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An-Nisa 4:171 يا اهل الكتاب لا تغلوا في دينكم ولا تقولوا على الله الا الحق انما المسيح عيسى ابن مريم رسول الله وكلمته القاها الى مريم وروح منه فامنوا بالله ورسله ولا تقولوا ثلاثة انتهوا خيرا لكم انما الله الاه واحد سبحانه ان يكون له ولد له ما في السماوات وما في الارض وكفى بالله وكيلا ١٧١

4:171
يَٰٓأَهۡلَ
ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ
لَا
تَغۡلُواْ
فِي
دِينِكُمۡ
وَلَا
تَقُولُواْ
عَلَى
ٱللَّهِ
إِلَّا
ٱلۡحَقَّۚ
إِنَّمَا
ٱلۡمَسِيحُ
عِيسَى
ٱبۡنُ
مَرۡيَمَ
رَسُولُ
ٱللَّهِ
وَكَلِمَتُهُۥٓ
أَلۡقَىٰهَآ
إِلَىٰ
مَرۡيَمَ
وَرُوحٞ
مِّنۡهُۖ
فَـَٔامِنُواْ
بِٱللَّهِ
وَرُسُلِهِۦۖ
وَلَا
تَقُولُواْ
ثَلَٰثَةٌۚ
ٱنتَهُواْ
خَيۡرٗا
لَّكُمۡۚ
إِنَّمَا
ٱللَّهُ
إِلَٰهٞ
وَٰحِدٞۖ
سُبۡحَٰنَهُۥٓ
أَن
يَكُونَ
لَهُۥ
وَلَدٞۘ
لَّهُۥ
مَا
فِي
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
وَمَا
فِي
ٱلۡأَرۡضِۗ
وَكَفَىٰ
بِٱللَّهِ
وَكِيلٗا
١٧١
People of the Book, do not go to excess in your religion, and do not say anything about God except the truth: the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, was nothing more than a messenger of God, His word, directed to Mary, a spirit from Him. So believe in God and His messengers and do not speak of a ‘Trinity’- stop [this], that is better for you- God is only one God, He is far above having a son, everything in the heavens and earth belongs to Him and He is the best one to trust.
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Chapter 4, Page 105, Juz 6

167. Those who have disbelieved and barred others from God’s path have gone far astray; 168. God will not forgive those who have disbelieved and do evil, nor will He guide them to any path 169. except that of Hell, where they will remain for ever- this is easy for God. 170. The Messenger has come to you [people] with the truth from your Lord, so believe- that is best for you- for even if you disbelieve, all that is in the heavens and the earth still belongs to God, and He is all knowing and all wise. 171. People of the Book, do not go to excess in your religion, and do not say anything about God except the truth: the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, was nothing more than a messenger of God, His word, directed to Mary, a spirit from Him. So believe in God and His messengers and do not speak of a ‘Trinity’- stop [this], that is better for you- God is only one God, He is far above having a son, everything in the heavens and earth belongs to Him and He is the best one to trust.

- M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

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