Any chance that GOD and Allah are the same Guy?
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Some of the biggest misconceptions that many non-Muslims have about Islam have to do with the word "Allah". For various reasons, many people have come to believe that Muslims worship a different God than Christians and Jews. This is totally false, since "Allah" 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 Islam all claim to be "Abrahamic Faiths", and all of them are also classified as "monotheistic". However, Islam 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. \nFirst of all, it is important to note that "Allah" is the same word that Arabic-speaking Christians and Jews use for God. If you pick up an Arabic Bible, you will see the word "Allah" being used where "God" is used in English. \n\nThis is because "Allah" is the only word in the Arabic language equivalent to the English word "God" with a capital "G". Additionally, the word "Allah" cannot be made plural or given gender (i.e. masculine or feminine), which goes hand-in-hand with the Islamic concept of God. Because of this, and also because the Qur'an, which is the holy scripture of Muslims, was revealed in the Arabic language, some Muslims use the word "Allah" for "God", even when they are speaking other languages. This is not unique to the word "Allah", since many Muslims tend to use Arabic words when discussing Islamic issues, regardless of the language which they speak. This is because the universal teachings of Islam, even though they have been translated in every major language, have been preserved in the Arabic language. \n\nIt is interesting to note that the Aramaic word "El", which is the word for God in the language that Jesus spoke, is certainly more similar in sound to the word "Allah" than the English word "God". This also holds true for the various Hebrew words for God, which are "El”, "Elah", and the plural form "Elohim". The reason for these similarities is that Aramaic, Hebrew and Arabic are all Semitic languages with common origins. It should also be noted that in translating the Bible into English, the Hebrew word "El" is translated variously as "God", "god" and "angel"! This imprecise language allows different translators, based on their preconceived notions, to translate the word to fit their own views. The Arabic word "Allah" presents no such difficulty or ambiguity, since it is only used for Almighty God alone. Additionally, in English, the only difference between "god", meaning a false god, and "God", meaning the One True God, is the capital "G". In the Arabic alphabet, since it does not have capital letters, the word for God (i.e. Allah) is formed by adding the equivalent to the English word "the" (Al-) to the Arabic word for "god/God" (ilah). So the Arabic word "Allah" literally means "The God”: the "Al-" in Arabic basically serving the same function as the capital "G" in English. Due to the above mentioned facts, a more accurate translation of the word "Allah" into English might be "The One -and-Only God" or "The One True
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Allah is the proper name of the one and only true God. I have strong belief because it is evidence-based. Read the holy Quran.
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No. No matter what she/he is called, the God I call out to is the same. I believe that\nYHWH=God=Jesus=Allah=Bramah=World Soul=Great Mother=Gaia
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Historical evidences, impartial logic, well versed references and all available circumstantial judgments can very well prove that—(a) Allah name of deity was pre-existed much before the arrival of Islam, (b) Pre-Islamic Pagan peoples worshipped Allah as their supreme deity (moon-god). Allah’s name existed in pre-Islamic Arab. In ancient Arab the Allah was considered to be the supreme God/deity (as Moon-God) and Arab Pagans worshipped Allah before Islam arrived. \n\nLet's examine below some valid questions and answers :\n\nDid the Pagan Arabs in pre-Islamic times worship 360 gods? Yes\n\nDid the pagans Arabs worship the sun, moon and the stars? Yes\n\nDid the Arabs built temples to the Moon-god? Yes\n\nDid different Arab tribes give the Moon-god different names/titles? Yes\n\nWhat were some of the names/titles? Sin, Hubul, Ilumquh, Al-ilah. \n\nWas the title “al-ilah” (the god) used as the Moon-god? Yes\n\nWas the word “Allah” derived from “al-ilah?” Yes\n\nWas the pagan “Allah” a high god in a pantheon of deities? Yes.\n\nWas he worshipped at the Kabah? Yes.\n\nWas Allah only one of many Meccan gods? Yes\n\nDid they place a statue of Hubul on top of the Kabah? Yes.\n\nAt that time was Hubul considered the Moon-god? Yes.\n\nWas the Kabah thus the “house of the Moon-god”? Yes.\n\nDid the name “Allah” eventually replace that of Hubul as the name of the Moon god? Yes.\n\nDid they call the Kabah the “house of Allah”? Yes.\n\nWere al-Lat, al-Uzza and Manat called “the daughters of Allah”? Yes.\n\nYusuf Ali explains in fn. 5096, pg. 1445, that Lat, Uzza and Manat were known as “the daughters of God [Allah]”\n\nDid the Qur’an at one point tell Muslims to worship al-Lat, al-Uzza and Manat? Yes. In Surah 53:19-20.