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cisz
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In fact, I hve looked extensively into Islam and have read the Quran and some of the Hadiths.
I assume that you are not trying to say that Allah isn't the same God as the God of Abraham. However, Abraham's God was called "Elohim" and is plural.
Allah is the God of Abraham (peace be on him). By whatever name you call Him, He is the same ONE God.
"Say, "Call upon Allah or call upon the Most Merciful. Whichever [name] you call - to Him belong the best names." [...]." (Qur'an 17:110, part)
Abraham (peace be on him) worshipped Allah alone, was unswervingly steadfast and firm on this, and told his people to do the same, and he wasn't among the polytheists:
And Abraham instructed his sons [to do the same] and [so did] Jacob, [saying], "O my sons, indeed Allah has chosen for you this religion, so do not die except while you are Muslims."
Or were you witnesses when death approached Jacob, when he said to his sons, "What will you worship after me?" They said, "We will worship your God and the God of your fathers, Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac - one God. And we are Muslims [in submission] to Him." (2:132-133)
They say, "Be Jews or Christians [so] you will be guided." Say, "Rather, [we follow] the religion of Abraham, inclining toward truth, and he was not of the polytheists." (2:135)
Have you not considered the one who argued with Abraham about his Lord [merely] because Allah had given him kingship? When Abraham said, "My Lord is the one who gives life and causes death," he said, "I give life and cause death." Abraham said, "Indeed, Allah brings up the sun from the east, so bring it up from the west." So the disbeliever was overwhelmed [by astonishment], and Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people. (2:258)
He [Abraham] said, "Then do you worship instead of Allah that which cannot benefit you at all or harm you? (21:66)
And [We sent] Abraham, when he said to his people, "Worship Allah and fear Him. That is best for you, if you should know." (29:16)
Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian, but he was one inclining toward truth, a Muslim [submitting to Allah ]. And he was not of the polytheists. (3:67)
Say, " Allah has told the truth. So follow the religion of Abraham, inclining toward truth; and he was not of the polytheists." (3:95)
Indeed, Abraham was a [comprehensive] leader, devoutly obedient to Allah , inclining toward truth, and he was not of those who associate others with Allah . (16:120)
Then We revealed to you, [O Muhammad], to follow the religion of Abraham, inclining toward truth; and he was not of those who associate with Allah . (16:123)
And [mention, O Muhammad], when We designated for Abraham the site of the House, [saying], "Do not associate anything with Me and purify My House for those who perform Tawaf and those who stand [in prayer] and those who bow and prostrate. (22:26)
Allah sometimes uses the royal we, and sometimes Me/I. Me/I is tends to be used in matters of obedience or worship, as in the above 22:26 (do not associate anything in worship with Me/My divinity), whereas earlier in the same verse, Allah says, We designated the site of the house, which is something that Allah did (pointing out the location of a certain thing).
As a worldly example, in certain royal documents the queen refers to herself as we, eg "we will rule...", and in others, as I. Yet England has one monarch at any one time.
Anyone who reads the Qur'an comes away clearly with the message that only One ONE God is to be worshipped, and that all the Prophets, peace be on them (including Abraham) were sent to people to teach them this.
Peace.