"In the Qur'an, Allah often refers to Himself using 'We,' and this is a beautiful expression of His majesty, not multiplicity. This is what's called the 'royal we'—a linguistic style used by kings and rulers in many cultures to signify their grandeur and authority. Allah, as the Sovereign of all creation, uses 'We' to emphasize His supreme power and dominion, not to suggest He's more than one. The Qur'an says, 'Indeed, it is We who sent down the Qur'an and indeed, We will be its guardian' (Surah Al-Hijr, 15:9). Here, 'We' reflects His might, not partners.
This is a key difference from the Trinity, which claims three persons in one God. In Islam, there's no division—Allah is singular, and the 'royal we' is just a way to honor His greatness. It's like how a king might say, 'We decree,' to show his status, not because he's multiple people. Tawhid remains intact: Allah is One, absolute, and unmatched. This linguistic choice actually reinforces His unity and elevates Him above any human-like complexity, making His oneness even clearer."
Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:23
In Islam, Allah controls everything — nothing happens outside His decree (Al-Qadar).
That means language itself — Arabic included — is His design and will.
So here's the problem:
If nothing happens apart from His will, then He designed the Arabic language to make the plural the higher, royal form — a linguistic exaltation of multiplicity.
That's not a human accident — that's His doing. So why would the God of pure "oneness" choose plurality as the most glorious form of self-reference?
Muslims can't claim both that:
If He designed Arabic, He could have made the ultimate singular form the royal mode of address.
Yet He didn't. He deliberately chose a language system where plurality conveys greatness.
That means either:
Either way, Tawḥīd takes a hit.
Muslims often brush this aside with "It's just the royal we." But where does Allah ever say that? Nowhere in the Qur'an or Hadith does He explain why He uses the plural.
This is striking — because according to Islam, the central mission of all prophets was to proclaim God's oneness (Surah 16:36). So if that's His top priority, why would He use language that directly blurs that oneness?
Wouldn't a truly omniscient God make His self-revelation as clear as possible on the very issue that defines salvation in Islam? Yet the Qur'an — supposedly "a clarification of all things" 16:89 — leaves this unexplained.
That's not divine precision — that's inconsistency.
In Arabic, the plural is the higher, nobler, more majestic form. But if Allah's greatness is linked to plurality, what does that imply?That oneness is lesser.
It's incoherent for Islam to claim:
"Allah is one and hates all plurality," while also affirming that the highest expression of His majesty is plural speech.
This tension doesn't exist in Christianity — because the Trinity is the only worldview where plurality and unity coexist perfectly.
In Christianity, plurality is not contradiction — it is communion. But in Islam, plurality is heresy — yet Allah Himself speaks plurally.
That's not theological unity — that's linguistic hypocrisy.
If Allah is truly sovereign, then He willed this system into existence. He created the universe, humanity, and Arabic — and in doing so, embedded plurality as the mark of majesty.
So either:
Either option unravels the very foundation of Tawḥīd.
So Muslims are forced into a dilemma:
Both outcomes are devastating for the Islamic concept of divine unity.