Is Allah the god of Muslims
Allah is The Lord of all created things in the seen and unseen worlds.
Everything in Creation worships and submits to Him.
The faith of Muslims is Islam.
It means submission to the Will of Allah.
Why are there no pictures or statues of Allah?
Allah is beyond the grasp of human vision.
He is unlike anything that the human mind can imagine.
Therefore drawing pictures or making statues that represent
Him as a human, a semi-human or an animal is unacceptable and
considered a major sin in Islam.
Allah is referred to as "Him". Is He human-like?
If you speak English, you use the words "him" and "she" a lot and
it is very easy to give people wrong ideas about God.
The female equivalent for 'God' is 'Goddess'.
Some believe that God has female partners.
Reducing God to a human family person is unacceptable in Islam.
Are there other names for Allah?
The almighty calls Himself "Allah" in The Qur'an.
This Arabic word has no plural and no male or female equivalents.
Some books refer to the "99 names" of Allah.
These names are attributes of Allah.
Allah is referred to as Merciful, Just and Compassionate.
More than 99 attributes of Allah are mentioned in The Qur'an.
Who created Allah?
Allah is eternal. He was not created. He existed before He created.
His creations need Him but He doesn't need them for His existence.
Does He have a son?
Allah does not have a son or assistant. If He needs the help of
others, then He would not be self-sufficient and be in need
of a Creator.
Does Allah have other gods to help Him?
Nothing is like Him.
The Creator cannot be of the same nature as the things
He created. His creations have a beginning and an end.
Allah existed before the beginning and will remain after the end.
Does Allah need a rest day?
The notion that The Almighty needed a rest day after creating
the heavens and earth is a human innovation and not The
Almighty's view of Himself.
It is those who were not involved in Creation that are taking the rest!
Created things 'burn out'. Allah is ever living.
Is Allah the god of Jesus?
The One True God
Allah is a proper noun unique to The One True God
Who alone deserves all worship.
He is the God of all Prophets that He chose to convey His message.
Among the well-known Prophets are Noah, Abraham, David, Moses, Jesus and
the final Prophet, Muhammad (peace be upon them).
If Allah is Compassionate, Why is there so much suffering?
Our suffering is caused by our failure to adhere to what He has
permitted and refrain from what He has prohibited.
There are times when, for example, we cannot explain why
bad things happen to good people.
Allah knows best. We must seek His help in prayer.
If Allah is Merciful, then does He forgive all our sins?
In The Qur'an. The Almighty states that He will forgive the sins
of the Believers who repent sincerely and do not repeat their sins.
Many will say that they too believe in The One True God but
their daily lives are infused with idolatrous practices such as
wearing talismans and worshipping statues.
The Almighty declares in The Qur'an that He will not forgive
the worshipping of false gods.
Extracts from PERKIM
Dr. Y Mansoor Marican, Ph.D
www.hajtips.com
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