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Allah is the standard Arabic word for God. While the term is best known in the West for its use by Muslims as a reference to God, it is used by Arabic-speakers of all Abrahamic faiths, including Christians and Jews, in reference to "God". The term was also used by pagan Meccans as a reference to the creator-god, possibly the supreme deity in pre-Islamic Arabia. The concepts associated with the term Allah (as a deity) differ among the traditions. In pre-Islamic Arabia amongst pagan Arabs, Allah was not considered the sole divinity, having associates and companions, sons and daughters - a concept which Islam thoroughly and resolutely abrogated. In Islam, the name Allah is the supreme and all-comprehensive divine name. All other divine names are believed to refer back to Allah. Allah is unique, the only Deity, creator of the universe and omnipotent. Arab Christians today use terms such as Allāh al-ʼAb ( الله الأب, "God the Father") to distinguish their usage from Muslim usage. There are both similarities and differences between the concept of God as portrayed in the Qur'an and the Hebrew Bible.
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It is a known fact that every language has one or more terms that are used in reference to God and sometimes to lesser deities. This is not the case with Allah. Allah is the personal name of the One true God. Nothing else can be called Allah. The term has no plural or gender. This shows its uniqueness when compared with the word god which can be made plural, gods, or feminine, goddess. It is interesting to notice that Allah is the personal name of God in Aramaic, the language of Jesus and a sister language of Arabic. The One true God is a reflection of the unique concept that Islam associates with God. To a Muslim, Allah is the Almighty, Creator and Sustainer of the universe, Who is similar to nothing and nothing is comparable to Him. The Prophet Muhammad was asked by his contemporaries about Allah; the answer came directly from God Himself in the form of a short chapter of the Quran, which is considered the essence of the unity or the motto of monotheism. This is chapter 112 which reads:

"In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate.
Say (O Muhammad) He is God the One God, the Everlasting Refuge, who has not begotten, nor has been begotten, and equal to Him is not anyone."

Some non-Muslims allege that God in Islam is a stern and cruel God who demands to be obeyed fully. He is not loving and kind. Nothing can be farther from truth than this allegation. It is enough to know that, with the exception of one, each of the 114 chapters of the Quran begins with the verse: "In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate." In one of the sayings of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) we are told that "God is more loving and kinder than a mother to her dear child."

But God is also Just. Hence evildoers and sinners must have their share of punishment and the virtuous, His bounties and favors. Actually God's attribute of Mercy has full manifestation in His attribute of Justice. People suffering throughout their lives for His sake and people oppressing and exploiting other people all their lives should not receive similar treatment from their Lord. Expecting similar treatment for them will amount to negating the very belief in the accountability of man in the Hereafter and thereby negating all the incentives for a moral and virtuous life in this world. The following Quranic verses are very clear and straightforward in this respect:

"Verily, for the Righteous are gardens of Delight, in the Presence of their Lord. Shall We then treat the people of Faith like the people of Sin? What is the matter with you? How judge you?" (68:34-36)

(Source from www.allah.org)

P/S: Some of us may think that this video song is a NASYID. But it is not. A lot of very sexy girl there, and the singer keep saying Allah Allah? If it was in Malaysia, This person will get killed or bombed.

Muslims rallied yesterday to protest against Christians using the word "Allah" for God after a spate of attacks on churches which threatened to stoke racial and religious tensions. Following are some questions and answers on what lies ahead in Malaysia, a majority Muslim Southeast Asian country of 28 million.

IS THERE A RISK OF ETHNIC CLASHES?

The risk is small but analysts do not discount tensions coming to a boil between the majority Malays who are Muslim and ethnic Chinese and Indian minorities who practice a range of faiths such as Christianity, Buddhism and Hinduism.

It mostly depends on whether Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's government comes down hard on the arsonists who attacked the churches. Usually at any sign of trouble the government uses the Internal Security Act that allows detention without trial. The government says the attacks have been carried out by disaffected or criminal youths and that they are not coordinated. What may hold back ethnic clashes is the memory of the bloody 1969 riots that divided the country. Protests yesterday at mosques against the non-Muslim use of the word Allah have been peaceful although the language on banners and speeches suggests growing anger.

