About Allah

About Allah
Hakkında About Allah




About Allah

Allah is the personal name of the One True God

The name “Allah” is the combination of two Arabic words, “Al” and “ilah” “Al” means “The”, and “ilah” means “God” These two words come together and refer to “The God”, which implies “The Only God”, or “The Only True God”

Nothing else can be called Allah The term has no plural or gender This shows its uniqueness when compared with the word “god” which can be made plural (ie gods) or feminine (ie goddess) Muslims believe that Allah is:

The One:

•Allah is one and has no partners at all

•Allah has no equals or associates

•Islam rejects characterising Allah in any human form

•None of His creation resembles Him

•There is nothing comparable to Allah

•No part of Allah is present in anyone (although his knowledge encompasses everything)

The Praiseworthy:

•No being or object is worthy to be worshipped except Allah

•Any worship and prayers directed towards (or through) saints, prophets, other human beings or nature is considered idolatry

•Allah hears all who praise Him

•Everyone has direct access to Allah

•Muslims have a direct connection with Allah without the need for any intermediaries [such as idols, saints, angels, priests, planets, Jesus (peace be upon him), animals, graves or statues]

The All-Just:

•Allah judges everyone based on their own deeds and everyone is accountable for his/her own actions

•Humans may distinguish themselves and earn Allah's favor through virtue and piety only (not through race or wealth)

The Most High:

•Allah is over His creation separated from his creatures

•Allah is high above being compared to anything

The All-Merciful:

•Allah is incomparably more merciful to His creation than a mother to her baby

•No one is “born into sin”

•Allah forgives all sins

The All-Powerful:

•Allah has no rivals

•The concept that Allah rested on the 7th day of creation has no basis in Islam

•Allah has control over everything

•Obedience to Allah does not increase His Power, and disobedience to Allah does not decrease His Power in any way

•Not a leaf falls without the permission of Allah

To truly ponder the majesty of Allah makes one humble This is what Allah calls us to do - to know Him through His attributes and names, realize His Omnipotence and Majesty, call upon Him, and humble ourselves to Him Allah’s beautiful names and attributes also include:

•The Creator and Sustainer

•The Forgiver and Pardoner

•The Appreciative

•The All-Knower and All-Aware

•The One who answers the one in need if he asks Him

•The One free and far removed from any deficiency

•The incomparably Great