The Trinity

[Magicsilence]

**Is Mary regarded the third of the Holy Trinity, by the Quran? **
by Akbarally Meherally of www.mostmerciful.com

It is not an uncommon occurrence that during the dialogues with Christians, a Muslim may hear remarks such as the one mentioned here under:

Remark: Muhammad, the author of the Holy Qur’an, was mistaken into believing that Mary (the mother of Jesus), was the third Person of the Holy Trinity. Muhammad was not aware of the fact that the Holy Ghost is the third Person of the Holy Trinity and not Mary.

To substantiate the above misconception, the person making the remark would probably quote the following verse from the Holy Qur’an:

Upon careful study of the above verse, which was revealed by Allah to Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) through Allah’s angel Gabriel, and the scrutiny of the following observations, one discovers that Allah has spoken the Truth.

The Observations…
a) Carved or molten images (Statues) of Jesus Christ and his mother Mary, in various sizes and shapes, are to be found in the Catholic Churches, all around the world.

b) Most of these Sacred Statues are placed in the prominent places of the Prayer Halls of these Christian Churches for venerating and worshipping.

c) One would also notice that the majority of the attending congregates would kneel, worship, venerate and pray before these Holy Images as their reverent rituals. Many devoted believers would place lighted candles in front of these Sacred Statues, before paying their homage.

d) These Catholic congregates who venerate Lord Jesus as their God and Virgin Mary as the “Mother of God”, do form the bulk of the Christians community. It has been so since the inception of the Roman Catholic Church. The Protestants, who separated from the Roman Catholics, nearly ten centuries after the advent of Islam, do not have the Statues of Mother Mary in their Churches.

e) These observations clearly indicate that Virgin Mary has been venerated with hyperdulia, along with her son Jesus, by the majority of the Christians, from the early years of the Catholicism.

f) As for the Holy Ghost, the third person of the Holy Trinity, no Christian Church has so far instituted its venerating representation, image or semblance for their Churchgoers.

The Truth

The obvious conclusion is that for all practical purpose and in reality, when the issue is of Worshipping, Venerating, Deifying and/or Idolizing, it is Mary - the “Mother of God” and not the Holy Ghost has that kind of rank and status. Briefly, the historical figures of Jesus and Mary are venerated as Deities. The Holy Ghost is not venerated as a Deity.

The quoted verse from the Holy Qur’an questions such Divine Ranks and Status that have been assigned by the followers of Jesus to him and his mother. The verse does not speak of the Church developed enigmatic Doctrine of Trinity.

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A clever rebuttal but i mighty mistake might i add.

Your continual reference to Mohammed being surrounded by such churches shows an obvious misunderstanding of the Catholic faith by Mohammed. However Allah would have known that although there may have been some who did indeed worship Mary, for most, worship was reserved for God alone. To indicate otherwise means that Allah himself could not comprehend the Catholic faith; because it was assumed that the Catholics worshipped Mary by Mohammed he saw fit to include it in the koran, HOWEVER if it was indeed a direct revelation from above Allah should have known that the statues of Mary in churches were not worshipped, though they may have been venerated.

If Allah had sent the words from heaven for Mohammed to write then he would have understood that Christ came and proclaimed the doctrine of the trinity (I know the term wasnt coined till the fourth century but the doctrine was present and foregoing nonetheless). Only someone who was ignorant of the Catholic faith could have possibly even said that the images of Mary and Christ were of Gods, you can forgive a protestant for thinking that we worship Mary, but they know nonetheless that we do not view Mary as part of the trinity/ a God/ or having a higher power than any human could have.

The fundamental error remains that it was thought by the koran that Catholics viewed Mary as a God. Allah could not have made such a mistake. Only someone looking on the outside of the faith could have made such a misconception. Unfortunately Allah can not be ascribed such a status.