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 that Arabic word for "God" - and there is only One God. 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 Christians beliefs of the Trinity and the Divine Incarnation.

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 the only word in the Arabic language equivalent to the English word "God".

Additionally, the word "Allah" CANNOT be made plural or given a gender, which goes hand in hand with the Islamic concept of God. If we were to use the name God, it can be made into plurals and given gender, i.e. god's, goddess, etc.

The Aramaic word "El", which is the word for God in the Language that Jesus (pbuh) used and 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 form "Elohim". The reason for these similarities is that Aramaic, Hebrew and Arabic are all Semitic languages (Sister Languages), with common origins.

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" on the other hand presents no such difficulty, since it is only used for The Almighty God alone.

The Arabic word "Allah" also 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 (one) message of Islam.

01	Ar-Rahman	The All Beneficent, The Most Merciful in Essence, The Compassionate, The Most Gracious
02	Ar-Rahim	The Most Merciful, The Most Merciful in Actions
03	Al-Malik	The King, The Sovereign, The True and Ultimate King
04	Al-Quddus	The Most Holy, The Most Pure, The Most Perfect
05	As-Salaam	The Peace and Blessing, The Source of Peace and Safety, The Most Perfect
06	Al-Mu'min	The Guarantor, The Self Affirming, The Granter of Security, The Affirmer of Truth
07	Al-Muhaymin	The Guardian, The Preserver, The Overseeing Protector
08	Al-Aziz	The Almighty, The Self Sufficient, The Most Honorable
09	Al-Jabbar	The Powerful, The Irresistible, The Compeller, The Most Lofty, The Restorer/Improver of Affairs
10	Al-Mutakabbir	The Tremendous
11	Al-Khaliq	The Creator
12	Al-Bari'	The Rightful
13	Al-Musawwir	The Fashioner of Forms
14	Al-Ghaffar	The Ever Forgiving
15	Al-Qahhar	The All Compelling Subduer
16	Al-Wahhab	The Bestower
17	Ar-Razzaq	The Ever Providing
18	Al-Fattah	The Opener, The Victory Giver
19	Al-Alim	The All Knowing, The Omniscient
20	Al-Qabid	The Restrainer, The Straightener
21	Al-Basit	The Expander, The Munificent
22	Al-Khafid	The Abaser
23	Ar-Rafi'e	The Exalter
24	Al-Mu'ezz	The Giver of Honour
25	Al-Mudhell	The Giver of Dishonour
26	As-Sami'e	The All Hearing
27	Al-Basir	The All Seeing
28	Al-Hakam	The Judge, The Arbitrator
29	Al-`Adl	The Utterly Just
30	Al-Lateef	The Subtly Kind
31	Al-Khabeer	The All Aware
32	Al-Haleem	The Forbearing, The Indulgent
33	Al-Azeem	The Magnificent, The Infinite
34	Al-Ghafoor	The All Forgiving
35	Ash-Shakoor	The Grateful
36	Al-Aliyy	The Sublimely Exalted
37	Al-Kabeer	The Great
38	Al-Hafeez	The Preserver
39	Al-Muqeet	The Nourisher
40	Al-Hasib	The Reckoner
41	Al-Jaleel	The Majestic
42	Al-Karim	The Bountiful, The Generous
43	Ar-Raqib	The Watchful
44	Al-Mujib	The Responsive, The Answerer
45	Al-Wasse'e	The Vast, The All Encompassing
46	Al-Hakeem	The Wise
47	Al-Wadud	The Loving, The Kind One
48	Al-Majeed	The All Glorious
49	Al-Ba'ith	The Raiser of The Dead
50	Ash-Shaheed	The Witness
51	Al-Haqq	The Truth, The Real
52	Al-Wakeel	The Trustee, The Dependable
53	Al-Qawee	The Strong
54	Al-Mateen	The Firm, The Steadfast
55	Al-Walee	The Protecting Friend, Patron and Helper
56	Al-Hamid	The All Praiseworthy
57	Al-Muhsi	The Accounter, The Numberer of All
58	Al-Mubdi'	The Producer, Originator, and Initiator of All
59	Al-Mu'id	The Reinstater Who Brings Back All
60	Al-Muhyi	The Giver of Life
61	Al-Mumit	The Bringer of Death, The Destroyer
62	Al-Hayy	The Ever Living
63	Al-Qayyum	The Self Subsisting Sustainer of All
64	Al-Wajid	The Perceiver, The Finder, The Unfailing
65	Al-Majid	The Illustrious, The Magnificent
66	Al-Wahid	The One, The Unique, Manifestation of Unity
67	Al-Ahad	The One, the All Inclusive, The Indivisible
68	As-Samad	The Self Sufficient, The Impregnable, The Eternally Besought of All, The Everlasting
69	Al-Qadir	The All Able
70	Al-Muqtadir	The All Determiner, The Dominant
71	Al-Muqaddim	The Expediter, He Who Brings Forward
72	Al-Mu'akhir	The Delayer, He Who Puts Far Away
73	Al-Awwal	The First
74	Al-Akhir	The Last
75	Az-Zahir	The Manifest, The All Victorious
76	Al-Batin	The Hidden, The All Encompassing
77	Al-Waali	The Patron
78	Al-Muta'ali	The Self Exalted
79	Al-Barr	The Most Kind and Righteous
80	At-Tawwab	The Ever Returning, Ever Relenting
81	Al-Muntaqim	The Avenger
82	Al-'Afuww	The Pardoner, The Effacer of Sins
83	Ar-Ra'uf	The Compassionate, The All Pitying
84	Malik-al-Mulk	The Owner of All Sovereignty
85	Dhu-al-Jalali wa-al-Ikram	The Lord of Majesty and Generosity
86	Al-Muqsit	The Equitable, The Requiter
87	Al-Jami'e	The Gatherer, The Unifier
88	Al-Ghani	The All Rich, The Independent
89	Al-Mughni	The Enricher, The Emancipator
90	Al-Mani'e	The Withholder, The Shielder, the Defender
91	Ad-Darr	The Distressor, The Harmer, The Afflictor
92	An-Nafi'e	The Propitious, The Benefactor
93	An-Nur	The Light
94	Al-Hadi	The Guide
95	Al-Badi	The Incomparable, The Originator
96	Al-Baqi	The Ever Enduring and Immutable
97	Al-Warith	The Heir, The Inheritor of All
98	Ar-Rashid	The Guide, Infallible Teacher and Knower
99	As-Sabur	The Patient, The Timeless.

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