ARE RELIGIOUS TENSIONS IN MALAYSIA AN INVESTMENT RISK?

After the arson attempts against the churches, possibly. Religious disputes are a risk mostly in their potential to increase ethnic tensions, making it important for investors to see how the government handles the issue. Investors have been avoiding Malaysia due to the lacklustre government of Najib's predecessor and Najib is working hard to implement economic reforms to win back investment. Malaysia was one of the worst-performing stock markets in Asia in 2009, ranked fourth from the bottom. Malaysia's benchmark share index rose 45 per cent in 2009. During a meeting with investors in New York last year, Najib was asked about the government's stand over the caning sentence meted out to a Muslim woman for drinking beer under rarely-enforced Islamic criminal laws. An escalation of religious tensions in Malaysia could weaken Najib's ability to push through economic reforms.

WHAT COULD HAVE SPARKED THE PROTESTS, CHURCH ATTACKS?

The issue stems from a Catholic newspaper's successful legal bid last week to overturn a government ban against the paper's use of the word "Allah" to describe the Christian God in its Malay-language section. Their argument is that use of the word Allah has been common among non-English speaking Christians in the Borneo island states of Sabah and Sarawak for decades. The government since has obtained a stay of execution on the judgment this week amid growing Malay-Muslim anger. The case is also before the appeal's court and the verdict there can still be challenged at the Federal Court, Malaysia's top court. It is illegal for non-Muslims to proselytise to Muslims but freedom of worship for the mainly Buddhist, Christian and Hindu religious minorities, who make up 40 per cent of the country's population, is guaranteed under the constitution.

WHAT IS THE GOVERNMENT'S STANCE?

The coalition, which ruled Malaysia for 52 years, suffered its worst-ever setbacks in national and state elections in 2008 after being abandoned by non-Malays in part due to unease over an increasing Islamisation. Religious tensions will jeopardise Najib's ability to win back ethnic Chinese and Indian voters in the next general election, which must be held by 2013. The opposition and some political commentators say that Najib failed to show leadership on the church issue. He could lose votes in the states of Sabah and Sarawak which have larger Christian populations. Sarawak has 31 MPs and Sabah 25, home to just two opposition MPs. The government has 137 seats in a 222-member Parliament.

AND THE OPPOSITION?

The three-party opposition Pakatan Rakyat led by former Deputy Premier Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is regarded as having played the religious row much more skilfully than the government. While stressing its Muslim credentials, PAS has appealed for tolerance as has Anwar. PAS has also managed to keep its Islamic credentials intact. — Reuters Malaysian Insider

Allah name in the Christians Bible by Ahmad Deedat


The issue of Allah’s name in the Herald has been manipulated by Umno leaders to the hilt. The way Umno reacted to the issue seems to suggest that Allah is held dearly by Umno leaders. But is Allah really loved by Umno as He is supposed to be loved? Umno is a great manifestation of those whose actions do not match their verbal expression of loving Allah. How to express our love to Allah, the Most Exalted? How to gain His love in order to turn it into a mutual one; to ensure that we love Him and He loves us? Allah says in the Quran: "If you love Allah, then follow me (i.e the Prophet ), Allah will love you and forgive you your faults, and Allah is Forgiving, Merciful." (3:31)

This verse indicates that the pious person should express his love to Allah by believing in His Prophet and following the Message, and through obeying the Prophet, abiding by his orders, leaving what he prohibits and obeying all what Allah has revealed to him, because that is the vivid expression of the practical love that fills his whole entity. Let us imagine if loving Allah becomes the tagline of Umno. Just pause a second to ponder if the Muslim politicians in Umno embrace this policy in their political struggle. Do you think they would ever indulge in gambling activities in whatever forms if they sincerely claim to love Allah?

