2006-11-18 01:58:48 · 13 answers · asked by JDJ34 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
yES IT IS
2006-11-18 01:59:59 · answer #1 · answered by devora k 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Allah is the Arabic language word referring to "God", "the Lord" and, literally according to the Qur'an, to the "God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob" in the Abrahamic religions. It does not mean "a god", but rather "the Only God", the Supreme Creator of the universe, and it is the main term for the deity in Islam. However, "Allah" is not restricted to just Islam, and is used by Christians and Jews in some regions.
2006-11-18 02:19:19 · answer #2 · answered by Martha P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One and Only God (Allah in Arabic).
The Origin of the name "Allah"
It seems unlikely that the name Allah comes from al-ilaah "the God", but rather from the Aramaic/Syriac alaha, meaning 'God' or 'the God'. The final 'a' in the name alaha was originally the definite article 'the' and is regularly dropped when Syriac words and names are borrowed into Arabic. Middle-eastern Christianity used 'alah' and 'alaha' frequently, and it would have often been heard.
But in the Aramaic/Syriac language there are two different 'a' vowels, one rather like the 'a' in English 'hat' and the other more like the vowel in 'ought'. In the case of 'alah', the first vowel was like 'hat' and the second like 'ought'. Arabic does not have a vowel like the one in 'ought', but it seems to have BORROWED this vowel along with the word 'alah'. If you know Arabic, then you know that the second vowel in 'allah' is unique; it occurs only in that one word in Arabic.
Scholars believe that Jesus spoke mostly Aramaic, although sometimes he spoke Hebrew and he might have spoken Greek on some occasions. If Jesus spoke Aramaic, then he referred to God using basically the same word that is used in Arabic.
http://www.submission.org/allah-god.html
2006-11-18 02:07:22 · answer #3 · answered by A2Z 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Allah ( Ilah ) is the name for God in Aramaic the language that Jesus spoke.
Jesus never prayed to God or even referred to God using any word but Allah.
People who say that Allah is a false God do not know what they are talking about, and they are most certainly not following the true teachings of Jesus.
Love and blessings.
don
2006-11-18 02:35:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, Christian Arabs living in Arab countries say Allah, not God.
2006-11-18 02:00:40 · answer #5 · answered by husam 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, Allah means God... Muslims worship the God of Abraham, just like Jews and Christians... they just believe that the linage comes from Ishamael, Abraham's TRUE first son... rather than Isaac... his first sone with SAHRA
2006-11-18 02:28:55 · answer #6 · answered by Josh Graham 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-11-18 02:01:17 · answer #7 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, exactly. God has many different names according to one's religion, culture and language. but it all means the same...God, the One and Only
2006-11-18 02:01:46 · answer #8 · answered by Lilypie99 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. But since there is only ONE true God (Father, Son and Holy Spirit), it is not a true name. Mohamed was a drunken rug salesman who could not make a living so he became the first Billy Sunday.
2006-11-18 02:03:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
ONLY MUSLIMS USE THE TERM ALLAH FOR GOD.
CHRISTIAN ARABS CALL GOD ABBHA
2006-11-18 02:07:08 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
yes it is. You should really read alittle more.
2006-11-18 02:59:42 · answer #11 · answered by eidunotno 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