- God vs. Allah; same or different??? ... since this has been a subject matter that has presented itself to me on more than one occasion over the past few weeks, I wanted to be more educated on the difference and similarities as many seem to be confused or misinformed or simply dont know (like me). No one is disputing whether or not Allah is the Arabic word for God. It is. What I and many other Christians deny is that God and Allah are the same. God is our supreme being, Allah is the Moslem’s, but that does not mean they are the same being. There are a variety of these similarities, even as Christian Arabics use the term Allah, but similarities are not as important as differences when it comes to whether two things are the same or not. From what Ive read, the Christian God and the Islamic god are two entirely different entities. Ive copied and pasted some of what i found on the history: Allah is a singular description used in Islam to describe a god. Judaism and Christianity use Elohim (Plural) to describe the God of the Old and New Testaments. According to Archaeological and historical records, Allah was the moon god married to the sun goddess, together they had three daughters: goddesses Al-Lat, Al-Uzza, and Manat. (The first two names are feminine forms of Allah) The worship of these gods played a major part in the worship at the Kabba in Mecca. The worship of the moon god extended far beyond the Allah - worship in Arabia. The entire Fertile crescent was involved in the worship of the moon. This partially explains the early success of Islam among Arab groups that traditionally worshiped the moon god. Since the idol of their moon god, Allah, was at Mecca, they prayed toward Mecca. Archaeologists have uncovered temples to the moon god throughout the middle east. According to numerous writings discovered, the actual name of the moon god was Sin but his title was Al-ilah. In modern times this has been loosely translated to Allah. There are some very important differences between the God of the Bible and Allah: ◾God’s only begotten Son is Jesus. Allah has no begotten son. ◾God made salvation available by sacrificing His Son and promises salvation by grace to those who believe. Allah sacrificed nothing, and only saves if sufficient works are done. ◾God has a payment for sins—Jesus Christ. Allah has no payment for sins. ◾God’s Christ paid for the sins of mankind. Allah paid for nothing, and all men pay for their own sins. ◾God’s salvation is through Christ’s work. Allah’s salvation is through people’s works. ◾God’s saving work is, “Come to Christ.” The major part of Moslem salvation is to believe Mohammed was the sum and seal of the prophets. ◾God’s book is very different from Allah’s book. They contradict each other, so they cannot both be true. For example, the Bible says Christ was resurrected from the dead. The Moslems reject that as a lie. ◾God says his Son is the Way, the Truth and the Life. Allah says Christ is “only a messenger” (Chap. 5, “The Food” sect. 10, par. 75). ◾God treats men and women equally. Allah does not. ◾God says marriages today (Christian) are to be monogamous. Allah allows more than one wife. ◾There is no marriage in God’s Paradise. Faithful men get many virgins in Allah’s. ◾God says it is not necessary to have special days. Allah does: for example, Ramadan, the Moslem holy month during which Moslems fast during the day. This list could be multiplied many times over, but there is no point... (*TruthorTradition; understanding the Word of God over traditions of men) As to avoid any confusion, never will I refer to God - our Heavenly Father, whose Son Jesus died on the cross on our behalf - as Allah, the god of the book of Quran. Ever. Whether right, wrong or indifferent the info I found, I wont leave any room for question who is Lord over my life.
Posted on: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 03:48:13 +0000
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