Islam
doctrine of the Trinity, comparing it to polytheism. In Islamic theology, Jesus was just a man
and not the son of God; God is described in a chapter (sura) of the Qur'an as "...God, the
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One and Only; God, the Eternal, Absolute; He begetteth not, nor is He begotten; And there is
none like unto Him."
Qur'an
The first sura in a Qur'anic manuscript by Hattat Aziz EfendiMuslims consider the Qur'an to
be the literal word of God; it is the central religious text of Islam. Muslims believe that the
verses of the Qur'an were revealed to Muhammad by God through the angel Gabriel on
many occasions between 610 and his death on July 6, 632. The Qur'an was written down by
Muhammad's companions (sahabah) while he was alive, although the prime method of
transmission was orally. It was compiled in the time of Abu Bakr, the first caliph, and was