Are Allah and the Christian God the same?

Question

I agree with those who say they are not the same. Vertainly Allah offers nocody a guaranyee of salvation and certainly in Islam there is no possibility of a personal rekationship with God. Also Islam does not accept the Trinity. So imo they are not the same.

Yes, I think it does matter. Because if you don't know who you are worhipping what sort of faith do you have?

Once again some people cannot stand debate and resort to personal abuse by calling me a racist. I say prove it. Nothing I've said is racist. I just asked a perfectly simple question about Allah and the Christian God. I have said nothing here about racial differences, superiority or anything connected with race. In fact, I am on record elsewhere in these postings as saying that I believe race is a flawed concept.

Answer 1

Some claim so, but my master Jesus Christ preached and practiced peace, though of course when he does return it will be as the Lion.

If the Lord our God had spoken to Mohammed, I doubt that the manner in which he spread the word would be accepted by the Prince of Peace. Though it must be noted that even Mohammed acknowledged Christ divinity.

Answer 2

Answers will differ depending on who is answering the question. Muslims do not believe Jesus is the son of God in the literal since, but he is the prophet of god, the messenger, like Muhammad, Abraham, Adam and Moses. No one can be equated to God and he certainly was not crucified because god does not die. This is why Muslims reject the trinity.

So if you believe that Jesus is god, then the answer to your question is no, Allah and the Christian god are not the same. But for those who believe god is a separate higher force, who has no partner or son, then yes Allah is the same as the Christian god.

Muslims place the most value on God as being the most highest, he was not created and has been there eternally, he gave Jesus life and then raised him too, just like he did with Adam before him.

Hope that helps

Answer 3

No, The Christian God is the God in three persons: God the Father, Jesus the son, and The Holy Spirit. Allah was the name of one of 360 deities worshiped at the Ka'ba in Mecca. Specifically, Allah was the moon god. Mohammed banned the other gods after an eight year war in Mecca.

Answer 4

They are not the same God. Before Islam, Arab Jews used the word Allah for GOD in their holy scriptures. Even today Christians' Arabic bibles use Allah. Since both religions use Allah to describe God, you have to examine how the Bible and Koran describe the features of God. When this is done, you clearly see they are different.

Answer 5

There is only one God, it's just a case of how you percieve your God to be. If you believe that God is everywhere and in everything, then there is no such thing as a "false God".

I just wish that religious fanatics would stop arguing about who's is the only God, no-one has that right to make that claim at the end of the day.

Whether you call God Allah, The Lord, Jehova or The Great Spirit as I call this force really doesn't matter. As long as it makes you happy and endeavour to live life with the view to treat others as you would like to be treated (as most major religions teach) then there is no harm.

Answer 6

You're racist.

And yes they are the same. Jews, Christians and Muslims all believe in one God -the same God. Think about the concept of God, he is unique -therefore there is only one. Allah is just the Arabic word for God, just like people use Jehovah, it doesn't mean He's a different God.

Answer 7

It is a technicality that may separate the two of them for you. The Christian God would have to refer to the holy trinity. That does differentiate the Christian God from the Allah...but in truth, we do share the same faith up to a point in the Old Testament, as do the Hebrews.

Answer 8

INCOGNITO,
Allah in the Christian Abrabic Bible is the same as Jehovah. The Allah in the Quran is a different thing. The two are not the same.

Answer 9

Good question, and yes, Allah is God, and God is Allah. They are not two separate beings (nor something similar to the trinity), it is simply God being named in a different language.

Christian and Jewish Arabs also use the term Allah. It is the most beautiful word in the Arabic language and is the only word that cannot be either feminine nor masculine, nor can it be made into plural.

I myself use both terms, it just depends on who my company is. If I'm around Muslims, of course I use the Arabic form. If I am around non-Arabic speakers and non-Muslims, I tend to use the English form. I'm still learning French and Spanish, so once I'm fluent I can use their forms also, lol.

Answer 10

They are the same, only muslims and christians do not experience Him in the same way. To talk about a Holy Trinity is actually called a big sin in Al-Qur'an, since it means that other things are associated with God, i.e. it is a disgrace to the uniqueness of God.

Al-Qur'an (112;1-4):

"Say: He is God, the One and Only; God, the Eternal, Absolute; He begetteth not, nor is He begotten; And there is none like unto Him."

To think of God as having a son or father would be to import animal qualities into our conception of Him. This we may not do, because He is not like any person or thing that we know or can imagine: His qualities and nature are unique.

Answer 11

THE UNITY, SINCERITY, ONENESS OF GOD, CHAPTER NO. 112

With the Name of Allah, the Merciful Benefactor, The Merciful Redeemer

112.001 Say: He is Allah, the One and Only;

112.002 Allah, the Eternal, Absolute;

112.003 He begetteth not, nor is He begotten;

112.004 And there is none like unto Him.