Who is Allah?
The Creator and Lord of The Universe
Allah
is the name of the true One God in the Arabic language. In the Hebrew
language His name is Eloh, Elohim for respect. It is well known that
when a word is borrowed from one language to another it’s spelling and
pronunciation is often altered. It is, therefore, reasonable to say
that Eloh and Allah are names of the same Deity of Abraham believed by
the three monotheistic religions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
Islam is the most rigorously monotheistic religion among the three
dedicated to the worship of Allah, never seen by a human eye.
Who
is Allah? The translation of verses from the Qur’an are given to answer
this question. References of the verses are given in brackets, the
number before the colon represents the Surah (chapter) and the
following number represents the verse number.Allah, the One Only
"Proclaim: Allah is One. Allah is Eternal. He neither begets nor was begotten." (112:1-4)
"Nothing is like unto Him." (42:11)
"If
there were therein Gods besides Allah, then verily both (the heavens
and the earth) would have collapsed into disorder and chaos. Glorified
be Allah, the Lord of the Throne, transcendent beyond all they ascribe
unto Him." (21:22)
"Sight can never reach Him; His sight reaches all things." (6:103)
"And
proclaim: Praise be to Allah, Who has not taken unto Himself a son, and
Who has no partner in the Sovereignty, nor has He (need for) any
protecting friend through dependence. (17:111)
"Allah! There is no God save Him." (3:2, 2:255)
"Is there any God beside Allah? Nay, but they are folk who ascribe equals (unto Him)! (27:60).
"Is there any God beside Allah? Nay, but most of them know not." (27:61)Attributes of Allah
Muslims talk about ninety-nine attributes of Allah; a few are given in the following verses of the Qur’an.
"And
He is the Mighty, the Wise. His is the Sovereignty of the heavens and
the earth; He gives life and He gives death; and He is able to do all
things. He is the First and the Last, and the Outward and the Inward;
and He is the Knower of all things." (57:1-3)
"Allah
is He, other than Whom there is no deity. He knows (all things) both
secret and open; He, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Allah is He, other
than Whom there is no deity; the Sovereign, the Holy One, the Source of
Peace (and Perfection), the Guardian of Faith, the Preserver of Safety,
the Exalted in Might, the Irresistible, the Supreme: Glory to Allah!
(High is He) above the partners they attribute to Him. He is Allah the
Creator, the Evolver, the Bestower of Forms (and Colors). To Him belong
the Most Beautiful Names: Whatever is the heavens and on earth, do
declare His Praise and Glory; and He is exalted in Might, the Wise."
(59:22-24)
"Allah!
There is no God save Him, the Alive, the Eternal. Neither slumber nor
sleep overtakes Him. Unto Him belongs whatsoever is in the heavens and
whatsoever is in the earth. Who is he that intercedes with Him save by
His permission? He knows that which is in front of them and that which
is behind them, while they encompass nothing of His knowledge save what
He will. His throne includes the heavens and the earth, and He is never
weary of preserving them. He is the Sublime, the Tremendous." (2:255)
"The Originator of the heavens and the earth!" (6:101)
"The Beneficent, the Merciful: Owner of the Day of Judgment. (1:3-4)
"Say:
Call upon Allah, or call upon Ar-Rahman: by whatever name you call upon
Him, (it is well): For to Him belong the Most Beautiful Names." (17:110)
"And you seek the Grace of Allah: for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful." (73:20)
"The
revelation of this Book is from Allah, Exalted in Power, Full of
Knowledge, Who forgives sin, accepts repentance, is strict in
punishment, and has a long reach (in all things). There is no god but
He: to Him is the Final Goal." (40:2-3)Allah the Creator
"Have
not those who disbelieve known that the heavens and the earth were of
one piece, then We parted them, and We made every living thing from
water? Will they not then believe?" (21:30)
[In
this verse ‘We’ belongs to imperial language, not of plurality. In the
Qur’an, Allah uses ‘I’, ‘Me’ ‘We’ and ‘Us’ for Himself.]
"And
He it is Who created the night and the day, and the sun and the moon.
They float each in an orbit… And from among His signs are the night and
the day, and the sun and the moon. Prostrate not to the sun nor to the
moon, but prostrate to Allah Who created them, if you (really) worship
Him." (21:33, 41:37)
"He
has created man: He has imparted unto him articulate thought and
speech. [At His behest] the sun and the moon run their appointed
courses; the stars and the trees prostrate themselves [before Him]. And
the skies has He raised high, and has devised [for all things] a
measure, so that you [too, O men,] might never transgress the measure
[of what is right]: weigh, therefore, [your deeds] with equity, and cut
not the measure short! (55:3-9)
"It is Allah Who created everything in the best of form…It is He Who created and perfected all things." (32:7, 87:2)
"It is Allah Who created life and death that you may prove yourself worthy in your deeds." (67:2)
"Such
is Allah, your Lord. There is no god except Him, the Creator of all
things, so serve Him. And He takes care of all things." (6:102)
"He
is the Cleaver of the daybreak, and He has appointed the night for
stillness, and the sun and the moon to run their appointed courses:
[all] this is laid down by the Will of the Almighty, the All-Knowing.
(6:96)
"Allah
is He Who created seven heavens and of the earth a similar number.
