ثَلَاثَةُThreeأَجْزَاءٍparts
Three parts
تَتَغَايَرُdifferمِنfromبَعْضِsomeالْوُجُوهِ،aspects,
differ from some aspects,
وَتَتَحَدُand uniteمِنfromبَعْضٍsomeآخَرَ،other,
and unite from others,
وَكَانُواand they wereيُسَمُّونَهَاcalling them"الْأَقَانِيمَ"the hypostasesالثَّلَاثَةَ"three"
and they were calling them "the three hypostases"
أَحَدُهَا:one of them:الْأَبُthe Fatherالَّذِيwhoيَحْتَلُّoccupiesمَكَانَةَthe position of"مَبْدَأِ"the principle ofالْعَالَمِ"،the world",
one of them: the Father who occupies the position of "the principle of the world",
وَالثَّانِي:and the second:الْإِبْنُ،the Son,وَهُوَand he isبِمَعْنَىin the meaning of"الصَّادِرِ"the firstالْأَوَّلِ"emanator"
and the second: the Son, and he is in the sense of "the first emanator"
الَّذِيwhichيَعْنِيmeansالْكُلِّيَّthe universalالْعَامَّgeneralالشَّامِلَcomprehensiveلِجَمِيعِfor allالْمَوْجُودَاتِ،existences,
which means the general universal comprehensive of all existences,
وَالثَّالِثُ:and the third:أُقْنُومُhypostasis ofرُوحِSpiritالْقُدُسِ،Holy,وَهُوَand itيَعْنِيmeans"الْعُقُولَ"the abstractالْمُجَرَّدَةَ".intellects".
and the third: the hypostasis of the Holy Spirit, and it means "the abstract intellects".
أُقْنُومُHypostasis of"الْإِبْنِ""the Son"تَقَمَّصَincarnatedالْمَسِيحَthe Messiah- عَلَيْهِ- upon himالسَّلَامُ -:peace -:
Hypostasis of "the Son" incarnated the Messiah - peace be upon him -:
وَكَانُواand they wereيَعْتَقِدُونَbelievingأَنَّthatأُقْنُومَhypostasis ofالْإِبْنِthe Sonتَقَمَّصَincarnatedرُوحَspirit ofالْمَسِيحِthe Messiah- عَلَيْهِ- upon himالسَّلَامُ -peace -
And they believed that the hypostasis of the Son incarnated the spirit of the Messiah - peace be upon him -
أَيْthat isأَنَّthatالْمَلَكَthe angelجِبْرِيلَGabrielكَمَاasكَانَhe wasيَأْتِيcoming- أَحْيَاناً -- sometimes -فِيinصُورَةِform ofرَجُلٍ،man,
meaning that the angel Gabriel, just as he used to come - sometimes - in the form of a man,
كَذَلِكَlikewiseظَهَرَappeared"الْإِبْنُ""the Son"فِيinصُورَةِform ofعِيسَى،Jesus,
likewise "the Son" appeared in the form of Jesus,
وَلِذَلِكَand thereforeفَهُوَhe is"الْإِلَهُ""the God"أَيْضاً،also,
and therefore he is "God" as well,
وَهُوَand he is"ابْنُ"Son ofاللَّهِ"God"كَذَلِكَ،likewise,
and he is "the Son of God" as well,
وَهُوَand he isالْبَشَرُthe humanأَيْضاًَ،also,
and he is also human,
وَتَجْرِيand applyبِالنِّسْبَةِwith respectإِلَيْهِto himالْأَحْكَامُthe rulingsالْبَشَرِيَّةُhumanوَالْأَحْكَامُand rulingsالْإِلَهِيَّةُdivineعَلَىonالسَّوَاءِ.equal.
and both human rulings and divine rulings apply to him equally.
دَلِيلُProof ofهَذِهِthisالْعَقِيدَةِbeliefالْبَاطِلَةِ:false:
Proof of this false belief:
وَقَدِand indeedاسْتَنَدُواthey reliedفِيinاسْتِنْبَاطِderivation ofهَذِهِthisالْعَقِيدَةِbeliefالْغَرِيبَةِstrangeإِلَىuponبَعْضِsomeالْآيَاتِversesفِيinالْإِنْجِيلِthe Gospelالَّذِيwhichذُكِرَwas mentionedفِيهِin itلَفْظُterm"الْإِبْنِ""the Son"
And in deriving this strange belief, they relied on some verses in the Gospel in which the term "the Son" was mentioned
وَالْآيَاتِand the versesالَّتِيwhichنَسَبَattributedفِيهَاin themالْمَسِيحُthe Messiah- عَلَيْهِ- upon himالسَّلَامُ -peace -بَعْضَsomeأَفْعَالِactions ofاللَّهِGod- تَعَالَى -- Most High -إِلَىtoنَفْسِهِ.himself.
and the verses in which the Messiah - peace be upon him - attributed some of the actions of God - the Most High - to himself.
جَوَابُAnswer toالْإِشْكَالِobjectionالْأَوَّلِ:the first:
Answer to the first objection:
وَجَوَابُand answer toالْإِشْكَالِthe objectionالْأَوَّلِthe first- وَهُوَ- and it isوُرُودُoccurrence ofلَفْظِterm"الْإِبْنِ""the Son"
And the answer to the first objection - which is the occurrence of the term "the Son"