The Niceano-Constantinopolitan Creed

The Symbol of Christian Faith: The Niceano-Constantinopolitan Creed:

The symbol of faith: the Symbol of Faith:

“I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, the only-begotten, born of the Father before all ages. Light of Light, true God of true God, begotten not made, of one substance with the Father, through whom all things were made. Who, for us men and for our salvation, came down from heaven, and was incarnate from the Holy Spirit and Mary the Virgin, and became man. He was also crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered, and was buried; and He rose again on the third day, according to the scriptures; and He ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of the Father; and He will come again with glory, to judge the living and the dead, and of His kingdom there will be no end.”[1]

The ideas of this creed did not prevail because they were logical or because people accepted them, but through the authority of the state and the power of the Emperor, who was fascinated by these notions, for they were close to his pagan thoughts.”[2]

In order to confirm that the origin of the Christian Doctrine of Trinity is entirely transmitted from the pagans’ doctrine that prevailed during that time, such as the doctrine of ancient Hindus in the sun, Mavier, in his book, which was published in 1895 and translated by Nakhlah Shfwat in 1913, says: “We read in the ancient Hindi books, which have been translated into English, the text that illustrates the doctrine of ancient Hindus: ‘We believe in Savistri (the sun), one god controlling everything, the creator of the heavens and the earth, and in his only son Ati (the fire), light of light, begotten not made, incarnate from Vayu (the spirit) in the womb of Maya (the virgin). And we believe in Bayou, the living spirit, who proceeds from the father and the son, who together with the father and the son is worshipped and glorified.[3]

Thus we find that the ancient Hindi Trinity consists of:

1. Savistri: the sun (the heavenly father).

2. Ati: the son, the fire emanating from the sun, and

3. Vayu: the blow of air (the spirit).[4]

[1] Sharif, Muhammad, Al-Islam wa al-Masihiyyah fi al-Mizan, pp. 257-258.

[2] Al-Hajj, Muhammad Ahmad, op. cit., p. 195.

[3] See: Al-Ta’assub wa al-Tasamuh baina al-Masihiyyah wa al-Islam, p. 101, quoted from Hashim, Sharif Muhammad, Al-Islam wa al-Masihiyyah fi al-Mizan, p. 259.

[4] Ibid.