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I am saying that God is God is God, whatever name we give him, however we understand him to be, even whether we believe in him or not ...

Our understanding of God can never be perfect - perfection is not within our human nature (at least I believe not).
God is not dependent on our understanding. He is God, regardless of what we say, think or believe about him.

As for our holy books, yes I believe they all point to God and reflect our understanding of God - but again, that doesn't make them all equally right and true.
(Which one is right and true will of course depend on who you ask ... :))
 
Allah is my friend, my Lord and my creator. Subhan Allah
 
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drahmed said:
if someone asks you;
who is Allah?
what would you say?
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SubhanAllah

Simple question, Simple answer:

Say: He is Allah, the One and Only!
Allah, the Eternal, Absolute;
He begets not nor is He begotten.
And there is none like unto Him.
[Qur'an, Chapter 112]
 
I would say Allah is the creator of mankind, of the earth, the universe, everything you can see as well as the heavens and everything that is unseen. I would also say Allah is only deity worthy of worship.

Clover said:
Yes, but many Christians (around 85% I've talked with) say Allah is not their God, so I figured not to make that assumption when it might have offended someone. Sorry for making my other assumption if it offended you.

To your religion, yes, but not to others. That is my point. He is everything to you, but maybe not to the guy thats riding beside you on the bus.
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Christians where I live would probably say the same. But theologically, Allah is the same for all 3 Abrahamic faiths. Maybe the responses you received, (and no doubt I will receive when I ask them) were because of their limited knowledge of Arabic and misconceptions they have of the true meaning of 'Allah'? Have you spoken to Arab Christians and Jews? Ask them what they call 'God' and what it means for them?

Linguistically, "Allah" can not be made feminine, plural etc. One stylistic feature used in the Qur'an is that God speaks directly to people (e.g. 56: 57-73) and to the Prophet, often using 'We', the first person plural of Majesty, to represent Himself.
 
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two angels will come and ask to us such as this question , when we die...
then, we'll remember that;
we discussed what we would answer such as this question, in the internet...

''...you will die and as they will...''
Quran,39:30

finally, if we can answer that question by reading Quran,112:1-3
it will be perfect!....


if people think about death deeply, most of them will change their lifes
do not forget please
we will die to birth again
 
Banu_Hashim said:
I would say Allah is the creator of mankind, of the earth, the universe, everything you can see as well as the heavens and everything that is unseen. I would also say Allah is only deity worthy of worship.



Christians where I live would probably say the same. But theologically, Allah is the same for all 3 Abrahamic faiths. Maybe the responses you received, (and no doubt I will receive when I ask them) were because of their limited knowledge of Arabic and misconceptions they have of the true meaning of 'Allah'? Have you spoken to Arab Christians and Jews? Ask them what they call 'God' and what it means for them?

Linguistically, "Allah" can not be made feminine, plural etc. One stylistic feature used in the Qur'an is that God speaks directly to people (e.g. 56: 57-73) and to the Prophet, often using 'We', the first person plural of Majesty, to represent Himself.
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I have answered this question when I was talking with Muslim Woman. I know 1 Jew, he was a great guy, never asked him about his religion.
 
Clover said:
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That's your religion, not everyone's. The fact is, Allah is God, to Muslims. Not to Christians, Jews, Pagans, Buddhists, Hindus, Taoists, and others. That is why I said God to the Muslim people. He is GOD to you, but not to me, and others. Yes, he is the ruler of all that exists, to Muslims, not to others. I am not demeaning Allah, I am simply stating a true statement. Allah is god, to Muslims.
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You are very wrong Clover. Allah is the Arabic word for God. Arab Christians use the same term when they refer to God. Allah is the same God for Jews, Christians and Muslims alike . All of the People of the Book worship the same God. Pagans worship mythical beings, this would include Hindus, various pagan groups throughout the world. My understanding is that as a general rule Buddihism is a non thesistic religion and isnt Taosim one as well?
 
ragdollcat1982 said:
You are very wrong Clover. Allah is the Arabic word for God. Arab Christians use the same term when they refer to God. Allah is the same God for Jews, Christians and Muslims alike . All of the People of the Book worship the same God. Pagans worship mythical beings, this would include Hindus, various pagan groups throughout the world. My understanding is that as a general rule Buddihism is a non thesistic religion and isnt Taosim one as well?
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I am not wrong. You aren't either to be honest. Yes, to some Christians, and maybe some Jews, Allah is the same God as their's, but many Christians I talked to, believed God was not Allah. That they were two different gods, one true, one false.

That can be debated. Buddhism has some people who, we would call theistic, and then others non-theistic.

Taoism can be both. I know some Christians who are "Taoists" as a philosophy, while their are others, like me, who are Taoist religion and philosophy, it all depends on the person's faith in a "god", I cannot see how you can be a Christian-Taoist, but their are people who claim it, and I do not challenge their beliefs, cause I don't really care what they believe, it's their opinoin.
 
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i would answer the lord of the heavens and the earth...or something alone those lines.
 

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