Jun 07, 2010 the concept of allah in islam june 7, 2010 june 7, 2010 by lichtenberg from the intro. Jewish beliefs about god contents the unity of god god s transcendence and immanence god s eternity, omnipotence, and omniscience the god of justice and mercy the god of israel during the several thousand years of jewish history, much has been written about the nature of the jewish concept of god. Pdf this article provides a concept of god in the christianity. However, muslims and christians also find themselves differing. This subject translated into 9 this page translated into 8. In the english language, the word generally refers to god in islam. This website is for people of various faiths who seek to understand islam and muslims. When a servant turns to god with sincere repentance tawbatun nasuh, god loves him and. Allah is the personal name of god in aramaic, the language of jesus and a sister language of arabic. Monotheism, belief in one god, is the most important and foundational concept in islam. The concept of worship in islam wamy series on islam no. This book is written primarily for openminded nonmuslims. Islamic monotheism and the trinity university of waterloo. It is the worlds secondlargest religion with over 1.
This philosophy created independent idols and a deity instead of. He highlights the oneness of god in terms of his lordship and divinity. The underpinnings islam is a way of life that should be experienced day and night. Hence i created the world so that i would be known.
In the islamic view, it is impossible for the human mind to form an adequate conception of god as he is in. The most concise definition of god in islam is given in the four verses of surah ikhlas which is chapter 112 of the quran. It is described as the product of thinking and experience of african forefathers and mothers of. The institute of islamic information and education. In general, worship is understood to mean the observance of certain rituals. You need to accept jesus as your lord and savior to go to heaven.
An islamic concept of education 519 education has been immense, and a degree of uneasiness about philosophy is still found today among muslim traditionalists. Now, in todays debate im going to defend two basic contentions. He also explains that the one true god has created one perfect system for the world, islam. The concept of god in islam the first part of the muslim confession of faith theshahada is the basis for the concept of god in islam. Islamic monotheism and the trinity jon hoover christians and muslims both believe that there is only one god, and, as i hope to show in this article, their doctrines of god share some important structural similarities. However, they differ greatly on the way one can be saved and on the role jesus christ has in it. Another consideration here is that the concept of god in islam is distorted in the minds of many nonmuslims who are socalled believers in god and advocates of religion.
See muslim christian research group the challenge of the scriptures bible and quran. The revealed scripture of islam, the quran, is like a vast commentary on this. Be steadfast in the cause of god bearing witness in equity. The revealed scripture of islam, the quran, is like a vast. He is unique and exalted above everything he creates, and his greatness cannot be compared to his creation. In the case of philosophy, as we have seen, some muslims took the foreign word into the arabic language and then struggled ultimately unsuccessfully to render the. Quran uses the word islam to refer to two different concepts. But the islamic concept of god is less personal than in the judeochristian tradition. Ifwewouldliketoknow ifareligionistrueorfalse,weshould not depend on our emotions, feelings, or traditions.
The central doctrine of judaism is the unity of god and the belief that jews are gods chosen people. Jewish beliefs about god contents the unity of god gods transcendence and immanence gods eternity, omnipotence, and omniscience the god of justice and mercy the god of israel during the several thousand years of jewish history, much has been written about the nature of the jewish concept of god. Ansariyan publications qum, islamic iran and islamic cultural center manchester. Atr african traditional religion introduction three religions dominates african continent. The origin of islam is placed around 610 ce when muhammad, a highly. In islam, god is the absolute one, the allpowerful and allknowing ruler of the universe, and the. And secondly, that the muslim concept of god is rationally objectionable. That the christian concept of god is rationally unobjectionable.
The concept of allah in islam is not written for those who deliberately misrepresent the islamic faith, for these will never see anything except through their own tinted glasses, and there is no cure for their blindness. So, lets look at my first main contention, that the christian concept of god is rationally unobjectionable. Islam, contains the teachings of the prophet that were revealed to him from allah. It is different from similar other books in that it tackles the subject with an open mind and appeals to the rational as well as the passionate in our personality. The concept of the whole holy bible is one from the first page to the last one all are. Concept of god in major religions english zakir naik. The islamic concept of god the first part of the muslim confession of faith the shahada is the basis for the concept of god in islam. In this video yusha evans discusses the concept of god in islam. The jews believe that god wants them to be an example for all mankind. It is interesting to notice that allah is the personal name of god in aramaic, the language of jesus and a sister language of arabic. Mar 16, 2020 monotheism, belief in one god, is the most important and fundamental concept in islam.
