*Allah:* *الله*
Allah is the proper name in Arabic for The One and Only God, The Creator and
Sustainer of the universe. It is used by the Arab Christians and Jews for
the God (Eloh-im in Hebrew; 'Allaha' in Aramaic, the mother tongue of Jesus,
pbuh). The word Allah does not have a plural or gender. Allah does not have
any associate or partner, and He does not beget nor was He begotten.
The Name Allah was not chosen by man but was revealed and referred to by all
the Prophets (peace be on them). Allah was the God worshipped by Adam, Noah,
Moses, Abraham and all the other Prophets sent by him.
The name “Allah” consists of two parts, “Al” which is the definitive article
in Arabic and “ilah” which means an object to which subservience, love,
reverence, and obedience is shown. Being a combination of these two parts,
“Allah” signifies the one and only God, the one whom absolute love,
reverence and obedience is shown.
One misconception is that Allah is a new or different deity than that
mentioned in the Bible or Torah. However, Arab Christians use this word too,
and instead of the English word "God" it is Allah which is used in their
bible, prayers and daily rituals. In fact, if they did not know English,
they would not know who or what a "God" in the English sense was, as they
are accustomed to the use of “Allah”. Nor do they use the word "Jesus", but
the same word in Arabic for Jesus which is Isa.
However, the Arab Christians share the same belief about God as other
Christians around the world, i.e. that Jesus was his son and the incorrect
belief in the Trinity. These beliefs are contrary to those of Islam. As
Muslims, we believe that these beliefs are not what Jesus or Gods message in
the Bible were intended to be. Allah is the same God that Adam, Noah,
Abraham, Moses and Jesus worshipped. Furthermore, Islam was the exact same
message that was followed and taught by all the Prophets. And they are far
from the erroneous and fabricated claims that the Christians and Jews make
about them.
*{No son (or offspring or children) did Allâh beget, nor is there any ilâh
(god) along with Him; (if there had been many gods), behold, each god would
have taken away what he had created, and some would have tried to overcome
others! Glorified be Allâh above all that they attribute to Him!} [Quran,
23:91]*
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