The name Allah (God) in Islam
never refers to Muhammad
(pbuh), as many Christians may think;
Allah is the personal name of God.
What do Muslims believe about Allah(GOD)?
He is the one God, Who has no
partner.
Nothing is like Him. He is the
Creator, not created, nor a part of His creation.
All-Powerful, absolutely Just
He is
There is no other entity in
the entire universe worthy of worship besides Him.
He is First, Last, and
Everlasting; He was when nothing was, and will be when nothing
else remains.
He is the All-Knowing, and
All-Merciful,the Supreme, the Sovereign.
It is only He Who is capable
of granting life to anything.
He sent His Messengers (peace
be upon them) to guide all of mankind.
He sent Muhammad (pbuh) as the
last Prophet and Messenger for all mankind.
His book is the Holy Qur'an,
the only authentic revealed book in the world that has been kept
without change.
Allah knows what is in our
hearts.
These are some of the basic guidelines Muslims follow in
their knowledge of God:Eliminate any anthropomorphism
(human qualities) from their conception of Allah. His attributes
are not like human attributes,despite similar labels or
appellations.
Have unwavering faith in
exactly what Allah and Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) described Allah to be,
no more, no less.
Eradicate any hope or desire
of learning or knowing the modality of His names and attributes.
Belief totally in all the
names and attributes of Allah; one cannot believe in some and
disbelieve the others.
One cannot accept the names of
Allah without their associated attributes, i.e. one cannot say He
is Al-Hayy - 'The Living' and then say that He is without life.
Similarity in names (or
meanings) does not imply similarity in what is being described
(referents). As a robotic arm differs from a human arm, so the
"hand" of Allah is nothing like a human hand, His
speech is nothing like human speech, etc.
Certain words are ambiguous or
vague in their meanings, and thus may be susceptible to
misinterpretation. Only those meanings that are in accordance
with what is specified by Allah and His Prophet (pbuh) are
acceptable.
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