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Who Is Allah? by AbuTwins: 6:20pm On Apr 23, 2019 |
Some of the biggest misconceptions that many non-Muslims have about Islam have to do with the word “Allah“. For various reasons, many people have come to believe that Muslims worship a different God than Christians and Jews. This is totally false, since “Allah” is simply the Arabic word for “God” – and there is only One God. Let there be no doubt – Muslims worship the God of Noah, Abraham, Moses, David and Jesus – peace be upon them all. However, it is certainly true that Jews, Christians and Muslims all have different concepts of Almighty God. For example, Muslims – like Jews – reject the Christian beliefs of the Trinity and the Divine Incarnation. This, however, doesn’t mean that each of these three religions worships a different God – because, as we have already said, there is only One True God. Judaism, Christianity and Islam all claim to be “Abrahamic Faiths“, and all of them are also classified as “monotheistic“. However, Islam teaches that other religions have, in one way or another, distorted and nullified a pure and proper belief in Almighty God by neglecting His true teachings and mixing them with man-made ideas. First of all, it is important to note that “Allah” is the same word that Arabic-speaking Christians and Jews use for God. If you pick up an Arabic Bible, you will see the word “Allah” being used where “God” is used in English. (Click here to see some examples of the word “Allah” in the Arabic Bible.) This is because “Allah” is the only word in the Arabic language equivalent to the English word “God” with a capital “G”. Additionally, the word “Allah” cannot be made plural or given gender (i.e. masculine or feminine), which goes hand-in-hand with the Islamic concept of God. Because of this, and also because the Qur’an, which is the holy scripture of Muslims, was revealed in the Arabic language, some Muslims use the word “Allah” for “God“, even when they are speaking other languages. This is not unique to the word “Allah“, since many Muslims tend to use Arabic words when discussing Islamic issues, regardless of the language which they speak. This is because the universal teachings of Islam – even though they have been translated in every major language – have been preserved in the Arabic language. It is interesting to note that the Aramaic word “El“, which is the word for God in the language that Jesus spoke, is certainly more similar in sound to the word “Allah” than the English word “God“. This also holds true for the various Hebrew words for God, which are “El” and “Elah“, and the plural form “Elohim“. The reason for these similarities is that Aramaic, Hebrew and Arabic are all Semitic languages with common origins. It should also be noted that in translating the Bible into English, the Hebrew word “El” is translated variously as “God“, “God” and “angel”! This imprecise language allows different translators, based on their preconceived notions, to translate the word to fit their own views. The Arabic word “Allah” presents no such difficulty or ambiguity, since it is only used for Almighty God alone. Additionally, in English, the only difference between “God“, meaning a false God, and “God“, meaning the One True God, is the capital “G”. In the Arabic alphabet, since it does not have capital letters, the word for God (i.e. Allah) is formed by adding the equivalent to the English word “the” (Al-) to the Arabic word for “God/God” (ilah). So the Arabic word “Allah” literally it means “The God” – the “Al-” in Arabic basically serving the same function as the capital “G” in English. Due to the above mentioned facts, a more accurate translation of the word “Allah” into English might be “The One -and-Only God” or “The One True God“. More importantly, it should also be noted that the Arabic word “Allah” contains a deep religious message due to its root meaning and origin. This is because it stems from the Arabic verb ta’Allaha (or alaha), which means “to be worshipped”. Thus in Arabic, the word “Allah” means “The One who deserves all worship”. This, in a nutshell, is the Pure Monotheistic message of Islam. You see, according to Islam, “monotheism” is much more than simply believing in the existence of “only One God” – as seemingly opposed to two, three or more. If one understands the root meaning of the word “Allah“, this point should become clear. One should understand