Who is Allah?

Some of The biggest misconceptions that many non-Muslims have about Islam have to do with the word “ALLAH”. For various reasons, many people have come to believe that Muslims worship a different God than Christians and Jews. This is totally false, since “Allah” is simply that Arabic word for “God” – and there is only One God. Muslims worship the God of Noah, Abraham, Moses, David and Jesus – peace be upon them all. However, it is certainly true that Jews, Christians and Muslims all have different concepts of Almighty God. For example, Muslims – like Jews – reject the Christians beliefs of the Trinity and the Divine Incarnation. First of all, it is important to note that “ALLAH” is the same word that Arabic-speaking Christians and Jews use for God. If you pick up an Arabic Bible, you will see the word “Allah” being used where “God” is used in English. This is because “ALLAH” is the only word in the Arabic language equivalent to the English word “God”. Additionally, the word “Allah” CANNOT be made plural or given a gender, which goes hand in hand with the Islamic concept of God. If we were to use the name God, it can be made into plurals and given gender, i.e. god’s, goddess, etc. The Aramaic word “El”, which is the word for God in the Language that Jesus (pbuh) used and spoke, is certainly more similar in sound to the word “Allah” than the English word “God”. This also holds true for the various Hebrew words for God, which are “El” and “Elah”, and the plural form “Elohim”. The reason for these similarities is that Aramaic, Hebrew and Arabic are all Semitic languages (Sister Languages), with common origins. Translating the Bible into English, the Hebrew word “El” is translated variously as “God”, “god” and “angel”! This imprecise language allows different translators, based on their preconceived notions, to translate the word to fit their own views. The Arabic Word “Allah” on the other hand presents no such difficulty, since it is only used for The Almighty God alone. The Arabic word “Allah” also contains a deep religious message due to its root meaning and origin. This is because it stems from the Arabic verb ta’allaha (or alaha), which means “to be worshipped”. Thus in Arabic, the word “Allah” means “The One who deserves all worship”. This, in a nutshell, is the Pure Monotheistic (one) message of Islam. Get To Know Allah Through His Attributes No. Transliteration Translation 01 Ar-Rahman The All Beneficent, The Most Merciful in Essence, The Compassionate, The Most Gracious 02 Ar-Rahim The Most Merciful, The Most Merciful in Actions 03 Al-Malik The King, The Sovereign, The True and Ultimate King 04 Al-Quddus The Most Holy, The Most Pure, The Most Perfect 05 As-Salaam The Peace and Blessing, The Source of Peace and Safety, The Most Perfect 06 Al-Mu'min The Guarantor, The Self Affirming, The Granter of Security, The Affirmer of Truth 07 Al-Muhaymin The Guardian, The Preserver, The Overseeing Protector 08 Al-Aziz The Almighty, The Self Sufficient, The Most Honorable 09 Al-Jabbar The Powerful, The Irresistible, The Compeller, The Most Lofty, The Restorer/Improver of Affairs 10 Al-Mutakabbir The Tremendous 11 Al-Khaliq The Creator 12 Al-Bari' The Rightful 13 Al-Musawwir The Fashioner of Forms 14 Al-Ghaffar The Ever Forgiving 15 Al-Qahhar The All Compelling Subduer 16 Al-Wahhab The Bestower 17 