can someone explain to me more about allah?

Question

ok, from my research, i think i've got it "down-packed" :)
it seems to me that God (capital G) from christianity is the SAME God (capital G) from judaism......God the father, God of abraham, issac, and jacob, the GOD that is revealed in the bible and the torah, which is the old testament which proves this as FACT (please correct me if this is wrong)
YHWH-YAHWEH-YEHOVAH-JEHOVAH (translation from the hebrew romaji to english, right?)
but i want to know about this "allah", since he does not "fit" the God the father in judeo-christianity........who exactly is this "allah". a statue? a human? a person? anyone can answer, just please tell me your faith so i can find out your beliefs about it...........
and to muslims, you can answer the question, but please don't just reply "there is one god - allah", that tells me NOTHING about this "allah" that you speak of........

i also want to know if jews and muslims believe in heaven and hell......and God and satan, and who's "ruling" them

Answer 1

The term Allah is from the Arabic word for God.
Allah has come to be equated with God as revealed through his alleged prophet, Mohammed.
Really, Muslims believe they are God's chosen people and that the God of the Bible has rejected the Jews and the Christians. Muslims then claim an affiliation with the God of the Bible, but they reject the Bible in its current form because it refutes too much of what their holy book, the Quran affirms.

Answer 2

Allah (SWT) is God. He is the same God as most other religions, the Jews, Christians and so on...Allah (SWT) is not a person, or human, statue or animal. He is God, the Ruler of the Universe. He is Everywhere. You cannot see him. The problem with this question is, all Muslims and everyone else want the answer to this. Who is God? Where is he? What form does he take? Why dont we have an answer to this? The answer to all these questions is that Allah (SWT) wants to test our faith to see if we will follow the right path. To be on the right path and follow the right things does not mean we get the answers to all of our questions. You dont need all the answers to know the basic things of something. Our faith is that there is One God and He has no partner, family, friends, sons, fathers or anyone. We, humans, are his slaves and follow him. Angels are also under his rule. We do believe in Heaven and Hell, we believe in God, and Satan. The only thing is, our story about Satan and Adam and Eve is different than other religions. We pray 5 times daily. Allah (SWT) sent down to us many books including the Torah and Bible for the Muslims at first, but we were told people had changed them and twisted around words during those times for their own religion. So when Allah (SWT) sent us down the Quran (Koran) he had promised us to keep it safe from other people from changing it. If you need any other help on this, just tell me :)

Answer 3

Allah is the same God that was recognized by Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. God has many names, and "Allah" is His name in Arabic, as revealed to the Prophet Muhummad. He is neither a statue, a human, nor anything or anyone that can be comprehended by a mere human mind.

So: same God. Got that?

Now, Christians (of which I am one) have a whole different spin on things with the bit about the Trinity. This is an alien concept to a Muslim, because it violates their concept of the oneness of God. Muslims believe that Jesus was a prophet, but do not accept that God could or would have a human son. Therefore, instead of asking Jesus to forgive their sins, they go directly to Allah with repentance and pray for Allah's divine mercy.

I believe that God can let Muslims and Christians (and anyone or maybe even everyone) into heaven if he wants to. It's up to Him.

Answer 4

I don't want to know anymore than I already know.

I know: the Muslim religion has been hijacked by a bunch of blood thirsty mullahs and fanatical fundamentalists who have interpreted a small part of the Quran to mean kill all infidels (non-believers in the Quran and the Muslim religion.)

I know: that the insurgents and bomb makers are all Muslims from Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria and the materiel come from China and Iran.

I know: that American Warriors are being killed by Muslims screaming :Allah Akhbar!" (God is Great!)

I know: that some of our Congressional leaders committed treason by setting a dialog with foreign governments which expressly against the law.

I know: the games these same leaders are playing with the Funding of the Global War On Terror is causing more deaths of our warriors that there would have been.

I know: that three warriors have been kidnapped in the name of Allah. If Allah was a true and just god, as I have read in the Quran, he would not set his people as insurgents.

I know: that within the Malaki Government some of their leadership are still with the Mullahs and are just biding their time.

There is more that I know. To be continued.

Answer 5

Allah is considered the arabic word for "God", the same God that Christens and Jews believe. Allah can be called "Lord", "God", "Savior", "Master", etc. and still be considered the same thing. The only significant difference is that while Christianity believes Jesus to be the son of God, Islam believes him to be a prophet of God. This would be just like Abraham, Moses, Noah, etc. Islam does believe in Heaven and Hell.

Answer 6

"Do Christians & Muslims worship the same God?"



