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مشاهدة النسخة كاملة : He is Allah, not God



أم ورقة
10-18-2008, 01:48 AM
It is advisable not to use the word God in English
but rather we should say Allah
because the word God in English can become feminine to some
but Allah we know for sure is The One and can never be feminine or even plural

Abdulla
10-18-2008, 02:32 AM
There is no God but Allah . Allah is the only god in the universe
When we say God we mean Allah for sure
A word "God" is existed in all languages
Muslims believe in one god whose name is Allah

When We invite non-muslims to our religion we should explain to them that a word "God" should only mean (Allah), and this word should be understood exclusivly in that meaning

أم ورقة
10-18-2008, 02:40 AM
it would be necessary for the first time to clarify to them that the word God that you say we refer to it as Allah
but later on wouldn't it be better to use the word Allah

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Abdulla
10-18-2008, 02:53 AM
I agree with you

The problem is when we use a word "god" instead of Allah

my previous comment was to clarify the synonem of the word "God

Abuhanifah
10-18-2008, 02:08 PM
in Arabic, God = إله
both the English and arabic word can be used in faminine or plural, however i agree that it's better for us "Muslims" to use Allah instead of God
i.e. : In the Name of Allah instead of In the Name of God...

من هناك
10-18-2008, 04:45 PM
Salam 3alaykoum,
Although the issue is not critical in my point of view because God = Allah (conceptually).

In English, there is a difference between god and God.
god = إله

God = الله
Also the correct figure for Shahada is
There is no god but God

It is important to use the word God in the west to prove to them that we are not worshiping another God and our God is their God (as the Quran mentioned). For a lot of ignorants, they think that our concept of Allah is similar to the concept of Budah and Krishna (Ta3alla Allah 3oulouwan kabira).

أم ورقة
10-18-2008, 06:03 PM
not critical to you but was critical to me
because I have been given this remark this morning
and have transfered to to this forum on the spot

أبو بكر البيروتي
10-20-2008, 03:37 PM
God bless u
This is very true and very important