Quran Issues
The Quran clearly condemns the doctrine of the Trinity by stating that God is not a third of three.
Quick answer
The Christian response is that the Quran misrepresents the Christian understanding of the Trinity. It attacks a heretical view that has never been held by mainstream Christians, and the actual doctrine of the Trinity consists of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, not Mary as a deity.
Full argument
The Quranic verses in question, such as Surah 5:72-75, do not address the orthodox Christian belief in the Trinity but rather a misrepresentation of it. The Quran mistakenly assumes that Christians worship three gods: Allah, Jesus, and Mary. This is further supported by the commentary of Islamic scholars who acknowledge that the heretical view mentioned in the Quran has long been extinct. The orthodox Christian understanding of the Trinity, which includes the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, is not condemned in the Quran. Instead, it is the misinterpretation of the Trinity that the Quran critiques. Historical context shows that the mainstream Christian belief has always been in one God in three persons, which is not what the Quran addresses.
Key verses
Matthew 28:19bible
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
John 1:1bible
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John 10:30bible
I and the Father are one.
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