He was only the son of God; and some said he was only one of the three hypostasis. A group of the members called his mother Mary to be a god or a godness too. There were also in that meeting those who said, Jesus was no more than a sincere servant of God, honoured and elected by Him as His apostle.
From among the great assembly, 308 persons who made the greatest party of having the same belief, their doctrine was approved and accepted as the ORTHODOX, and were considered to be sound in religious doctrine. No opinion was accepted there with unanimous approval, and their greatest religious weak point, which is their polytheism remained with them.
وَاذْكُرْ فِى الْكِتَابِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ إِنَّهُ كَانَ صِدِّيقاً نَبِيّاً(( 41 )) 41- AND MENTION ABRAHAM IN THE BOOK, THAT, HE WAS A TRUTHFUL (MAN, AND ALSO) A PROPHET. إِذْ قَالَ لاَِبِيهِ يَا أَبَتِ لِمَ تَعْبُدُ مَا لاَ يَسْمَعُ وَلاَ يُبْصِرُ وَلاَ يُغْنِى عَنْكَ شَيْئاً(( 42 )) [ 66 ] 42- WHEN HE SAID TO HIS FATHER:ِ ``O, MY FATHER! WHY DO YOU WORSHIP THAT WHICH NEITHER HEARS NOR SEES AND WILL NOT AVAIL YOU ANYTHING?
يَا أَبَتِ إِنِّى قَدْ جَاءَنِى مِنْ الْعِلْمِ مَا لَمْ يَأْتِكَ فَاتَّبِعْنِى أَهْدِكَ صِرَاطاً سَوِيّاً(( 43 )) 43- O, MY FATHER! OF KNOWLEDGE, SOME HAS COME TO ME, WHICH HAS NOT COME TO YOU. THEN FOLLOW ME TO LEAD YOU TO AN EVEN WAY. يَا أَبَتِ لاَ تَعْبُدْ الشَّيْطَانَ إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ كَانَ لِلرَّحْمَانِ عَصِيّاً(( 44 )) 44- O, MY FATHER! DO NOT WORSHIP SATAN, THAT SATAN WAS A REBEL AGAINST THE MERCIFUL.
يَا أَبَتِ إِنِّى أَخَافُ أَنْ يَمَسَّكَ عَذَابٌ مِّنْ الرَّحْمَنِ فَتَكُونَ لِلشَّيْطَانِ وَلِيّاً(( 45 )) 45- O, MY FATHER! I AM AFRAID TO TOUCH YOU A TORMENT FROM THE MERCIFUL, THEN YOU BECOME A FRIEND OF SATAN. THE COMMENTARY ABRAHAM'S KNOCKING-DOWN LOGIC VERSE NO.41ِ45 Following the story of Jesus and his mother, there has come a part of Abraham's history and his conflict with his father. He, as a young boy pleaded with his father earnestly to accept the truth of God; but he was rejected.
His father was an idol maker and idol seller, and Abraham was afraid that the friendliness of his father to evil would incur the wrath of God, who is the Most Merciful and Just. [ 67 ] The Arabic, ``AB'' literally means father, but metaphorically applies to uncle and guardian too. Therefore, some commentators believe that the idol maker in this address was Abraham's uncle, and not his real father. Both parties have their own reasonings for their apprehension.