Through the midst of them (all) descends His command: that you may know
that Allah has power over all things, and that Allah comprehends all
things in (His) knowledge." (65:12)
"He
it is Who has made the sun a [source of] radiant light and the moon
shining [surface], and has determined for it phases so that you might
know how to compute the years and to measure [time]. None of this has
Allah created without [an inner] truth. Clearly does He spell out these
messages unto people of [innate] knowledge." (10:5)
"Allah
has indeed made all things in heaven and earth subservient to
humankind; it is all from Him. Lo! Herein verily are portents for
people who reflect." (45:13)Allah, the Sustainer, the Cherisher, the Lord (Al-Rabb)
"All praise is due to Allah Alone, the Lord [the Sustainer, the Cherisher] of the worlds." (1:2)
"Everything
We have created and prescribed for its measure, its character and
destiny…No creature creeps on earth but Allah provides for it its
sustenance. He knows its purpose and destiny. For it is He Who
prescribed them in His eternal order…The sun rises and sets traversing
its orbit exactly as the Almighty, the All Knowing has ordained. And
the moon passes regularly through its phases, returning to its original
thin crescent form. Neither sun nor moon overtakes the other; neither
night nor day deviates from their preordained courses. Each moves in
the orbit Allah has ordained for it. (54:49, 11:6, 36:38-40)
In
the Qur’an, the name Allah is used more than 2,600 times and His
attribute, Al-Rabb (the Lord, the Cherisher, the Sustainer), has been
used over 1,000 times.Allah Revealed the Truth – Option Given
"We
revealed to you the Book in truth, that you may proclaim it to the
world. Whoever decides to be guided by its guidance does so to his own
credit. Whoever rejects its guidance does so to his own discredit and
you are not a warder over them." (39:41)
"Let
there be no compulsion [or coercion] in religion: Truth stands out
clear from error; whoever rejects evil and believes in Allah has
grasped the most trustworthy handhold that never breaks. And Allah
hears and knows all things." (2:256)
"And
say: The Truth [has now come] from your Lord: let, then him who wills,
believe in it, and let him who wills, reject it." (18:29)
"And
if your Lord willed, all who are in the earth would have believed
together. Would you [Muhammad] compel men until they are believers?"
(10:99)
"No
person is responsible for the guilt of another. To every person belongs
the merit or demerit of what he had wrought… Allah does not charge a
person with more than he can bear. Therefore, to everyone belongs the
credit or discredit which he had personally earned." (53:38-39, 2:286)
"Whoever
guides himself by Our revelation does so to his own credit. Whoever
goes astray does so to his own peril. Nobody will be responsible for
another’s deeds, and We will not judge but after a messenger sent [to
proclaim and warn] … Whoever does good will have that good reckoned for
him. Whoever does evil will have that evil marked against him. Your
Lord commits no injustice to His servants." (17:15, 41:46)
"Say:
You are not accountable for our crimes; nor are we for the evil you do…
On the Day of Judgment, no person will of any avail to another, neither
for good nor for ill. Those who committed injustice will be assigned to
the Fire which they denied." (34:25,42)
"Say: Are those who know equal with those who know not? But only men of understanding will pay heed." (39:9)
"There
is not an animal in the earth nor a flying creature flying on two
wings, but they are community like unto you. We have neglected nothing
in the Book. Then unto their Lord they will be gathered." (6:38)
"Allah
has made what is in the heavens and on the earth subservient to you…
And He has made subservient to you the sun and the moon, predetermined
in their orbits, and the day and the night… It is Allah Who made you
His trustees on earth… Can you not see that Allah made all that is on
earth subservient to you?" (14:33, 31:29, 35:39, 22:65)Allah was the God-in-Chief of the Pagan Arabs
"If
indeed you ask them (the pagan Arabs) who has created the heavens and
the earth and subjected the sun and the moon (to His Law), they will
certainly reply, ‘Allah’… And if indeed you ask them Who it is that
sends down rain from the sky, and gives life therewith to the earth
after its death, they will certainly reply, ‘Allah!’" (29:61,63;
similar message is found in 31:25; 39:38; 43:9)
"And
those unto whom they (the pagan Arabs) call instead of Him (Allah)
possess no power of intercession, … And if you ask them who created
them (gods of the pagans and pagans themselves), they will surely say,
‘Allah!’" (43:86,87)Fabrications against Islam
In
1990, one of the most anti-Islam demagogues, named Robert Morey,
published an anti-Islam book in which he claimed that Allah is the name
of the moon-god, therefore, Islam is another old pagan religion. The
claim that Allah is the moon god did not exist before the publication
of Robert Morey’s book in 1990; apparently he is the originator of this
idea. Allah is the name of the originator of the Universe who has a
variety of names in various languages. "Moon-god" has existed in many
animist societies but it is Morey who combined two into one and the
same deity. Others, like Jack Chic of Chick Publications of California
and a few additional Islam-haters have picked up the Morey fabrication
of moon-god, and are publishing tracts, brochures, flyers and comic
books distributing them by the millions all over the world. These
Islam-haters subscribe to the Nazi belief that if a lie is spoken loud
enough and spoken repeatedly, it will be believed. Thus, Robert Morey,
Jack Chick and others like them are disciples of the Nazis and are not
ashamed of using the scare tactics of McCarthyism. Muslim leaders have
met both of them and asked for the proof of their allegations; they had
none but refused to cease their propaganda of lies and deception. For
documentary evidence of Robert Morey’s fabrication of "Allah, the
moon-god", see on Internet "Islamic Awareness" by Shabbir Ally.
Any
intelligent reader, however much he may be ignorant of Islam, can see
from the above quoted sixty plus verses of the Qur’an, that the moon is
one of the creations of Allah. The moon is a tiny part of Allah’s
universe.Arab Christians and Arab Jews believe in Allah
Arabs
include Christians and Jews who speak Arabic language as their mother
tongue. In the Arabic language Bible the name "Allah" is written
wherever "God" appears in the English language. The Arabic language
Bible printed in the U.S. uses the name, Allah, on the first page of
Genesis. Does this mean that the Christians also believe in "Allah, the
moon-god" of Robert Morey and Jack Chic?
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