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did not utter a single clear statement to that effect? Rather, the explicit texts affirm that the Messiah is a created being, and not one verse says otherwise; instead, every sign points only to the Messiah’s prophethood.
لَمْ يَنْطِقُوا فِي ذَلِكَ بِلَفْظٍ صَرِيحٍ، بَلِ النُّصُوصُ الصَّرِيحَةُ تَدُلُّ عَلَى أَنَّ الْمَسِيحَ مَخْلُوقٌ وَلَمْ تَأْتِ آيَةٌ عَلَى خِلَافِ ذَلِكَ، بَلْ إِنَّمَا تَدُلُّ الْآيَاتُ عَلَى نُبُوَّةِ الْمَسِيحِ.