that Islam’s criticism of the other religions that claim to be “monotheistic” is not because they are “polytheistic” in the classic sense, but because they direct various forms of worship to other than Almighty God. We will discuss the meaning of worship in Islam below, however, before moving on it should be noted that many non-Muslims are unaware of the distinction between simply believing in the existence of only One God and reserving all worship for Him alone. Many Christians are painfully unaware of this point, and thus you often find them asking how Muslims can accuse the followers of Jesus, peace be upon him, of being “polytheists” when they were all “monotheistic Jews”. First of all, it should be clarified that the word “polytheist” doesn’t really sound right in this context, since to many it implies simply believing in the existence of more than one God. So in an Islamic context, “associators”, “man-worshippers” or “creature worshippers” might be more accurate and appropriate terms – especially since Christians believe Jesus to be both “100% God and 100% man”, while still paying lip-service to God‘s “Oneness”. However, as we previously touched upon, what is really at the root of this problem is the fact that Christians – as well as the members of other religions – don’t really know what “monotheism” means – especially in the Islamic sense. All of the books, articles and papers that I’ve read which were written by Christians invariably limit “monotheism” to believing in the existence of “One Sovereign and Creator God“. Islam, however, teaches much more than this. Who is Allah? Continuation 13 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Who Is Allah? by OhiOfIhima: 9:22am On May 24, 2019 |
May Almighty Allah increase you in knowledge brethren. There is no other gods except Allah.. Alhamdillahi. Ramadan Kareem and Juma'at Mubarak to all my Muslim brothers and Sisters across the globe. May the Almighty accept our Dua's as an act of Ibadan, Aameen. 8 Likes
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Re: Who Is Allah? by Nobody: 9:22am On May 24, 2019 |
Useless man-made god 31 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Who Is Allah? by donkarly(m): 9:23am On May 24, 2019 |
You lie bro.allah isn't the same as the Christian Almighty God,it's the moon god and it's bloodthirsty and vengeful 46 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Who Is Allah? by OvaSabi1(f): 9:25am On May 24, 2019 |
Allahu is Ahad and Samad. You're on the right track uztadh. Jesus spoke Aramaic and called God Allah. One evidence of this was the sentence he spoke on his last hour on the cross. "Elloi Elloi" which is "my God my God". If you were to google translation for God to Aramaic, what you get is Ellah or Alaha. Not Jehovah or Ellohim. Many Nigerian Christians do not know this. Even muslims do not know this. Most of us (Muslims and Christians) just practice religion because we were born into it and we do not tend to study religious history and semantics. Many people think that Jesus spoke Hebrew or even more bizarrely Greek. Even Benjamin Netanyahu (Israeli PM) made this big public mistake one time, in front of the Pope, who corrected him. May Allah guide and protect all Muslims and Christians and make us live in peace. Ameen. Ramadan wa Jummat Kareem my akhi and ukhti. 18 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Who Is Allah? by abdulazeez1002(m): 9:25am On May 24, 2019 |
Jazakhallahu khayran 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Who Is Allah? by Proffdada: 9:27am On May 24, 2019 |
If Nairaland is a public forum, this question will be well answered 1 Like 1 Share
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Re: Who Is Allah? by columbus007(m): 9:28am On May 24, 2019 |
Allah is a particular demi-god who never ascended to heaven. 18 Likes |
Re: Who Is Allah? by TheFacelessMan: 9:28am On May 24, 2019 |
..... The Most Beneficent, The Most Merciful..... The ALMIGHTY 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Who Is Allah? by Anonymous4: 9:29am On May 24, 2019 |
Donmedra:Astagafurulah for you 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Who Is Allah? by noblefuwad(m): 9:29am On May 24, 2019 |
Jazakumullahu khayran for this write up |
Re: Who Is Allah? by Enuoyan: 9:30am On May 24, 2019 |
Allah is God Allah is the creator Allah is the greatest Allah is one La illaha Ila Allahu 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Who Is Allah? by marvin906(m): 9:31am On May 24, 2019 |
