The Noble Quran, Bible & Science: WHY DO MUSLIMS CALL GOD, ‘ALLAH’?

Monday, May 23, 2011

WHY DO MUSLIMS CALL GOD, ‘ALLAH’?

بِسْمِ اللہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیۡمِ

IN THE NAME OF ALLAH THE MOST BENEFICENT AND MERCIFULL

اللہ کے نام سے شروع جو نہایت مہربان رحم والا

الصلواة والسلام عليک  يارسول الله 

الصلواة والسلام عليک  ياحبيب الله 

الصلواة والسلام عليک  يانبي الله 

الصلواة والسلام عليک  يا نور الله 

YAH ALLAH SEND BLESSINGS ON PROPHET MUHAMMAD PEACE BE UPON HIM

AND ON CHILDREN OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD PEACE BE UPON HIM

WHY DO MUSLIMS CALL GOD, ‘ALLAH’?

Muslims prefer calling Allah by His name as He revealed it in the Glorious Qur’aan. The Arabic word ‘Allah’ is pure and unique. There is not another word like it. The English word ‘God’ can be played around with. Examples:

a. God + s = Gods: There is no plural of Allah

b. God + dess = Goddess: Allah has no gender.

c. God + Father = Godfather. There is no ‘godfather’ in Islam.

d. God + Mother = Godmother: There is no ‘godmother’ in Islam.

e. Tin + God = Tin god: There is no ‘tin god’ in Islam.

Allah is a unique word (there is no other word comparable to it) therefore Muslims prefer calling the Creator, ‘Allah’. But sometimes when speaking to non-Muslims we may have to use the inappropriate word ‘God’, for Allah for ease of conversation.

There is also a misunderstanding amongst non-Muslims that the God worshipped by Muslims differs from the God that was worshipped by Prophets Abraham, David, Moses and Jesus (Peace be upon them all). Nothing could be further from the truth. It is comparable to saying that the French worship a different ‘god’ because they use the word ‘Dieu’, that the Spaniards worship a different ‘god’ because they say ‘Dios’ or that the Hebrews worshipped a different ‘god’ because they called Him ‘Yahweh’, or the Zulu ‘s in South Africa call Him ‘Inkulunkulu’, or the Afrikaners call Him ‘He’re”.

The Glorious Qur’aan is the divine scripture of Muslims, revealed in the Arabic language, and God is called ALLAH in Arabic. In fact all Arab Christians also name God as ALLAH!

Open the Arabic Bible to Genesis, chap 1, and the Christian will be astonished to see the word ALLAH SIX TIMES in the first paragraph alone. The first page has the word ALLAH written 17 times. In the complete Arabic Bible, the name Allah is written thousands of times!

Most Christians are unaware that Malta is the staunchest Catholic country in the world - and they also call God ‘ALLAH’ in Arabic- Refer- Cape Argus (S.A.) November 13/14. 2004. Page 5, Travel Section

Confirm it out for yourself by getting a copy of the Arabic Bible. (KJV) In the Hebrew Bible, Exodus chapter 3 vs. 13-15, the name of God is ALLAH! Get a copy of the Hebrew Bible and confirm this also. (KJV)

Reverend Scofield also used the word “ALAH” on page 3 of his Authorized English Version Bible to describe God. But when it was ‘revised’ by other Christian scholars, they deleted the word ‘ALAH’.

The solution to the problem of the name of God for the Christians is in Isaiah 52:6, N.I.V., p. 873 that states: “Therefore my people will know My name; therefore in that day they will know that it is I who

foretold it. Yes, it is I.”

And indisputably the people of Allah, the Muslims have been informed in the Glorious Qur’aan of the name of the Creator: ALLAH!