Allah the Moon-God?

Question

Muhammed, his tribe and ancestors, all worshipped the Moon-God Allah. This is why the symbol of islam is the moon crescent, visible on flags of islamic countries, and obviously The Red Crescent muslim aid organisation.

Why did muhammed say his god was called allah then, and don't just say it translates into the word 'god', in his eyes, the god was allah the moon-god.

"In ancient Arabia, the sun-god was viewed as a female goddess and the moon as the male god. As has been pointed out by many scholars as Alfred Guilluame, the moon god was called by various names, one of which was Allah (op.cit., Islam, p.7)

"The name Allah was used as the personal name of the moon god, in addition to the other titles that could be given to him.

"Allah, the moon god, was married to the sun goddess. Together they produced three goddesses who were called 'the daughters of Allah'. These three goddesses were called Al-Lat, Al-Uzza, and Manat.


It is a well known fact archaeologically speaking that the cresent moon was the symbol of worship of the moon god both in Arabia and throughout the Middle East in pre-Islamic times.

"The Quraysh tribe into which Mohammad was born was particularly devoted to Allah, the moon god, and especially to Allah's three daughters who were viewed as intercessors between the people and Allah.
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"The worship of the three goddesses, Al-Lat, Al-Uzza, and Manat, played a significant rôle in the worship at the Kabah in Mecca. The first two daughters of Allah had names which were feminine forms of Allah.

"The literal Arabic name of Muhammad's father was Abd-Allah. His uncle's name was Obied-Allah. These names reveal the personal devotion that Muhammad's pagan family had to the worship of Allah, the moon god" (op.cit., Morey, p.51).
We have also seen that it was a matter of common practice to use the name of the moon-god in personal names in Muhammad's tribe.

It is an undeniable fact that an Allah idol was set up at the Kabah along with all the other idols of the time. The pagans prayed towards Mecca and the Kabah because that is where their gods were stationed. It made sense to them to face in the direction of their god and pray since that is where he was. Since the idol of their moon god, Allah, was at Mecca, they prayed towards Mecca.

Muhammad was raised in the religion of the moon-god Allah. But he went one step further than his fellow pagan Arabs. While they believed that Allah the moon-god was the greatest of all gods and the supreme deity in the pantheon of deities,Muhammad decided that Allah was not only the greatest god but the only God.

Al-Kindi, one of the early Christian apologists against Islam, pointed out that Islam and its god Allah did not come from the Bible but from the paganism of the Sabeans. They did not worship the God of the Bible but the moon-god and his daughters al-Uzza, al-Lat, and Manat (Three Early Christian-Muslim Debates, ed. by N.A.Newman, Hatfield, PA, IBRI, 1994, pp.357, 413, 426).

Dr. Newman concludes his study of the early Christian-Muslim debates by stating, "Islam proved itself to be ... a separate and antagonistic religion which had sprung up from idolatry" (Ibid., p.719). Islamic scholar Caesar Farah concluded, "There is no reason, therefore, to accept the idea that Allah passed to the Muslims from the Christians and the Jews" (Caesar Farah, Islam: Beliefs and Observances, New York, Barrons, 1987, p.28).

The pagan Arabs worshipped the moon god Allah by praying toward Mecca several times a day; making a pilgrimage to Mecca; running around the temple of the moon-god called the Kabah; kissing the black stone; killing an animal in sacrifice to the moon-god; throwing stones at the devil; FASTING FOR THE MONTH THAT BEGINS AND ENDS WITH THE CRESCENT MOON; giving alms to the poor, and so on.

There are four interesting parallels with Islam here: (a) Akhenaton made the male sun-god the one and only god of Egypt, while (b) Muhammad made the male moon-god the one and only god of the Arabs. Neither god remotely resembled Yahweh, the God of the Bible, both being pagan deities borrowed from polytheistic religions. And there is a third parallel: (c) Though technically monotheistic, in practice Akhenaton remained a god himself. Though never calling himself a "god", Muhammad certainly accrued many of the attributes of godly power as we shall see in subsequent articles. Finally, (d) Akhenaton used as a symbol for his god the Ankh Cross consisting of a solar disk atop a Tau cross, whilst Muhammad retained for Islam the pagan CRESCENT MOON symbol of the moon-god Allah.

QueenBee - happy? You should study a bit harder with your 'little research', then you will have a better grasp of your 'basic theology'.

Answer 1

Moon crescent was symbol of the Ottoman Empire. And because an ambulance uses it as their symbol means we worship Moon God? Your reasoning has some serious faults!

