Al-Jawāb as-Sahīh li-man baddala dīn al-Masīh - Ibn Taimiya - (4/27)

Section: Refuting Their Claim that the Quran Affirms Both Divinity and Humanity in the Messiah

They argue:

“In the very book brought by this man it is written:
‘The Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, is only a messenger of God, His word that He cast to Mary, and a spirit from Him.’ ⦗al-Nisāʾ 4:171⦘.

This, they say, supports our doctrine, for it testifies that he is a human being like us—that is, in respect of the human nature taken from Mary—while he is simultaneously the word of God and His spirit united with him. And God forbid that the creative word and spirit of God should be like us who are created!

They further cite the verse in Sūrat al-Nisāʾ:
‘They did not kill him, nor did they crucify him; rather, it was made to appear so to them.’ ⦗al-Nisāʾ 4:157⦘.

By this statement, He indicates the divine nature, namely the word of God, which never entered

[فَصْلٌ: نَقْضُ دَعْوَاهُمْ أَنَّ الْقُرْآنَ أَثْبَتَ فِي الْمَسِيحِ اللَّاهُوتَ وَالنَّاسُوتَ] قَالُوا: وَقَدْ جَاءَ فِي هَذَا الْكِتَابِ الَّذِي جَاءَ بِهِ هَذَا الْإِنْسَانُ يَقُولُ: {إِنَّمَا الْمَسِيحُ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَكَلِمَتُهُ أَلْقَاهَا إِلَى مَرْيَمَ وَرُوحٌ مِنْهُ} [النساء: ١٧١] . وَهَذَا يُوَافِقُ قَوْلَنَا: إِذْ قَدْ شَهِدَ أَنَّهُ إِنْسَانٌ مِثْلُنَا، أَيْ بِالنَّاسُوتِ الَّذِي أُخِذَ مِنْ مَرْيَمَ، وَكَلِمَةِ اللَّهِ وَرُوحِهِ الْمُتَّحِدَةِ فِيهِ، وَحَاشَا أَنْ تَكُونَ كَلِمَةُ اللَّهِ وَرُوحُهُ الْخَالِقَةَ مِثْلَنَا نَحْنُ الْمَخْلُوقِينَ، وَأَيْضًا قَالَ فِي سُورَةِ النِّسَاءِ: {وَمَا قَتَلُوهُ وَمَا صَلَبُوهُ وَلَكِنْ شُبِّهَ لَهُمْ} [النساء: ١٥٧] . فَأَشَارَ بِهَذَا الْقَوْلِ إِلَى اللَّاهُوتِ الَّذِي هُوَ كَلِمَةُ اللَّهِ الَّتِي لَمْ يَدْخُلْ