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In the English speaking world, where the trinity doctrine is prevalent, some people are intrigued by God's usage of the plural tense in the Quran. The overwhelming message of the Quran, where there is absolutely no compromise is that "GOD IS ONE" (2:133, 163; 4:171 5:73; 6:19; 9:31; 12:39; 13:16; 14:48, 52; 16:22, 51; 18:110; 21:108; 22:34; 37:4; 38:65; 39:4; 40:16; 41:6; 112:1). Whenever the first person plural form is used by
the Almighty, it invariably indicates participation of other entities, such as
the angels. For example, the revelation of
this Quran involved participation of the angel Gabriel and the prophet Muhammad.
Hence the use of the plural form in 15:9: Another example has to do with blowing the breath
of life into Adam and Jesus. The
creation of Adam took place in heaven and God directly blew into him the breath
of life. Thus, the first person singular form is consistently used:
"I blew into Adam from My spirit" (15:29, 38:72).
When God spoke to Moses directly, without the
mediation of angels, we see that God is
speaking exclusively in the singular tense: Whenever the worship of God is mentioned, the singular tense is used (51:56). |