so intense that he had to veil himself.

Yet, according to the Christians, the Messiah had the divine nature united with him from the very moment Mary conceived him, and that union remained with him while he was still a fetus in her womb, becoming stronger as he grew. Likewise, they maintain that the union endured while he was a child, right up until he was taken up to heaven and sat at the right hand of his Father, the divine nature still united with him together with the human nature. Despite all this, the Messiah’s body underwent no change proportionate to such a union, nor did any beams of light appear in keeping with it. Indeed, in their reckoning the Messiah—before John baptized him and saw something resembling a dove descend upon him—displayed no miracles at all; he was just like any other person, and the first sign to appear was his turning water into wine.

Moses, peace be upon him, merely heard the Speech [of Allah], and light immediately shone upon him—how far removed is merely hearing the Speech from being united with it!

When Moses heard the Speech and Allah spoke to him from the bush, the angels descended and signs of Allah’s greatness appeared to him, commensurate with the fact that the Almighty addressed him. By contrast, the Lord, according to the Christians, is permanently united with the body of the Messiah, yet He has not manifested through him tokens of Lordship and majesty except what He has shown, in even greater measure, to certain other prophets.

The Tenth Point:
If the one who addressed the people was the composite of divine and human natures, then his very words plainly affirm that he is a created, dependent being who prays and beseeches. But a composite entity is not itself a created being that prays to Allah and worships Him; and if the one speaking was the divine nature alone