Reply: In verse 73 we read: They are unbelievers who say, ‘God is the Third of Three’, no God is there, but, One God. We do not believe that God is the Third of Three as Sura al-Ma'ida puts it. What we say is that God is One and we take issue with anyone who says that God is theThird of Three. One of the best analogies for the truth of the Trinity is man himself who was created in the image of God. He is of one humanity possessing mind and spirit. Personality, mind and spirit comprise just one human being. In the same way, the Father, the Son and Holy Spirit are one self. No one can say that God has not mind or spirit. God, in His mind and spirit is One God and not the Third of Three. We may also say that fire generates heat and light. Thus fire, with its light and heat is one entity, and what can be said of fire can also be said of the sun.