundamental question of the spirit in Islam by exploring how Muslim scholars have grappled with interpreting the identity and role of the spirit as mentioned in the Qur’an. With each verse analyzed, the inconsistencies grew, leaving questions about the true nature of Allah’s spirit. We also examined additional verses that reference the spirit, further highlighting the ambiguities within the Qur’an and how these verses contradict Islamic claims of clarity.
When we examine the Holy Bible and search for the words “Holy Spirit” or the “Spirit of God,” we find them written throughout the pages of both the Old and New Testaments. We see that it is written very clearly and know what God meant when referring to the Spirit of God or the Holy Spirit in that He was speaking of the third person of God. However, in the Qur’an, we have seen that Muslims do not even know what Allah meant by what he said. That is why you will not find a Jewish or Christian theologian who will disagree in what is meant by the Spirit of God. In the case of Islam, there are around 17 explanations as to what the Holy Spirit is, but in the Bible there is only one! He is the third person of the Triune God. The first time the “Spirit of God” is mentioned in the Bible is found in Genesis 1:2, “The earth was with ...