you really don't want me to answer that question 7 Likes 1 Share
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Re: Who Is Allah? by OhiOfIhima: 9:34am On May 24, 2019 |
donkarly: We shall all see in the of judgement Insha Allah. 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Who Is Allah? by Nobody: 9:34am On May 24, 2019 |
Please be nice with your words. This is not about politics nor yahoo yahoo. It’s about God. Even if you don’t believe in God. Don’t be rude I’m not a Muslim or Christian either .im a believer and I believe there’s God 6 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Who Is Allah? by Enuoyan: 9:34am On May 24, 2019 |
chibike69: I know they will soon flood this place now, useless people 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Who Is Allah? by Nobody: 9:37am On May 24, 2019 |
God please help your people. We are being rude all because of poverty. Answer our prayers so we will serve you right 1 Like |
Re: Who Is Allah? by Casptainspecial: 9:39am On May 24, 2019 |
Undoubtedly Islam is the only unique religion of peace for those who seek heaven because it can not be modified nd its doctrine is strictly for oneness of the creatror of earth nd heaven and all creatures Apparently, if yu ar not a Muslim yu just can't imagine the sweetness nd beauty of knowing that the only God you are worshiping is the creator of all creature nd it is as simple as that Obviously, its quite understandale nd easy to convert from Islam to other religion just bcs Islam doesn't condone laziness as ur 5 times daily prayers are very very compulsory, also Islam built upon the foundation of strong tolerance nd resilience and those who ar the type of miracle munger or find it difficult or streeful to offer the 5 times daily prayer ar the one usually convert to other religion For those who think Islam is blood thirsty, well thats what they want yu to believe nd the people behind sponsoring insurgency in the name of Islam may Allah judge them accordingly 9 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Who Is Allah? by Enuoyan: 9:46am On May 24, 2019 |
donkarly: How come the Arabic bible recognized Allah as the Christian God? Simple and logical explanation (of the same Allah everywhere) you will not understand Yet you want people to understand the complex and illogical three in one God 1 Like |
Re: Who Is Allah? by marvin906(m): 9:47am On May 24, 2019 |
Deathisfreee: speak for yourself and your family.. if your living in poverty no wahala 1 Like |
Re: Who Is Allah? by lilfreezy: 9:48am On May 24, 2019 |
OhiOfIhima: 1 Like 1 Share
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Re: Who Is Allah? by OvaSabi1(f): 9:49am On May 24, 2019 |
ElidaxZiel: Erm Jesus called God Allah. Muslims are simply calling God what Jesus Christ called him. |
Re: Who Is Allah? by marvin906(m): 9:49am On May 24, 2019 |
Deathisfreee: speak for yourself and your family.. if your living in poverty no wahala 1 Like
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Re: Who Is Allah? by jaksmillioniar: 9:50am On May 24, 2019 |
AbuTwins:I Neva attack Muslim before cos I respect DAT we do all we want but Neva u in ur life blog about Jesus or Christian in dis rooms. wats ur problems. u keep looking for Christian trouble cos we cant post here. keep ur Islam and allah far away in same sentence from Christian and my Jesus. 7 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Who Is Allah? by tbako01(m): 9:50am On May 24, 2019 |
I believe that if this is an article on christian the won't respond in this way.This is to show you that a good percentage of the non muslims think the way animals that don't have brain think. Because is only animals that act without thinking of the implication. May Allah guide us to the right path 7 Likes |
Re: Who Is Allah? by Nobody: 9:50am On May 24, 2019 |
marvin906: See Nigerian mentality,are you not my family ?thsts the reason the rich don’t help the poor because they believe if it’s not same parent that means not family Change your mentality My brother ,we are one |
Re: Who Is Allah? by marvin906(m): 9:51am On May 24, 2019 |
[quote author=lilfreezy post=78671321][/quote] this your meme sha
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Re: Who Is Allah? by marvin906(m): 9:52am On May 24, 2019 |
Deathisfreee: one with who 2 Likes
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