بسم
الله الرحمن
الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
by Irshad Mahmood - Director, Siraat-al-Mustaqeem Dawah Centre
Names of Allah:
Say: Call upon Allah (God) or call upon, the Beneficent Allah (God); whichever you call upon, He has the best names; and do not utter your prayer with a very raised voice nor be silent with regard to it, and seek a way between these. (Al_Quraan_017:110)
Allah the Creator:
He Who created the heavens and the earth and everything in between them in six long periods, and then established Himself firmly on the Throne; the All- Merciful–ask anyone who is informed about Him. (Al_Quraan_025:059)
Allah is ONLY one:
Say: He, Allah, is One. Allah is He on Whom all depend. He begets not, nor is He begotten. And none is like Him. (Al_Quraan_112.001-004)
For example, in the English language, the word "you" is used in its singular and plural form. Similarly, the French language uses the singular and plural form of "you" as well (being "tu" and "vous" respectively); different cultures have different styles of speaking. In many of Shakespeare's litrature, you may find what is known as the royal plural, "we" instead of "I". Usually Kings and Rulers addressed themself with we, instead of I, because it was their custom to emphasise their authority using the royal plural "we". In the Arabic and Hebrew language, it is custom for people of autority to use the royal plural "we". Similary in many places in the Quraan, Allah says "we" instead of "I", since he is the King of all Kings.
God in Christianity |
Allah in Islaam |
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Does God Forget
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Why
do you forget us forever, why do you so long forsake us? [Lam. 5:20]
How
long O Lord ? will you forget me forever. [Psalm
13:1]
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(The
angels say:) "We descend not but by command of thy Lord: to Him
belongeth what is before us and what is behind us, and what is between
and thy Lord never doth forget" [Al_Quraan
019:064]
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Does God Sleep
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Awake,
why do you sleep, O Lord? [Psalm.
4:23]
Then
the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, and like a mighty man that shouts
by reason of wine. [Psalm.
4:23]
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Allah!
There is no God but He,-the Living, the Self-subsisting, Eternal. No
slumber can seize Him nor sleep. His are all things in the
heavens and on earth. Who is there can intercede in His presence except
as He permitteth? He knoweth what (appeareth to His creatures as)
before or after or behind them. Nor shall they compass aught of His
knowledge except as He willeth. His Throne doth extend over the
heavens and the earth, and He feeleth no fatigue in guarding
and
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Can anyone in this
life see God face to face?
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Jacob
wrestled God who said to him, "Let me go; for the day is breaking" But
Jacob said, "I will not let you go unless you bless me. And he said to
him,” What is your name? And he said "Jacob" Then the Lord
said, "Your name shall be no more called Jacob but Israel, for you have
striven with God and with men, and have prevailed. Then Jacob asked
him, "Tell me, I pray your name. But he said, "Why is it that you ask
my name? And there he blessed him. So Jacob called the name of he place
"Pen'el" saying: For I have seen God face to face." [Gen. 32:22]
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No
vision can grasp Him, but His grasp is over all vision: He is above all
comprehension, yet is acquainted with all things. [Al_Quraan 006:103]
When
Moses came to the place appointed by Us, and his Lord addressed
him, He said: "O my Lord! show (Thyself) to me, that I may
look upon
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Does God need to be refreshed or rest?
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For
in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh
day he rested, and was refreshed. [Exo. 31:17]
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We
created the heavens and the earth and all between them in Six Long
Periods, nor did any sense of weariness touch Us.[Al_Quraan 050:038]
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Does God Knows
everything happening?
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And
they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool
of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of
the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. And the LORD God called
unto Adam, and said unto him, Where are thou? [Gen. 3:8,9]
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With
Him are the keys of the unseen, the treasures that none knoweth but He.
He knoweth whatever there is on the earth and in the sea. Not a leaf
doth fall but with His knowledge: there is not a grain in the darkness
(or depths) of the earth, nor anything fresh or dry (green or
withered), but is (inscribed) in a record clear (to those who can
read). [Al_Quraan 006:059]
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Does God regret
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And
the Lord was sorry that he made man on the earth, and it grieved him to
his heart. [he said]: "For I am sorry that I have made them." [Gen 6:6,7]
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The
word of thy Lord doth find its fulfillment in truth and in justice:
None can change His words: for He is the one who heareth and
knoweth all. [Al_Quraan
6:115]
But
no change wilt thou find in Allah's way (of dealing): no turning off
wilt thou find in Allah's way (of dealing). [Al_Quraan 35:43]
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Does God order
people to commit sins ?
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When
the Lord first spoke to Hose'a he said to him, "GO TAKE TO YOURSELF A
WIFE OF HARLOTRY and have children of harlotry, for the land has
committed great harlotry by forsaking the Lord." [Hos. 1:2]
God
said to the children of Israel, "Every woman shall BORROW of her
neighbour jewels of silver and gold, and remaint, and you shall put
them upon your sons, and upon your daughters and you shall spoil the
Egyptians. [Exo. 3:22]
So
they borrowed of the Egyptians jewels and remaint: And the Lord gave
the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they lent them
such things as they required. And they spoiled the Egyptians. [Exo.12:35]
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When
they do aught that is shameful, they say: "We found our fathers doing
so"; and "Allah commanded us thus": Say: "Nay, Allah never commands
what is shameful: do ye say of Allah what ye know not?" [Al_Quraan 7:28]
Say:
"Nay, Allah never commands what is indecent: Do you say of Allah what
you know not? " [Al_Quraan
7:28]
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Is it Justice to
accuse the children of their fathers' sins ?
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I
am the Lord, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children
unto the third and fourth generations. [Deut.
5:7]
Prepare
slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers. [Isiah 14:21]
And
the Lord said, "Go through the city, and smite: let not your eye spare,
neither have you pity. Slay utterly old and young both maids and little
children, and woman. [Ezek.
9:5]
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Every
soul draws the meed of its acts on none but itself: no bearer of
burdens can bear the burden of another. [Al_Quraan
6:164]
The
Prophet Mohammad said to his army before going to a fight "Depart in
the name of Allah, and by his help. And kill not any old man nor young
boy nor child, nor woman, But be good doers for Allah loves those who
do good."
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