\n\nHave those verses been “abrogated” out of the present Qur’an? Yes.\n\nWhat were they called? “The Satanic Verses.”\n\nThe variable names (Sin, Hubul, llumquh, Al-ilah) of moon god were used by various tribes of pagan Arabs. Pagan god SIN was the name of Moon-god. \n\nAllah is the name of the only God in Islam. Allah is a pre-Islamic name coming from the compound Arabic word Al-ilah which means the God, which is derived from al (the) ilah (deity). It was formerly the name of the chief god among the numerous idols (360) in the Kaaba in Mecca before Mohammed made them into monotheists. Today a Muslim is one who submits to the God Allah.\n\nIslam means submission to (Allah), but originally it meant that strength which characterized a desert warrior who, even when faced with impossible odds, would fight to the death for his tribe. (Dr. M. Baravmann, The Spiritual Background of Early Islam, E. J. Brill, Leiden, 1972)\n\nMany believe the word “Allah” was derived from the mid- eastern word “el” which in Ugaritic, Caananite and Hebrew can mean a true or false God. This is not the case, “The source of this (Allah) goes back to pre-Muslim times. Allah is not a common name meaning “God” (or a “god”), and the Muslim must use another word or form if he wishes to indicate any other than his own peculiar deity.” (Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics (ed. Hastings), I:326.)\n\nthis sounds like mohmmed  did away with idols.  huh?\n\n.
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They do have one thing in common.  Neither Allah nor Ares exist.  The Quran has one thing right, if translated, "There is no God but God," but Muhammed is NOT his prophet.
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Yes, he does exists... There is a guy in Barcelona who won the right to name himself GOD. His official name is now GOD
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When Almighty Allah Does Not Know> \n\nBy Imran Hossain \n\n  \n\n  \n\n[This write-up might be sensitive for mainstream Muslims. If you are one of them, please be advised to read it at your own risk.] \n\n  \n\nWhen I was 16 about 6 years ago, I started thinking of Allah’s book “Koran” and some sciences.  I am from a Muslim family that’s how I know Islam. In addition, I am one of the luckiest people from the Muslim society who had read Koran by knowing its words in English. Except Arabs, 99 % Muslims do not even know the proper Islam and Koran. If you are a Muslim, you are already brainwashed in the childhood by the Islamists that Allah is almighty or super powerful in all circumstances, so it is a very simple thing to understand that He knows everything of us, the Universe and so on. Otherwise, it would be funny to imagine something is God.\n\n \n\nGod or Allah has to be the only one for all human beings, no discrimination is applicable here. But, based on the information from Holy Koran, I can produce here some logical issues. When I read Holy Koran, I compare its verses with some logics. I do not find the answers of my questions after reading Koran. Let me write just a few general phenomena which Allah should know and inform us because He is almighty. However, I am not going to write why there are no Newton ’s laws, Einstein’s theory, etc in Holy Koran. These would not fit my claims.  But, after reading Holy Koran I find super powerful Allah does not know lots of things what we need today that’s why there are still some FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) left. \n\n  \n\n  \n\n1)      Earth Is Spherical (Round): There is no doubt to almost everybody that we could know the earth is round in favour of the laws of science; however, almighty Allah’s vision proves the Earth is flat. This is why still only some illiterate Mullahs do not trust the Earth is oval. Allah is all-powerful and He created us and the Universe, therefore, why doesn’t he know the earth is spherical? Can anyone produce in debate any verses from Holy Koran where He explained the acceptable information on earth?\n\n  \n\n2)      The Time Difference: Every region on Earth does not have the same time. When it is 6 pm and Monday in Bangladesh , it is 4 am and Sunday in BC, Canada . If you pray Johar Namaz in Bangladesh and take a flight to Saudi Arab, you get the time again for Johar Namaz. So, would you start praying again Johar Namaz?  Allah is almighty, why doesn’t He mention in Holy Koran the time distinction and how people would pray in that case above? Or He does not know it! So far I know that the Keamot (Doom Day) will start on Friday in the evening. Yet, when it is evening in Bangladesh , it is morning in Americas , so, where will this doom commence? \n\n  \n\n3)       Movement of the Earth: The Earth is always moving. It revolves around the Sun every 365 days at a speed of about 30 km/sec. Moreover, the Earth also has an axis, and it rotates on its axis every 24 hours at a speed of about 1670 km/hr.  But, almighty Allah is not familiar with it. On top of it He explained some wrong phenomenon in Holy Koran that Earth is motionless.  \n\n  \n\n4)      People Other Than Arabians: Surprisingly almighty Allah did not reveal even a word that people could be living in Australia , Greenland , North and South America and many other areas. He does not even know what those people are like. He was absolutely failed to send any information about Eskimos, Red-Indians (Native American Indian), Pacific-Islanders, Latin Americans, and many more. Are there any verses in Koran where I get to know about them?\n\n  \n\n5)      The Pole Regions: It is so amazing when super powerful Allah does not know North and South Pole. These areas are so cold. However, some people like Eskimos live there. It is possible to find six-month daylight hours and six-month hours of darkness a year in the poles. Almighty Allah did not give any clue how people like Eskimos wo
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Why, yes, I did know that.  But, that also makes your question somewhat meaningless:  I could just as easily ask of you, 'Your Allah is called God.  Why don't you worship Him Alone?'  See how that changes exactly nothing about the actual theological differences we have?  :)
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They ask you - WHO IS ALLAH?\n\n\n\nSay: He is Allah, He is One; The Self-Sufficient,\nThe Eternal God; He begets not,\nnor was He begotten;\nThere is none equal to Him.\n\n[The Holy Qur'an, Surah 112:1-4] \n\n\n\nONENESS OF GOD\n\nALLAH is an Arabic word. It is name of the same One and Only, Supreme Being who is\ncalled God in English. He is the same God the Jews and Christians worship.\nGod says in the Holy Quran: “Whatever name you call Him by,\nall His names are beautiful.” [Surah 17:110] \n\n\nMuslims believe in one God, Allah. None has the right to be worshiped but Allah; there is no partner unto Him. He has power over everything. Islam is based on this concept which Allah has expressed in The Qur'an:\n\nHe is Allah, besides whom there is no other God, the All-Knower of the unseen and the seen. Allah is the Most Benficent, the Most Merciful. He is Allah, the King, the Holy, the One, Free from all defects, the Giver of security, the Guardian, the All-Mighty, the Compeller, the Supreme. Exalted be Allah from all that they associate as partner with Him. He is Allah, the Creator, the Originator of all things, the Bestower of forms. His are the most Gracious Names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorify Him. And He is the All-Mighty and the Wise One. [The Holy Qur'an, Surah 59:22-24]\n\n\n\nBlessed be He in Whose hand is the sovereignty, and He has power over all things. Who has created life and death, that He may test you which of you is best in conduct; and He is the All-Mighty, the Oft-Forgiving. [Chapter 67:1-2]\n\n\nThere is no god but He. It is He Who gives life and causes death, your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers. No, but they (unbelievers) divert themselves with doubts. [Chapter 44:8-9]\n\n\nAllah; there is no god but Allah, the Ever Living, the Eternal One. Neither slumber nor sleep overtakes Him. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. He is the Most Exalted, the Most Great. [The Holy Qur'an, Surah 2:255]\n\n\nTo Him belongs all what is in the heavens and the earth. And those (angels) who are near Him do not disdain to worship Him, nor they ever weary of His service. They glorify Him night and day, tirelessly never intermit. Have they (people) chosen earthly gods who (they think) can restore the dead (to life)? If there had been either in the heavens or the earth other gods than Allah, both (heaven and earth) would have been ruined. So glorified be Allah, the Lord of the Throne, far above what they attribute to Him. He cannot be questioned as to what He does, but they shall be questioned. \n\nHave they chosen other gods besides Him? Say: “Bring forth your proof. This is the Message (the Quran) of those with me, and the Message (the previous Scriptures) of those before me.” But, most of them do not know the truth, and so they turn away. And We did not send any Messenger before you without inspiration to him: “There is no god but I; so worship Me (alone).” And yet they say, “The Compassionate God has begotten offspring.” Exalted is He! No, those (whom they so designate) are only His honoured servants. They do not speak before He speaks, and they only perform His commands. He knows what is before them and what is behind them, and they cannot intercede for none, except for those whom He approves, and they tremble in awe of Him. And if any of them declares: “I am a god beside Him,” We shall requite such a one with Hell. Thus do We requite the wrongdoers. [The Holy Qur'an, Surah 21:19-29]\n \n \n \n\n\n\nhttp://www.convertingtoislam.com/one.html
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well think about it...if allah was god...why would he wait so long to be known...when God was known from the very begining....that allah thing was born a long time after...sounds like a new religion if you ask me....when no one wanted to give face to the Jews...they made their own religions...
