Why do you consider the Trinity doctrine polytheistic? Dont you understand that we believe in one God in three persons rather than three gods?
– Answer: The Arabic term for polytheism, shirk, is a word with many meanings. It can also mean association of other things with God, or translated more commonly, idol worship, or paganism, and probably even more meanings of which Im not aware. To us the polytheism meaning of shirk is defined as denial of Gods absolute and unmitigated oneness. In other words, to deny that God is one through and through is to commit polytheism according to the Islamic point of view, and if there is any threeness involved, this is exactly what you are doing. If God exists in three persons, He is not one through and through; His oneness is mitigated and not absolute but containing a restriction or limitation. Nevertheless, the doctrine of the Trinity is actually polytheistic on a number of levels, which I detail on the Trinity page of this site. Strange as it may see, you dont have to be aware that youre worshiping three beings instead of one to be doing it, as I demonstrate in those articles.
