Allah is the Arabic translation of Jehovah(in Hebrew)
and of God (in English)
there is only one God
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2007-10-04 07:14:58 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
guys try to be reasonable a little
2007-10-04 07:24:02 · update #1
yupp we all believe in the same god but we have different views.
and i hate these people who repetively insult islam and i belive that it is the medias fault that they are portraying it in a very negative manner.
you dont see up going round calling the bible or jesus anything bad do you?
so please could those people keep their thoughts to themselves.
xoxo
2007-10-04 07:24:45 · answer #1 · answered by humayal_arshad 2 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Contrary to what many Muslims believe, according to my extensive Historical and Religious studies, the word 'Allah' is definitely not Arabic. 'Allah' has been known long before Islam. Jews, Pagans, and even Christians used Allah to mean 'God'.
Allah was formerly the name of a Hindu God which was adopted by Arabs way back in pre-Historic times when the Hindu ruled the Arab world. Pagan Arabs named many of their gods 'Allah'.
The Prophet Mohammad adopted 'Allah' as the one true God just like Christians adopted December 25th as Christmas day. In both cases, it was more traditional politics than religion...but it worked...yes?
2007-10-04 14:31:34 · answer #2 · answered by Fatima 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Jehovah is English, it's God's name. Yahweh is Hebrew. There is one true God, but there are many false gods. There are examples of such in the Bible, the people often did idol worship to these, such as the golden calf. Allah is just the standard arabic word for God.
2007-10-04 14:44:29 · answer #3 · answered by user u 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Allah is a TERM used for God in Arabic.
Allah is also the NAME of an ancient moon god.
Allah cannot be the same god as the God of the
Jews and Christians:
For the Christians, the Qur'an says Allah has no sons.
The Bible says Jesus is God's only begotten Son.
For Jews, the Bibles says God will bless them through the seed of Isaac, not the off-spring of Ishmael.
For both Christians and Jews, The Qur'an quotes Muhammad and Allah as saying that Christians and Jews are worthy of death. That does not sound like a god that either of them would worship.
2007-10-04 14:30:43 · answer #4 · answered by Bobby Jim 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Allah is a very harsh and unloving god. His followers must follow large numbers of petty regulations and have no hope of eternal life through Allah unless they murder "infidels". The god Allah is as capricious as a Greek god and cares so little about his followers that they must constantly prove themselves to him and attempt to gain his favor in return for salvation. The Quaran is a book of psalms supposedly of Mohammad's creation even though he was illiterate. These psalms are in two parts. The first part was written when the prophet was enamored with the Jews and looks suspiciously like the Psalms of David, the second part was after he was rejected by the religious leaders of the day and is very harsh and full of anger for any but his followers. Sadly it is a religion of self-bondage to a harsh and unloving God.
2007-10-04 14:25:50 · answer #5 · answered by davidvario 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Allah simply means God. Even Arab Christians refer to God as Allah.
2007-10-04 14:24:28 · answer #6 · answered by Tim K 2 · 4⤊ 3⤋
Allah is the name of an ancient pagan God. Period.
2007-10-04 19:02:45 · answer #7 · answered by gnostic 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Allaah is the proper name applied to the true God who exists necessarily by Himself comprising all the excellent Divine names and attributes of perfection. Allaah is One and Unique. He has no son, no partner, nor equal. He is the sole Creator and Sustainer of the universe. Every creature bears witness to His Oneness, Divinity, and Ruboobiyyah, and to the uniqueness of His attributes and names.
His essence does not resemble the essences. He does not inhere in anything, nor does anything inhere in Him. "There is none like unto Him." He is the One, the Sole, the Indivisible. He is the Rubb [Lord] who accomplishes all affairs, Allaah is the Omnipotent and the Omniscient.
His knowledge comprehends in perfect manner all things, hidden or manifest. He is greater than can be encompassed by the knowledge of His creatures. He knows everything, and He is aware of all that takes place in the earth and the heavens. Allaah, the Supreme, is the Rubb of everything and has a free hand in disposal of all affairs.
His mercy encompasses everything. He is far removed from injustice or tyranny. He is wise in all His actions, just in all His decrees. His justice ensures order in the universe in which nothing is out of order.
There is no one to share His dominion, nor does He take an aide or supporter from His creatures. He is nearer to man than man's own jugular vein [Q 50:16]. Whenever a believer is in need or distress calls on Him, He responds.
Allaah has revealed His final Scripture, the Qur'an, to that last of His Messengers, Muhammed (SAW) who was responsible for conveying the Message of Islaam to mankind. He is the Exalted Allaah. Glory is due to Him.
Some of the biggest misconceptions that many non-Muslims have about Islaam have to do with the word "Allaah". For various reasons, many people have come to believe that Muslims worship a different God than Christians and Jews. This is totally false, since "Allaah" is simply the Arabic word for "God" - and there is only One God. Let there be no doubt - Muslims worship the God of Noah, Abraham, Moses, David and Jesus - peace be upon them all. However, it is certainly true that Jews, Christians and Muslims all have different concepts of Almighty God. For example, Muslims - like Jews - reject the Christian beliefs of the Trinity and the Divine Incarnation. This, however, doesn't mean that each of these three religions worships a different God - because, as we have already said, there is only One True God. Judaism, Christianity and Islaam all claim to be "Abrahamic Faiths", and all of them are also classified as "monotheistic". However, Islaam teaches that other religions have, in one way or another, distorted and nullified a pure and proper belief in Almighty God by neglecting His true teachings and mixing them with man-made ideas.
2007-10-04 15:43:23 · answer #8 · answered by Nourhan 5 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Say: He is Allah, the One and Only
Allah, the Eternal, Absolute;
He begetteth not nor is He begotten.
And there is none like unto Him.
Sura Al Ikhlas
2007-10-04 14:32:18 · answer #9 · answered by B 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Allah is the one God creator of all things
2007-10-05 07:37:33 · answer #10 · answered by mikail brown 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Allah is just an arabic term for God, Lord, etc.
No different from Christians and Jewish God.
2007-10-04 14:17:18 · answer #11 · answered by Celebrate 4 · 4⤊ 3⤋