Ar-Razzaq The Ever Providing 18 Al-Fattah The Opener, The Victory Giver 19 Al-Alim The All Knowing, The Omniscient 20 Al-Qabid The Restrainer, The Straightener 21 Al-Basit The Expander, The Munificent 22 Al-Khafid The Abaser 23 Ar-Rafi‘e The Exalter 24 Al-Mu‘ezz The Giver of Honour 25 Al-Mudhell The Giver of Dishonour 26 As-Sami‘e The All Hearing 27 Al-Basir The All Seeing 28 Al-Hakam The Judge, The Arbitrator 29 Al-`Adl The Utterly Just 30 Al-Lateef The Subtly Kind 31 Al-Khabeer The All Aware 32 Al-Haleem The Forbearing, The Indulgent 33 Al-Azeem The Magnificent, The Infinite 34 Al-Ghafoor The All Forgiving 35 Ash-Shakoor The Grateful 36 Al-Aliyy The Sublimely Exalted 37 Al-Kabeer The Great 38 Al-Hafeez The Preserver 39 Al-Muqeet The Nourisher 40 Al-Hasib The Reckoner 41 Al-Jaleel The Majestic 42 Al-Karim The Bountiful, The Generous 43 Ar-Raqib The Watchful 44 Al-Mujib The Responsive, The Answerer 45 Al-Wasse‘e The Vast, The All Encompassing 46 Al-Hakeem The Wise 47 Al-Wadud The Loving, The Kind One 48 Al-Majeed The All Glorious 49 Al-Ba'ith The Raiser of The Dead 50 Ash-Shaheed The Witness 51 Al-Haqq The Truth, The Real 52 Al-Wakeel The Trustee, The Dependable 53 Al-Qawee The Strong 54 Al-Mateen The Firm, The Steadfast 55 Al-Walee The Protecting Friend, Patron and Helper 56 Al-Hamid The All Praiseworthy 57 Al-Muhsi The Accounter, The Numberer of All 58 Al-Mubdi' The Producer, Originator, and Initiator of All 59 Al-Mu‘id The Reinstater Who Brings Back All 60 Al-Muhyi The Giver of Life 61 Al-Mumit The Bringer of Death, The Destroyer 62 Al-Hayy The Ever Living 63 Al-Qayyum The Self Subsisting Sustainer of All 64 Al-Wajid The Perceiver, The Finder, The Unfailing 65 Al-Majid The Illustrious, The Magnificent 66 Al-Wahid The One, The Unique, Manifestation of Unity 67 Al-Ahad The One, the All Inclusive, The Indivisible 68 As-Samad The Self Sufficient, The Impregnable, The Eternally Besought of All, The Everlasting 69 Al-Qadir The All Able 70 Al-Muqtadir The All Determiner, The Dominant 71 Al-Muqaddim The Expediter, He Who Brings Forward 72 Al-Mu'akhir The Delayer, He Who Puts Far Away 73 Al-Awwal The First 74 Al-Akhir The Last 75 Az-Zahir The Manifest, The All Victorious 76 Al-Batin The Hidden, The All Encompassing 77 Al-Waali The Patron 78 Al-Muta'ali The Self Exalted 79 Al-Barr The Most Kind and Righteous 80 At-Tawwab The Ever Returning, Ever Relenting 81 Al-Muntaqim The Avenger 82 Al-‘Afuww The Pardoner, The Effacer of Sins 83 Ar-Ra'uf The Compassionate, The All Pitying 84 Malik-al-Mulk The Owner of All Sovereignty 85 Dhu-al-Jalali wa-al-Ikram The Lord of Majesty and Generosity 86 Al-Muqsit The Equitable, The Requiter 87 Al-Jami‘e The Gatherer, The Unifier 88 Al-Ghani The All Rich, The Independent 89 Al-Mughni The Enricher, The Emancipator 90 Al-Mani'e The Withholder, The Shielder, the Defender 91 Ad-Darr The Distressor, The Harmer, The Afflictor 92 An-Nafi‘e The Propitious, The Benefactor 93 An-Nur The Light 94 Al-Hadi The Guide 95 Al-Badi The Incomparable, The Originator 96 Al-Baqi The Ever Enduring and Immutable 97 Al-Warith The Heir, The Inheritor of All 98 Ar-Rashid The Guide, Infallible Teacher and Knower 99 As-Sabur The Patient, The Timeless. "Say: He is Allah the One and Only; Allah, the Eternal, Absolute; He begetteth not, nor is He begotten; And there is none like unto Him" (Surah 112 - Al Ikhlas)