Every religion actually teaches compassion and peace. However, differences in beliefs between religious communities often trigger conflicts. Likewise what happened between followers of Islam and Christianity. The two largest religions in the world have fundamental differences in theological doctrines. Islam based on the holy Qur'an has a doctrine of monotheism, while Christianity names its theology trinity, namely the belief in one God who has three persons or expressions, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The Qur'an calls the trinity consisting of three gods, namely Allah (Father), Isa (Son), and Maryam (Mother). This difference in concept raises accusations from Western scholars that the Qur'an does not understand the doctrine of the trinity. Is it possible that the Qur'an is misunderstood?
To answer the above questions, this research proposes research questions, How is the Concept of the Trinity in the Perspective of the Interpretation of Mafātīh Al-Ghaib by Fakhruddin al-Razi? This study aims to find the The Concept of the Trinity In the Perspective of the Interpretation Mafātīh al-Ghaib by Fakhruddin al-Rāzī.
This research is a qualitative research with a type of literature research. The main source of this research is the Concept of the Trinity in the Perspective of the Interpretation of Mafātīh Al-Ghaib by Fakhruddin al-Razi with thematic techniques as the data collection method. To analyze the data that has been collected, the authors use content analysis techniques or content analysis as a research data analysis method.
The trinity in the perspective of Tafsir Mafatih al-Ghaib by Fakhruddin al-Razi is different from the trinity that Christians understand. The trinity according to al-Razi is the belief in three gods consisting of Allah (God the Father), Isa or Jesus (God the Son), and Mary (God the Mother). The trinity explained by the Qur'an which mentions Allah (God the Father), Jesus or Jesus (God the Son), and Mary (God the Mother) is a response to the beliefs of the followers of the Christian religion that developed in the Arabian Peninsula. They believe Mary and Jesus are gods because both of them have miracles. In their belief, the miracles that Mary and Jesus had were the powers that both of them possessed. Meanwhile, according to al-Razi in Tafsir Mafatih al-Ghaib, the miracles that Mary and Jesus had were gifts from God, the Creator.