Why do Christians think Allah means God? (faith, prayer, Universe)
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Why do Muslims think Allah does NOT mean God? As a non-believer, you should know that there can be no justification for either belief. Why do you ask???
God is a general term while Allah is an unique name of God in Islam.
Therefore God does not mean Allah. Simple.
A god can be any god. Zeus is also a god but Allah and Zeus are different gods, aren't they?
Arabic word for God is Ilah. Ilah is a general term for God, not an unique name.
That why muslims say there is no Ilah except for Allah (La Ilahe Illallah).
When religious professors of Islam themselves state that Allah is an unique name of God, Christians saying the word God and Allah are the same thing just p**s me off.
My point is, Allah is an unique name while God isn't an unique name. This is the difference between 2 words.
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It won't be about "names".
All languages have their own unique name for divinity. Allah is Arabic. Brhman is only one name for Divinity in Sanskrit. Others are Paramatma, Ishvara, Deva, Swami. All these connote the Divinity, among several other names which describe god’scattributes. Indian Christians call god as Kartar in Tamil and also Deva.
But Allah does not change according to language when one is a muslim. All muslims use the word Allah.
I live in Turkey and muslims are so against the turkish word Tanrı which means God to be used instead of Allah.
Why do Muslims think Allah does NOT mean God? As a non-believer, you should know that there can be no justification for either belief. Why do you ask???
I ask because muslims accept Allah as an unique name for God and both arab and non-arab muslims use the word Allah for that reason. The word Allah does not change according to language.
As for God, since christians don't use an unique name for God, this word changes according to language, unlike the word Allah.
Being from a non-arab muslim majority country, muslims are against the turkish word Tanrı, which means God, to be used instead of Allah.
Last edited by The Grandeur; 06-01-2022 at 06:05 PM..
I ask because muslims accept Allah as an unique name for God and both arab and non-arab muslims use the word Allah for that reason. The word Allah does not change according to language.
As for God, since christians don't use an unique name for God, this word changes according to language, unlike the word Allah.
I will accept this post.
But I will again ask, simply, why is this so important? I think that's maybe what may be confusing some people.
For example, my adopted son is a Pakistani Muslim. If tomorrow, in Islamabad, he happens to say "god", what will happen. Will Allah strike him down? Will he fall into a bottomless pit to hell. That is the "so what" I am asking.
But I will again ask, simply, why is this so important? I think that's maybe what may be confusing some people.
For example, my adopted son is a Pakistani Muslim. If tomorrow, in Islamabad, he happens to say "god", what will happen. Will Allah strike him down? Will he fall into a bottomless pit to hell. That is the "so what" I am asking.
Nope but it is seen appropriate to use the name Allah.
All this nonsense concerning a name for God or Allah or whoever is irrelevant. When one is praying, he/she just communicates internally with him. There is no use or need for a specific name.
Just as God/Allah doesn't drive a car and carry credit cards (LOL), he doesn't need a name either. Otherwise, it's trying to cheapen him and mold him into the image of man.
All this nonsense concerning a name for God or Allah or whoever is irrelevant. When one is praying, he/she just communicates internally with him. There is no use or need for a specific name.
Worshiping is done in Arabic too in Islam.
Prayings are in Arabic and you memorize them. When it is time to worship, you worship in Arabic.
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