Category: Allah (God)
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Allah is the “Rimmon” of Syria? A Reply to Christian Mendacity
A missionary under the Yahoo! Groups nome de plume of “Patriot Tim” has made an allegation in a discussion group by stating that the Syrian pagan idol RIMMON () as mentioned in 2 Kings 5:18 is the same Deity as for the Muslims, who sometimes call upon God as ar-rahman (The Merciful).
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Maalik vs Molech: The Missionary Name-Game
Among the litany of crimes Christians accuse Muslims of committing, the worship of so-called “pagan” deities is a major one. There is the claim that Allah is a “moon god”, that ar-Rahman refers to the Syrian “Rimmon” parodied in the Bible, and the list goes on. Yet another of God’s names has come under the…
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Robert Morey’s Deceptive Methods
Adapted from Common Questions People Ask About Islam by Shabbir Ally Question 7: Dr. Robert Morey proves in his book that Allah is the name of the moon god worshipped in Arabia before Islam. Is he right? Answer: The book you refer to is entitled The Islamic Invasion: Confronting the World’s Fastest Growing Religion. The…
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The Word “Elohim” in the Hebrew Quran
Often the missionaries try to argue that the name for God is Yahweh, and that since the word (Allah) is not etymologically related to this name, it therefore follows that Muslims worship a different deity. However, what they fail to recognise is that it is etymologically accepted that the root word of (Elohim) which is…
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Is Yahweh “Divine Name” For God?
When Muslims confront the Christian missionaries with the etymological evidence that the word Allah is indeed related to the word Elohim, the missionaries are very quick to point out that (YHWH) is the “Divine Name” for The Deity that they worship and that since Muslims are not taught about this “Divine Name” of God, it…
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The Concept of Tawhid in Islam
[toc] Meaning of Tawhid The word Tawhid comes from the verb wahhad which literally means to unite. In Islamic terminology, it means to realize and maintain the unity of Allah in one’s actions (inwardly and outwardly). The actual word tawhid does not occur in the Qur’an or Sunnah though the present tense of the verb…