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no way i quote 700 club.,\n     Under no circumstances is Jehovah, the God of the bible, and Allah, of the Koran, the same. First of all, the God of the bible is a God of love and redemption. who sent His Son into the world to die for our sins. Allah tells people to die for him in order to get salvation, but there is no understanding of salvation. Allah was the moon god from Mecca. that is why Islam has the crescent moon.The flag of Turkey has a crescent with a star in it. Well, the crescent moon is because Allah was the moon god. and that's the deal. But we don't serve moon god. We serve the God of creation, the Creator of everything.\n     They are not the same. To translate Allah as God is wrong. When you see something in there and it says Allah, you translate it Allah, don't call it God because its different. God is Elihim. He is the Creator, the Jehovah God, Yahweh. Yahweh of the old testament was the Father who brought forth Jesus into the world.\n         P.S don't kill the messenger it is my job as a server of the true living God to spread the truth.
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u meant Allah?\nhaha.\nHe's a god.
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Can God almighty create a thing which he cannot destroy?\n\nGod cannot do anything and everything. There are so many things that God almighty cannot do. \n\nCan God be born? One of the characteristics of God is that He is not born. If we say that God almighty was born, then there was a time when He didn't exist. And if there was a time when He didn't exist, For Him to come into existence, somebody has to make Him exist. So there is somebody else who is really God not Him. If we say that God almighty cannot be born, we are also saying that The Creator cannot become His creation. Because creation means what is in need of a Creator. To you be a creature, means that there has to be someone who create you. So if God became His creation, that means He is now in need of a creator. THIS IS IMPOSSIBILITY AND ABSURDITY! \n\nCan God create a stone which is too heavy for Him to lift? \nGod almighty cannot be unjust. The moment when God become unjust, he ceases to be God. Because it's one of quality of God almighty that he is JUST.\n\nThe Qur’an says:\n"Allah is never unjust In the least degree." [Al-Qur’an 4:40] \n\nGod cannot be cruel. \n\nGod almighty cannot throw me out of his domain. He can obliterate me. He can kill me. He can vanish me. But he cannot throw me out of his domain. WHERE WILL HE THROW ME? Everything belongs to him. \n\nGod cannot create a tall-short man. Yes he can make a tall man short. But no longer will he remains tall. But you cant have a tall-short man. You can have a medium man, who is neither tall nor short. But you cant have a man who is tall and short at the same time. \n\nnowhere does the Quran says that God can do everything, Quran says in several places that God has the power over all things. There is world of a difference between "Allah can do everything and Allah have the power over everything"\nAllah says in holy Quran (85:16) \n"He does what He intends (or wills)"\n\nWhatever he intends he can do. But God does only Godly things. He does not do Ungodly things. \n\nWhen we muslims say "God almighty can do all things", we are talking about all things that are consistent in Him being God. Not included the absurdity, impossibility and the things which make "God" no longer "God".\n\n\n\nISLAM HAS LOGICAL ANSWER FOR THIS QUESTION\n\n\n\n\nEDIT >>>>>> ==============================...\n\n"His command when He desires a thing is just to say to it, “Be!” and it is." (Qur’an, 36: 82)
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They all correspond to the same idea, that of God. While they both come from different cultures, they both correspond to the same idea, well not compeltely correspond, but still.
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No relation.Only the name is same. Both are muslims and both are related to entertainment industry.Thats the relation they have.
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i dont think so bcs just GOD/Allah know thats ..\n\nGOD/allah bless you and all
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I think it is an excellent theory.  While many different religions may call their god (and goddess) by different names, I think in the end we are all worshipping the same god.  We all just have different ways of worship.  God/dess is not confused - the Divine knows we are speaking to it and loves us all the same.