If Allah is present in Umno’s administration of the state, we have the right to ask which Quranic verse justifies the issuance of gambling licences. When Allah says gambling is an abomination of Satan’s handwork so eschew such (abomination ) that you may prosper (5: 90 ), we want to know do they truly believe and in turn translate it into practice such a vivid command of God? If Allah attributes prosperity by eschewing gambling, we desperately want to know from you —the so-called lovers of Allah — why do you fail to get rid of the gambling business in order to gain the true meaning of prosperity?

Do our present Muslim leaders need to resort to electoral fraud and money politics to secure victory in any election if they really follow the steps of God? Don’t they think that having a free, fair and clean election is also part of God’s teachings Allah says in the Quran: “O you who believe, be upright before God, in [fulfilling] what is His due, witnesses in equity, in justice. Let not hatred of a people, namely, the disbelievers, cause you not to be just, and to harm them on account of their enmity; be just, towards both friend and foe, that justice is nearer to God-fearing. And fear God; surely God is aware of what you do, and will requite you for it.” (5: 8 )

This verse commands the true believers to establish justice even to their enemy. Yet what we have in Bolehland is that injustice is happily propagated and administered without feeling any iota of anxiety to Allah’s wrath. Allah says if you accuse any person of committing adultery or sodomy you must make available four witnesses, failing which you are liable to be punished under the law of Qazaf (false accusation). Do God’s words trigger Umno’s nerves? If they do, do they still want to carry out their evil plot to assassinate Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s credibility via unsubstantiated sodomy allegations?

Do Umno leaders, who justify the use of the ISA — a law which allows detention without trial — against their own people, realise that those who love Allah would never ever condone let alone implement this unjust and inhumane law? Allah’s teachings never tolerate any form of corruption. Allah’s prophet was reported to have said: “The Giver and the Taker (of corruption) are both located in Hell.” Yet in Bagan Pinang a corrupt leader was nominated by a corrupt party to represent (read to corrupt) the people.

Allah says in the Quran: “O Mankind! We have indeed created you from a male and a female, [from] Adam and Eve, and made you nations and tribes that you may come to know one another. Truly the noblest of you in the sight of God is the most God-fearing among you (49: 13). This verse categorically rejects any form of racial sovereignty. As far as Islam is concerned racial supremacy is a myth. Thus any form of racism cannot be condoned or tolerated. It is said that this verse was revealed about Bilal (one of companions of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). Bilal was a Negro. When Bilal gave the call to prayer in Mecca after its conquest, a group of men from Quraysh, among whom were Sahl Ibn 'Amr, al-Harth Ibn Hisham and Abu Sufyan Ibn Harb, said: “Did Allah and His Messenger not find anyone to call to prayer except this raven.”

“In response, Allah said: (Lo! We have created you male and female) from Adam and Eve, (and have made you nations and tribes that ye may know one another. Lo! the noblest of you) in the Hereafter, (in the sight of Allah) on the Day of Judgement, (is the best in conduct) in the life of the world; which in this case is Bilal.” Allah says in the Quran: “O ye who believe! fulfil (all) obligations” (5: 1). Let us put this to Umno leaders: To whom is this verse directed? Yes, to the believers. And what is the command? Yes, to honour the pledge. Now, is a royalty agreement not part of an obligation which needs to be honoured?

Who is the culprit cajoling Petronas not to fulfil its obligations for the payment of oil royalty to the Kelantan government. Despite the existence of a valid and binding royalty agreement signed by both Petronas and the Kelantan government mandating the former to pay cash payments to the latter, this culprit, without any sense of guilt, happily said the Kelantan has no right to a royalty. If Umno really loves Allah it must go steps further than merely show its incoherent stand on the publication of Allah’s name in the Herald. Umno must proclaim its stand loud and clear on many unethical activities or agenda endorsed by the present government. Does Umno love Allah when it lets corrupt leaders hold public office? Does Umno really love Allah when it maintains draconian laws in order to silence dissenters and instil a culture of fears in the people’s minds”

Does Umno really love Allah when it allows all form of hedonistic entertainment to be swallowed by our youths in the name of modernity? Until and unless Umno can provide convincing answers to the aforementioned queries, we are convinced that its outcry in the Herald fiasco is merely another form of hypocrisy of the first order. And believe me Umno is damned good at this!

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