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The Sharing Group Discussion on Jesus (a.s.) Qua Divine

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بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ   The following was posted by me, on The Sharing Group, on the 11 th March 2016: “Something to consider: From a Muslim theological perspective, the heresy of Trinitarianism is not the belief that Jesus ( a.s. ) is God since that can be understood through the doctrinal instruments of the tajalli and wahdat al-wujud ; but that God is Jesus ( a.s. ) since God is Mukhalafatuhu lil Hawadits , Distinct from and without resemblance to Creation.”   Brother Abdul Karim Majid : Spot on and exactly what I have been taught to understand.   Brother Terence Helikaon Nunis : Shaykh Muhyi ad-Din Abu ‘Abdullah Muhammad ibn ‘Ali ibn ‘Arabi ( q.s. ) was, perhaps, the one who articulated this best.   Imam Ahmad al-Faruqi ibn ‘Abd al-Ahad as-Sirhindi ( q.s. ) also had a similar position.   Brother Sri Nahar : Regarding “God is Jesus”; if by “Jesus”, we refer to the human nature of the Son of Mary, then God is not Jesus.   Brother Terence Helikaon Nunis : Go