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"In Islam, the Creator is fundamentally distinct from His creation—this is a core truth of Tawhid. Allah is the Originator of all things, eternal and self-sufficient, while creation is finite, dependent, and brought into being by Him. The Qur'an states, 'There is nothing like unto Him, and He is the Hearing, the Seeing' (Surah Ash-Shura, 42:11). This absolute difference ensures Allah's uniqueness—no part of creation can share His essence or attributes in a way that blurs the line between them.
In the Trinity, saying God became human, as with Jesus (peace be upon him), mixes the Creator with creation. If God takes on a created form—eating, sleeping, or dying—it suggests a overlap that diminishes His otherness. How can the One who made everything be part of what He made? Islam rejects this: Allah is exalted above His creation, not intertwined with it. The Qur'an affirms, 'He is Allah, the Creator, the Inventor, the Fashioner' (Surah Al-Hashr, 59:24). This distinction upholds His majesty and keeps our worship directed to the One truly separate and supreme."
The glaring issue with this argument is that it draws a picture of God which sharply conflicts with both the Old and New Testament. Right from the get-go, Genesis, it's apparent that God took an active role in his creation: he interacted with Adam and Eve, appeared to Moses in a physical form, performed miracles, formed covenants, and intervened directly countless times (most of which is attested to in the Koran, as well — thus refuting this argument even from islamic sources). The Islamic view of God is a homunculus;, a caricature of God, which hyper-fixates on a few of his attributes, and utterly disregards everything else. Thus, it has no foundation in prior scripture. No rational mind can be expected to believe that all the nuanced, vivid stories of God and his relationship with humanity from the Bible are mere "corruptions", whereas the simplistic and authoritarian Quranic version is the actual, original truth. The principle of parsimony demands the opposite to be the case: the God of the Bible is the true one, and the islamic version is a man-made modification, designed for a specific purpose: to aid Muhammad in establishing complete and total spiritual, mental and physical domination over his followers, as well as his enemies.