The translation means God. So how can this be God's name? Its like saying Dios os God's name but when translated,it means God in Spanish. Is it not just another title?
2007-06-26 19:19:35 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
allah is not god's name. read ps 83 verse 18. God's name is Jehovah and it is not another name for Jesus Christ who is the son.
2007-06-27 00:06:53 · answer #1 · answered by lover of Jehovah and Jesus 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Allah is the Arabic word for God. Since Muslims believe there is only one God, Allah refers to that one. Similarly, God is the English word for God, if English-speaking Christians use the word God without qualifying it, then they are referring to the one God, not to other European gods like Odin, Thor, Woden, Frigga or the sun god etc. As for the name of God, he has many names because names in Semitic culture reflect a person's character, and God has many characteristics. God has many names in the Christian Bible as well, yes even "Baal" which means master or husband, though this usually refers to a particular pagan deity.
2016-05-17 04:31:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
While there are a number of titles that apply to God, he has only ONE personal name--Jehovah. In the original Hebrew manuscripts, "Jehovah" appears almost 7,000 times. That must mean that God wants us to know it and use it. In the King James Bible, the name appears at Ex. 6:3, Ps. 83:18, Isa. 12:2 and 26:4.
2007-06-26 20:59:55 · answer #3 · answered by LineDancer 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes, there are many names for God and Allah is just another one of them. Same as Jehovah, Elohim, Jealous, Prince of Peace, Father God, Almighty God, Self existent one, the Lord will provide, the Lord will heal, the Lord our banner, the Lord our peace, the Lord our righteousness, the Lord is present, the Lord who sanctifies you, the Lord of Hosts, the Lord my Shepard, the Lord that causes to forget, " I AM" which means the self existent one or uncaused one, and all of these names are just from the Bible Old testament, I am sure he has many other names.
But real Christians walk and talk about Jesus Christ as being the Savior, not Allah or Jehovah.
2007-06-26 19:39:27 · answer #4 · answered by sirromo4u 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You have hit the nail right on the head! Allah IS God. It is an Arabic word. "Elaah" means in Arabic any idol or thing/ person which is worshipped or god. Allah thus means "the" One worthy of being worshipped or God.
The basic testimony of Islam very beautifully uses these two words "elaah" and "allah" which translates as "there is no god but God."
There are 99 names of Allah in Islam which are basically His qualities. For example, "Ar Rahman", the Merciful; "Ar Raheem", the Beneficient, "Ar Razzaq", the One who gives Livelihood, "Al Ghani", the Generous etc.
2007-06-26 22:34:12 · answer #5 · answered by Catalyst 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
How many names can God have? Since God is absolute, His names are no different than His qualities. God has unlimited qualities, and therefore He has unlimited names. You can call God "The Supreme Personality of Godhead", "Allah", "Jehovah", "Krishna", "Vishnu", "Buddha", "The Most High", "Father". All of these names refer to His qualities, and yet none of them can adequately encompass all of His qualities. Is there a word that means, "He who has all qualities in full"? How about "Absolute Truth"?
So, does God have a personal name? The bible says His name is Jehovah, which means "Creator", or "Causes to Create". This is certainly true, but that is not ALL God does.
"Buddha" means "enlightened one", and God is certainly the most enlightened, but again, He has other qualities as well. The Bhagavad-Gita says that God's name is Krishna, which means that He is the "Supreme Personality of Godhead". Also true.
Whether we call God "Allah" or "Jehovah" or "Buddha", we are referring to the same all-knowing, all-pervasive, omnipotent creator, because there is only one "God". When a Muslim prays to Allah, he is referring to the same Person that the Christian is referring to when they say "Father".
2007-06-26 19:24:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
The word "Allah" comes from "EL" which is an old Hebrew name for God. "Allah" is the arabic for "EL", it is derived from "EL".
EDIT: For all you people who think "Jehovah" is a name of God from the Jewish Torah, it isn't. That is a non-Jewish interpretation of the pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton - the YHVH. "Jehovah" is NOT how it was pronounced, ever. You will never, ever find a Jew who uses this pronunciation "Jehovah". It's a CHRISTIAN interpretation of the YHVH, not Jewish. And no, "Jehovah" isn't found "7000 times" in the bible - at least not in the so-called "Old Testament" (Jewish Torah). It may be how your non-Jewish church fathers interpreted the name YHVH, but no such thing exists in Judaism or the Jewish Torah.
2007-06-26 19:22:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
God's name is Jehovah. Read Psalm 83:18 to prove it. You can also visit Jehovah's Witnesses' website.
2007-06-27 04:18:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
God is called by many names. They did not speak English back then so I'm amazed that so many people believe that God called himself God, or anybody else back then called him God. In their language they would call him Allah or Yahweh.
2007-06-26 19:26:36 · answer #9 · answered by jitterbug 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