Answer: The answer to this question depends on what is meant by "same God." There is no denying that the Muslim view of God and the Christian view of God have many similarities. Both view God as absolutely sovereign, omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent, holy, just, righteous. Both Islam and Christianity believe in one God who is the Creator of everything in the universe. So, yes, in this sense, Christians & Muslims worship the same God.



At the same time, there are also important differences between the Christian and Muslim view of God. While Muslims view Allah as possessing the attributes of love, mercy, and grace; Allah does not demonstrate these attributes in the same manner as the Christian God. The most important difference, though, between the Muslim and Christian view of God is the concept of incarnation. Christians believe that God became a human being in the Person of Jesus Christ. Muslims believe this concept to be the ultimate blasphemy. Muslims can never accept the idea that Allah would become a man to die for the sins of the world. A belief in the incarnation of God in the Person of Jesus Christ is absolutely essential to the Christian understanding of God. God became a human being so He could empathize with us, and more importantly, so He could provide salvation, the forgiveness of sins.



So, do Christians and Muslims worship the same God? Yes and no. Perhaps a better question would be, "Do Christians and Muslims both have a correct understanding of what God is like?" To this, the answer is a definitely no. There are several crucial differences between the Christian and Muslim concepts of God. Both faiths cannot be correct. We believe that Christianity has the correct view of God because there can be no salvation unless sin is paid for. Only God could pay such a price. Only by becoming a human being could God die on our behalf, paying the penalty for our sins (Romans 5:8; 2 Corinthians 5:21).

Answer 7

OK i am a Christian but i have Muslim friends. Allah= God. yes, the Muslim Allah is the same as the Judeo-Christian God. Muslims and Christians believe in heaven and hell but Jews don't. they used to but since the Crucifixion of Jesus they have been confused. they also still think the messiah is coming, when he has already come. they believe the messiah will be a political figure instead of a spiritual one.

Answer 8

Allah is just the arabic word for God... imagine asking "What is the Mexican God 'Dios' like?" The nature of Allah is very much like the Jewish beliefs about the nature of God. It is Christians who changed the nature of God to make Him a "Judeo-Christian" one, to suit their own beliefs about the Messiah. Jews don't accept most Christian concepts about the nature of God.

And I will correct you if you are wrong.. the Old Testament proves nothing as FACT. And what is "down-packed?" I think you mean you have it "down pat."

Finally, I suggest you check Jewish and Muslim sites about their beliefs. Don't trust Christian sources for information. Would you trust a Muslim for information about Christianity?

Answer 9

Allah is the Arabic word for God, and this word is used by Muslim, Christian, and Jewish Arabs/Arabic speakers. I trust that people were aware that not all Arabs are Muslim? How about knowing this: most Muslims are not Arab.

The source of the word "Allah" is most commonly understood to be "Al" which means "the" and "ilah" which means "deity" therefore it means "the god" and as monotheism arose in Islam, Judaism, Christianity, whatever prior names were given to the pantheon of gods, the focal point became one God, the only God.

Muslims generally do not translate 'Allah' because it should not reflect more than one Gods, or a gender for God (male or female).

Casting aspersion on some pagan origin for aspects of Islam, should automatically include a discussion of the pagan origins of all religions, including Judaism and Christianity. fish, eggs, bunny rabbits, Easter, pagan celebrations of spring, winter, the body and blood being eating, a trinity of god, etc. Certainly much of the imagery in the bible can be found in the Egyptian book of the dead, and pre-christian pagan rites from several cultures.

Yes, Muslims believe in Heaven, Hell and Satan, much the same way other religions do and rarely the way portrayed on western television.

Unfortunately, many people posing such questions don't have a sufficient knowledge of languages, world history, serious study of religion, etc. to respond to such questions (or pose such questions) without resorting to religious stereotypes, bigotry, general ignorance and bits and pieces of what they can compile from television, the internet, word of mouth, a few course. As it is often said, a little bit of knowledge is more dangerous than no knowledge at all. With a little bit of knowledge, people take big leaps of what they believe is intellect -- which is unfortunately based only on guesses, misconceptions, wrong information, twisted information, biased concepts and a general absence of knowledge.

The ability to critique the panelists on American Idol and scratch out a few text messages, to pop out mediocre papers for class, and plagiarize poorly understood sections of text from other sources, should not be misconstrued for actual knowledge on a particularly intellectually complex issue.

Let's leave the 'big thinking' to those who actually take knowledge seriously.

Answer 10

Allah is God in Arabic. Allah is the same God of Abraham, God of Jesus, God of Muhammad and God of Moses, God of you, God of me. thats what muslims believe in.