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O People of the Scripture, the Gospel, do not go to extremes, do not go beyond the bounds, in your religion and do not say about Allahu ta’ālā except, the saying of, the truth, such as exalting Him above any associations with a partner or a child: the Messiah, Jesus the son of Mary, was only the Messenger (rasūl) of Allahu ta’ālā, and His Word which He cast to, [which] He conveyed to, Mary, and a spirit, that is, one whose spirit is, from Him: he [Jesus] is here attached to Allahu ta’ālā, exalted be He, as an honouring for him, and not as you claim, that he is the son of Allahu ta’ālā, or a Allahu ta’ālā alongside Him, or one of three, because one that possesses a spirit is compound, while Allahu ta’ālā transcends being compound and the attribution of compounds to Him. So believe in Allahu ta’ālā and His messengers (rusul), and do not say, that the gods are, 'Three', Allahu ta’ālā, Jesus and his mother. Refrain, from this and say what, it is better for you, [to say], which is the profession of His Oneness. Verily, Allahu ta’ālā is but One God. Glory be to Him, transcending [the possibility], that He should have a son! To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and in the earth, as possessions, creatures and servants, and such sovereignty is not compatible with [that] prophethood [of Jesus]. Allahu ta’ālā suffices as a Guardian (wakīl), a Witness to this.