Reference work
Tafsir Ibn Kathir on Qur'an 4:171
Ibn Kathir’s classical Sunni commentary on Qur’an 4:171, in the English abridgement published on Quran.com, on “do not say, ‘Three’,” Jesus as God’s word, and the Christian councils.
- Author
- Ibn Kathir
- Publisher
- Quran.com
- Tradition
- Sunni Islam
- Accessed
- 2026-10-06
Citation
Ibn Kathir, Tafsir Ibn Kathir (Abridged), English, on Qur’an 4:171, Quran.com, accessed October 6, 2026.
Where this source is used
- The Trinity is shirkThe Trinity is not three gods, but that is not the heart of the charge. The question is whether persons within the one God fit his oneness, and who Jesus is.
- The Trinity is monotheismThe Bible says there is one God, distinguishes the Father, Son, and Spirit from one another, and treats each as that one God. The Trinity is the summary that keeps all three.