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From: gwydion@tavi.rice.edu (Basalat Ali Raja)
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Subject: Re: Biblical Trinity is shirk
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Date: 14 Mar 90 20:25:41 GMT
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[this discussion is much more appropriate to soc.religion.islam
 than soc.culture.arabic.  I am directing followups to that 
 newsgroup]

In article <18850@megaron.cs.arizona.edu> bakken@megaron.cs.arizona.edu (Dave Bakken) writes:
>But we need to apply Occam's razor to my earlier question.  Do not
>confuse the issue of whether Jesus is a member of the Trinity.  My
>question was more general: what are the Qur'anic, hadithal (if thats
>a word :-), and/or historical reasons for Muslims disagreeing with
>the doctrine of the Trinity.  This was a sincere question by which
>I hoped to learn more about what Muslims believe and why they do.

I have provided several references from the Quran in soc.religion.islam 
for Muslims rejecting the Trinity.  I am no historian, and I can only
speculate at best.  My opinion, for what it is worth, is that Muslims
tend to be interested in straightforward answers.  If you will excuse
me for saying so, without all the associated superstition, the mystery
of the Trinity is a simple contradiction.

This given, with the totally human nature of Jesus in the Quran, as
well as the supernatural but non-divine nature of the Holy Ghost, is
enough to make Muslims reject the Trinity.