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Sunan Abi Dawud, Hadith 99 ⓘ

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This tradition has also been narrated on the authority of ‘A’ishah through a different chain.

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ، أَنَّ إِسْحَاقَ بْنَ مَنْصُورٍ، حَدَّثَهُمْ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، - رضى الله عنها - عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَحْوَهُ ‏.‏

Only a Trinitarian God can be a God of love

A God who is indivisibly one and self-sufficient is alone by definition, and cannot be a God of love as to love requires relationship.

Theology

The Bible describes God as a ‘composite’ unity

The Bible presents the oneness of God in a way that supports the doctrine of the Trinity by using a ‘composite’ unity that carries both the idea of the oneness of God who is at the same time a unity of persons.

Theology

Delighting in the Trinity

The trinity is the foundational teaching of the Bible that God is one God, who has eternally existing in three persons, Father, Son and Sprit who each are fully God. This idea is denied by the Quran, which states that God is an indivisible unity, who can have no partners. The Trinity, while mysterious, is simple to define and a beautiful truth we can confidently hold to and reference in reaching out to others.

Theology

Where did Jesus say I am God, worship me?

The fact that Jesus is God is one of the clearest truths of the New Testament with many verses attesting to the fact that Jesus is not only 100% human but also 100% divine. One question Muslims like to ask Christians, however, is “where did Jesus say I am God, worship me?” Responding is not as easy as you may think, so how do we answer this question?

Theology

200 Questions

Q28: Is God’s eternal and unchangeable name “Yahweh”?

200 Questions

also referenced under: Hadith 99 (DarusSalam) & Book 1, Hadith 99 (USC-MSA)

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