firedragon
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If you translate the word Allah which is Arabic, this question would be "Is God God?"!
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Is Allah God? Is that a silly question??
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Spirit of Light
Be who ever you want
Yes, Allah is one of countless Gods
for Muslims they should of course only follow Allah as their God
At the risk of being off-topic, if there are countless gods shouldn't Muslims endeavour to find the best of the Gods to follow?Yes, Allah is one of countless Gods
chinu
chinu
Yes, Allah is one of countless Gods
An idea of countless God's to me is like; "Sea" & "Beaches"
If the "Beaches" are "Sea", Of course "God's" are "God".
No matter, at which "Beach" you are at, you are at "God".
"Drop" (Soul) need to dive into the nearest "Beach".
After diving there's NO "Beach" only "Sea".
And now, the "Drop" (Soul) is one with "Sea"
Spirit of Light
Be who ever you want
Well in my understanding, Allah and Muhammad are the founders of Islam so they are the best in that spiritual path. It is many people who come after them( in time) that failed to realize the truth of the teaching, and thereby made Islam seem like a bad spiritual path.
I do not say I understand Islam the correct way
but I can not rule it out as a true teaching.
Spirit of Light
Be who ever you want
Many paths lead to one beachAn idea of countless God's to me is like; "Sea" & "Beaches"
If the "Beaches" are "Sea", Of course "God's" are "God".
No matter, at which "Beach" you are at, you are at "God".
"Drop" (Soul) need to dive into the nearest "Beach".
After diving there's NO "Beach" only "Sea".
And now, the "Drop" (Soul) is one with "Sea"
firedragon
Veteran Member
Yes, Allah is one of countless Gods
What about Christians? The Arabic bible says "Allah". What about the Dasatir in arabic? It says Allah. What else could you say?
Sorry mate, your statement doesn't make sense. Think. Your statement "follow Allah as their God" if translated is "follow God as their God".
Doesn't make sense.
Terry Sampson
Well-Known Member
With all due respect, what planet do you live on? On earth, there are a plethora of beaches List of beaches - WikipediaMany paths lead to one beach
Some may have only one path to reach them on land; others may have many paths to reach them.
Spirit of Light
Be who ever you want
I believe the names we call God, be it Allah, JHVH, Elohim and so forth is a human concept to understand what God we speak of.
Yes in Arabic Allah means God just as in English God is God.
But in my understanding, each religious/spiritual teaching has it's own God or Buddha that becomes the one we should follow to reach salvation or enlightenment through.
So each teaching should be followed the way it says, and in this discussion the teaching Muhammad (PBUH) and the God in Islam is Allah, so they do not have a personalised name of their God (as far as I know)
Spirit of Light
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You do realize it was a pun?
chinu
chinu
I think he wants to write.. Many paths leads to one sea.
firedragon
Veteran Member
Let me correct you if you dont mind. From an outsiders perspective you could say Muhammed founded Islam. Of course. But from the Islamic perspective, in the Quran it is repeatedly said over and over again that Muhammed is just another messenger who came to preach an age old theology. Thats from the Islamic perspective.
Also, the statement Allah and Muhammed founded Islam doesn't make any sense. God in the Islamic theology is the creator, so he did not found anything with Muhammed, God and his system existed with him, which makes Muhammed just one messenger who came recently. Again, that is from an Islamic, Quranic perspective, not from an outsiders perspective.
IndigoChild5559
Loving God and my neighbor as myself.
Yes, its rather redundant. Allah is simply the word for God in arabic. If you were an arabian christian, your Bible would also refer to God as Allah.
Terry Sampson
Well-Known Member
Pun? Do you mean "a metaphor"?
Spirit of Light
Be who ever you want
So when I finish the spiritual path in life, I just jump in the seaI think he wants to write.. Many paths leads to one sea.
dang it, I don't want to get wet......
Spirit of Light
Be who ever you want
firedragon
Veteran Member
Again, Allah is just an arabic word for God or rather "The God". So your statement is not quite correct. I do understand that some people believe these are "names" but the Quranic perspective is never meant to denote a name to God. God, is simply God. He is one. So there is no name for him. The word Allah is a bit of a unique word so people have turned it into a proper name. Yet, Elohim is generally translated as Allah because El is considered a generic reference to any God or just a replacement of the word God.
Spirit of Light
Be who ever you want
That's ok
as said iI am no expert on Islam so of course my understanding can be wrong
McBell
mantra-chanting henotheistic snake handler
For some people Allah is god.
For some people Allah is not god.
Semantics does not help you.