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    Who Is Allah SWT The Creator of Universe In Islam
    Who Is Allah SWT The Creator of Universe In Islam
    Who Is Allah SWT The Creator of Universe In Islam
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    Who Is Allah SWT The Creator of Universe In Islam

    By "Muhammad" "Vandestra", Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim

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    It is a known fact that every language has one or more terms that are used to refer to God and sometimes to lesser deities at the same time. This is not the case with Allah. Allah is the personal name of the One true God. Nothing else can be called Allah. The term has no plural or gender. This shows its uniqueness when compared with the word "god," which can be made plural, as in "gods," or made feminine, as in "goddess." It is interesting to note that Alah is the personal name of God in Aramaic, the language of Jesus and a sister language of Arabic.

    The One true God is a reflection of the unique concept that Islam associates with Allah. To a Muslim, Allah is the Almighty Creator and Sustainer of the universe, Who is similar to nothing, and nothing is comparable to Him. The Prophet Muhammad was asked by his contemporaries about Allah; the answer came directly from Allah Himself in the form of a short chapter of the Quran, which is considered to be the essence of the unity or the motto of monotheism. This is chapter 112, which reads:

    "In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate."
    "Say (O Muhammad), He is Allah, the One God, the Self-Sufficient, who has not begotten, nor has been begotten, and equal to Him is not anyone."

    Some non-Muslims allege that God in Islam is a stern and cruel God who demands to be obeyed fully and is, consequently, not loving and kind. Nothing could be farther from the truth than this allegation. It is enough to know that, with the exception of one, each of the 114 chapters of the Quran begins with the verse, "In the name of God, the Merciful; the Compassionate." In one of the sayings of Prophet Muhammad, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him, we are told that:

    "God is more loving and kind than a mother to her dear child."

    On the other hand, God is also Just. Hence, evildoers and sinners must have their share of punishment, and the virtuous must have God’s bounties and favors. Actually, God’s attribute of Mercy has full manifestation in His attribute of Justice. People suffering throughout their lives for His sake should not receive similar treatment from their Lord as people who oppress and exploit others their whole lives. Expecting similar treatment for them would amount to negating the very belief in the accountability of man in the Hereafter and thereby negate all the incentives for a moral and virtuous life in this world. The following Quranic verses are very clear and straightforward in this respect.

    "Verily, for the Righteous are gardens of Delight, in the Presence of their Lord. Shall We then treat the people of Faith like the people of Sin? What is the matter with you? How judge you?" (Quran 68:34-36)

    Islam rejects characterizing God in any human form or depicting Him as favoring certain individuals or nations on the basis of wealth, power or race. He created human-beings as equals. They may distinguish themselves and get His favor through virtue and piety only.
    The concepts, such as God resting on the seventh day of creation, God wrestling with one of His soldiers, God being an envious plotter against mankind, or God being incarnate in any human being, are considered blasphemy from the Islamic point of view.

    The unique usage of Allah as a personal name of God is a reflection of Islam’s emphasis on the purity of the belief in God that is the essence of the message of all God’s messengers. Because of this, Islam considers associating any deity or personality with God as a deadly sin that God will never forgive, despite the fact that He may forgive all other sins.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDragon Promedia
    Release dateJun 27, 2018
    ISBN9781387909926
    Who Is Allah SWT The Creator of Universe In Islam
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    "Muhammad" "Vandestra"

    Muhammad Vandestra has been a columnist, artist, health writer, soil scientist, magazine editor, web designer & kendo martial arts instructor. A writer by day and reader by night, he write fiction and non-fiction books for adult and children. He lives in West Jakarta City.

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      Who Is Allah SWT The Creator of Universe In Islam - "Muhammad" "Vandestra"

      Who Is Allah SWT

      The Creator of Universe In Islam

      By

      Muhammad Vandestra

      2017

      Prestory

      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 Adam,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, does not 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.

      First 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.  This is because Allah is a word in the Arabic language equivalent to the English word God with a capital G.  Additionally, the word Allah cannot be made plural, a fact which goes hand-in-hand with the Islamic concept of God.

      It 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 and Elah, and the plural or glorified 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.  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 God.

      More importantly, it should also be noted that the Arabic word Allah contains a deep religious message due to its root meaning and origin.  This is because it stems from the Arabic verb ta’allaha (or alaha), which means to be worshipped.  Thus in Arabic, the word Allah means The One who deserves all worship.  This, in a nutshell, is the Pure Monotheistic message of Islam.

      Who Is Allah SWT?

      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 Adam,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, does not 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.

      First 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.  This is because Allah is a word in the Arabic language equivalent to the English word God with a capital G.  Additionally, the word Allah cannot be made plural, a fact which goes hand-in-hand with the Islamic concept of God.

      It 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 and Elah, and the plural or glorified 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.  Due to the above mentioned facts, a more accurate translation of the word Allah into English might be The One -and-Only God

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