Answer 2

I have no idea but I think it is a very cruel thing to say. God, Yahweh and Allah are all the same. My God is not a moon god and neither is Allah. You have some very harsh answers. I have many friends that worship Allah. God is total. Everywhere and anywhere. I have read the Koran several times. It is worded a little differently but we all serve the same GOD... You, Jesus loves ya, need to calm down. What kind of a religious person are you to answer in the manner that you did? WHO are you to sit in judgment of others????? There is only one judge and guess what my dear, YOUR NOT HIM!!!! I am a firm believer in God, the Lord Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. Do you think Jesus would have answered this question in the manner that you did? I don't think so. WWJD. If you don't know what that means, it is the following: What Would Jesus Do!

Answer 3

heheh is right, Muhammed was yes not necisaslly the founder of islam however he did play and important role. IN islam they state there is no god worthy of worship but allah and muhammed is his profit. Islam is a monotheistic religion just like chrsitinity but dont yet the gods confused. Allah is the same god as GOD in christianity, however christians beleive a different thing. ALLAH cannot be considered the moon god cause that would necissarily mean that there is other gods making hte religion polytheistic which is not. The islamic religion was persicuted due to the fact that it became not only a religion but a lifestyle

Answer 4

Allah was a fabricated figure, a demigod, a means to an end that was used in helping to turn the tide on the battle field according to many religious scholars in the field researching the Koran and its origin... There are too many similarities between the scriptures coming from the Christian Bible and that of the Koran, where there are differences in the text, in the manuscripts coming from the Koran verses the Christian Bible, one calls for peace, the other for war, plagiarism has not been ruled out in this war of words. This language coming from The Book of the Koran often times speak of brutality, of hurtful rhetoric, of hate, of revenge, of physical confrontation with people who differ in their opinion, people who follow a peaceful ideology, of scripture that extends the hand of charity, of giving rather in taking. Is there corruption in these texts, in both of these Books of Prayer, should we investigate the wars that have occurred between these great religions, over right and wrong, should we be examining up-close the balance of power during those periods of bloodshed that took place during Mohammed's time as the fighting took on a whole new perspective, where politics and religion came together, where word of mouth became a tool in turning the tide in war, where scripture became the rallying cry as defeat loomed just over the next horizon.

Answer 5

How you can tell if Allah and the Biblical God are the same is simply look at their attributes. Once you study these you will come to the same conclusion I did, that Allah is NOT the same as the Biblical God. The Great I Am is much different than Allah.

Answer 6

"Allah" is not a proper name--it's merely the Arabic word for "God". To imply some kind of connection between the Muslim Allah and some ancient Arabic moon god is about as silly as claiming a connection between the Christian God and the Greek war god Ares because they are both called "god".

Answer 7

In all actuality the Arab word Allah is a word that describes their God (Satan) as a general term. Look it up in both the Koran and the bible. In the Bible Satan is the master deceiver in the Koran Allah is the master deceiver. The Mahdi In the Koran is the Antichrist in the bible. The Bible is about Jesus Christ and life. the Koran is about a SATANIC DEATH CULT. Life is pro life, life means to live and death is to take the life, anti life, Not death! Islam is all about death! Only one can take your life, If any man takes a life without him killing first himself is playing God. There is only one true God and Jesus is his son, he will let you live. Allah Is the one true God (Satan) and Muhammad is his profit and he will kill anyone who disagrees with him. This is not just obvious it lines up between the two books.

Answer 8

we muslims worship only one God , who created this whole universe including th moon,

the moon is a symbol for the begining of new islamic month , since islamic monrths are lunar and not solar ,

God=Allah(which is the arabic word used by both muslims and arab christains as well).

and btw the word God , is from greek and not pure english.

Answer 9

I think a lot of people told you many things you needed to hear, so I will not continue. I just want to say: the word Allah is the same as the word God and the word Dios (english and spanish), just that this is in arabic.
I don't know why this is so hard for some people to understand?

Answer 10

Give me a break !!!

how many Ids do u have?? I m feeling tired now ....anyways !

And from among His Signs are the night and the day, and the sun and the moon. Prostrate not to the sun nor to the moon, but prostrate to Allah Who created them, if you (really) worship Him. (Qur'an 41:37)

“Seest thou not that God merges Night into Day and He merges Day into Night; that he has subjected the sun and the moon (to His Law), each running its course for a term appointed: and that God is well acquainted with all that ye do?” (Qur’an, 31:29)

Moon has only this much importance in our religion that we follow lunar calender and thats All !!

Btw if you don't believe, We damn care !

Go on with your ignorance and good luck for more !

Answer 11

Peace be with you. You worship the moon-God. Moses worshiped the moon-God. As Moses lifted-up the serpent in the wilderness. The Wilderness of Sinai, and received the Commandments of God from the Mount of Sinai. Sinai means "of Sin" or "moon-God". Jesus said; the hour cometh when ye shall neither worship in this mountain nor in Jerusalem, "FOR YE KNOW NOT WHAT YE WORSHIP"