Since my lifes motto has always been the prophets tradition saying, one who remains silent rather than says the truth is a tonguetied satan, i refuse to be that satan. We know god allah as he described himself in the quran allah has 99 attributes of perfection the beautiful names of allah and to god belongs the most beautiful names, so call on him by his names, and shun those who distort his names. Another cognate of the word islam is the arabic word for peace, salam. Equality before the law came to mean that there should be no legal barriers to economic activity that did not apply equally to everyone. The islamic view of nature has its roots in the quran, the very word of god and the basis of islam. Every language has one or more terms that are used in reference to god and sometimes to lesser deities. There is no god but god, or no divinity but the one divinity. Knowing that gods knowledge is in the conserved tablet the quran in one verse pointed to the three ways of revelation saying. Islam and reconciliation reconciliation is not just a physical process, but involves personal healing and, ultimately, forgiveness. Fundamental concepts of christianity salvation is the saving of your spiritual life. The concept of revelation in christianity and islam.
My translation the arabic original term for loved is. The concept of allah in islam is not written for those who deliberately misrepresent the islamic faith, for these will never see anything except through their own tinted glasses, and. It is a practical demonstration of islams call for one people under one god. He is unique and exalted above everything, he is the creator. Judaism, therefore, is an ethnic religion and its history is the history of the hebrew people. Gods prophet god sent jesus as his messenger to the children of israel god gave jesus extraordinary powers or miracles jesus was born from a mother but no father jesus was not crucified, nor was he killed he called on his people to worship only one god. African traditional religion has grown out of the african soil.
To place legal barriers to equal participation in the economic realm was to thwart gods plan. It contains a lot of brief, yet informative articles about different aspects of. The one true god is a reflection of the unique concept that islam associates with god. Rather, we should depend on our reason and intellect. Muslims believe that allah is the one true god with no partner or equal and that the inspiration. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link. For example, christians believe that god is tripersonal, that there are in the one god three persons whom we call the father, son, and holy. God alone is worthy of worship, god is directly worshipped, all prophets called to the worship of god and the purpose of life is to worship god. Islam a brief overview of the history of islam the origin of islam is. Muslims believe in one god who created the universe and has power over everything within it. In christianity there is no intermediary but god reveals directly to man, while in islam there is an intermediary dr. Of course, this short study can be considered just as an introduction to the subject of love. I have greatly relied on the quran and the sunnah as the primary sources of islamic thought.
The concept of god in islam and christianity reasonable faith. When malcolm x went on the hajj and witnessed the universality of islam, he returned to america as a new man, preaching the concept of one god and one humanity. To understand the islamic point of view, my study has involved considerably scriptural exegesis. Therefore by this profession of faith muslims assert that allah is the only god, and not part of the pantheon moore, 2006. Islam and christianity have different doctrines or teachings concerning what god is like. In particular, the concept of god in islam and christianity is so different that both religions cannot be right. The following passages from the quran illustrate the relationship between nature and man and how this relationship inspires muslim scholars to study natural phenomenon, in order to understand god wersal, 1995. Recognizing equality among human beings requires that. Zthe recompense of an injury is an injury the like thereof. For these reasons some simple and perhaps elementary demonstrations are used in this presentation. Traditional muslims believe that allah is the one true god with no partner or equal and that the inspiration of this belief system comes straight from god and the vehicle chosen by him to deliver these teaching to the general population, the prophet muhammad. I almost broke into a fist fight once with an atlanta pastor who was then my host and who was assaulting islam and the. Allah is the arabic word referring to god in abrahamic religions. Having salvation means you will go to heaven and have eternal life and live with god forever.
This book discusses various aspects of godhead allah, the god of islam, whose attributes have been manifested in the quran. This pamphlet talks about the concept of god in islam through some points as. According to judaism and islam, salvation is attained by performing good deeds and following the moral law. Allah the concept of god in islam a selection yasin t. Islam is commonly used as the name of a religion whose followers are referred to as muslims. Thus clearly islam rejects the concept of trinity and presents a direct theological challenge to christianity. In arabic, however, the word literally means submission islam to god so that muslim refers to one who submits to god. The concept of god in islam and christianity reasonable. All of chapter three in the gospel of john states the. Allah the concept of god in islama selection yasin t. If you regularly visit this site and wish to show your appreciation, or if you wish to see further development of al islam. To a muslim, allah is the almighty creator and sustainer of the.