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