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Post by carlhenrybrans on Sept 18, 2014 1:23:03 GMT -6
Is there a difference between the word Allah and the word God? I know Allah means God, but do you think it is ok to use Allah or any other name for God that may be relevant to the culture you are in, even if the god they serve is different than what God says He is in the Bible? There are similarities between Allah and God and I have heard people say here that both Muslims and Christians worship the same God, but Muslims have some incorrect beliefs about God and who He is. Anyways, I would love to hear your thoughts. Be salt and light.
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Post by CowboysDad on Sept 22, 2014 15:04:40 GMT -6
The name Allah as used by Muslims does not accurately represent the true God. For example, Islam rejects the notion that Allah is our Father. Christianity--in particular Matthew 6:9--teaches that God is our Father. In fact we are explicitly told to address God as our heavenly Father. If the use of Allah forbids such an association and Scripture teaches it, then the use of Allah may inherently carry with it a disassociation with Christianity. I am no expert on Turkish. Is Allah a general name in Turkish like we would speak of "God," or is it a more specific name in Turkish like we would speak of "Jesus" or "our heavenly Father"? If it is a general term, then perhaps it is unavoidable in daily conversations about God or his existence, but if it is the latter, then I would recommend avoiding it completely since it clearly points away from the one true God as presented in Scripture.
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Post by samuel on Feb 17, 2016 21:48:00 GMT -6
I was looking into the exact meaning, of Allah a few days ago. Broken down into the two Arabic words that make up Allah, it means "the, or A god". There is quite a difference in the meaning of the "I Am of the Bible, and "A god".  I have forgotten the exact two Arabic words, but Allah is a conglomerating of the two. I remember one was ALI.
I always thought Allah was the ancient "moon god" of Babylon. But the article said, that it was a god of Arabian mythology. |
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I have forgotten the exact two Arabic words, but Allah is a conglomerating of the two. I remember one was ALI.