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Allah, which is found in Hinduism, Christianity, and other religions, and
believes that the concept of incarnation limits the concept of Allah and
destroys the believer's conviction of the activeness and perfection of Allah.
The Koran describes Allah being perfect and active: "Allah, there is no god
except He. The Living, the Everlasting. Neither dozing nor sleep overtakes
Him. To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and the earth. Who is he that
shall intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what will be
before their hands and what was behind them, and they do not comprehend
anything of His knowledge except what He willed. His Seat embraces the
heavens and earth, and the preserving of them does not weary Him. He is the
High, the Great." Koran 2:255.
Islam rejects the notion that Jesus, peace be upon him, was the son of God.
Rather it honors and respects him as one of the great messengers and
prophets of Allah sent to the children of Israel. Islam rejects the Pauline
concept of trinity and considers it a contradiction of pure monotheism. It
also rejects the argument of some Christians that God made Himself
incarnate in Jesus, peace be upon him, so that God could be known by men,
believes that the concept of incarnation limits the concept of Allah and
destroys the believer's conviction of the activeness and perfection of Allah.
The Koran describes Allah being perfect and active: "Allah, there is no god
except He. The Living, the Everlasting. Neither dozing nor sleep overtakes
Him. To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and the earth. Who is he that
shall intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what will be
before their hands and what was behind them, and they do not comprehend
anything of His knowledge except what He willed. His Seat embraces the
heavens and earth, and the preserving of them does not weary Him. He is the
High, the Great." Koran 2:255.
Islam rejects the notion that Jesus, peace be upon him, was the son of God.
Rather it honors and respects him as one of the great messengers and
prophets of Allah sent to the children of Israel. Islam rejects the Pauline
concept of trinity and considers it a contradiction of pure monotheism. It
also rejects the argument of some Christians that God made Himself
incarnate in Jesus, peace be upon him, so that God could be known by men,