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"Peace be upon you! You've raised a really interesting point, and it's a great way to look at things. Let's think about it simply: in basic math, 1+1+1 equals 3, right? It's straightforward and logical—three separate units make three. Now, the Trinity says 1+1+1 equals 1, which, if we're honest, doesn't add up in the way we understand reality. How can three distinct entities—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—each fully God, somehow still be just one God? It's a mystery, they say, but doesn't that feel like avoiding the question?
In Islam, we don't wrestle with this kind of puzzle. Allah is One—absolute, undivided, and singular. The Qur'an teaches us, 'He is Allah, the One, the Overwhelming' (Surah Az-Zumar, 39:4). There's no need to twist logic or accept contradictions. One is one, not three-in-one. This clarity reflects the perfection of Allah's nature—He's not composed of parts or dependent on anything else. Doesn't that simplicity resonate with how we naturally reason about the world? I'd love to hear your thoughts on this!"
God is not math. God is a singular complex unity. How many bones do you have? How many organs? How many cells? Do your parts make you thousands of different beings or is there a unity within you? We are obviously a complex unity of biological systems but we are also a unity of a body and a soul (Ruh). Now we as Christians also believe that we have a spirit. So we are soul, body, and spirit. So we are a complex unity yet we are not 2 or 3 beings but 1 being. In the same way, God is a complex unity of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. God is triune in nature just as we are triune in nature.
The Qur'an will come and speak and intercede for believers on judgement day. Also each of the surahs are meant to become birds and . If Allah's word is personal and intercedes on behalf of the muslims to Allah then this means either the Qur'an is equal to Allah, thus committing shirk, or that Allah is a complex unity. Does 1+1+1+1+1+1+1…+1+1 = 114? Is the Qur'an 1 book or 114 books?