that the'Three Persons are finite then neither the Fa-
ther, nor Son, nor yet the Holy Ghost is God.
The doctrine of the Trinity was developed as a con-
sequence of the deification of two creatures, Jesus
Christ and the mysterious Fioly Ghost, and their as-
sociation with God as partners in his Godhead. As
explained in Christiaii litenature it amounts to the
separate personefication of three attributes of God.
Whether considered from historical veiw point or
otherwise, it is a regression from rational theology to
mythology. For, at the root of all mythologies lies
the irrational tendency of the human mindi to deify
great men and personify non-personal forces and at-
tributes and to prescient them as Divine Persons.
Islam preaches the plain and simple Unity of God.
It presents a corruption of God ,vhich is free from
anthropomorphic or mythological fancics. It affirms
the uniqueness of God and says that Ile has no part-
ners in his Godhead. Fic is one in person and one in
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