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The Attribute of the Essence, which is variously called ṣifat al-dhāt, ṣifat al-nafs, and ṣifa dhātiyya in the Arabic primary sources, refers to what a thing is in itself, or rather to what a class (jins) of things is in itself (such as atoms). That is to say that, unlike in the case of other attributes, a thing is never devoid of or ...
These characteristics of the term "god" or "God" are not appropriate for "Al-lah" because they are associated with the polytheistic, Trinitarian, or dualistic nature of the deity. [13] The concept of Allah and related terms are discussed in Fakhruddin Razi's Tafsir, wherein it is argued that the word Allah is a proper noun rather than a derivative.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 22 January 2025. Part of a series on Islam Allah (God in Islam) Allah Jalla Jalālah in Arabic calligraphy Theology Allah Names Attributes Phrases and expressions Islam (religion) Throne of God Sufi metaphysics Theology Schools of Islamic theology Oneness Kalam Anthropomorphism and corporealism ...
The Arabic names of God are used to form theophoric given names commonly used in Muslim cultures throughout the world, mostly in Arabic speaking societies. Because the names of God themselves are reserved to God and their use as a person's given name is considered religiously inappropriate, theophoric names are formed by prefixing the term ...
Since the first centuries of Islam, Arabic-speaking commentators of Jewish, Christian, and Islamic faith used the term Allah as a generic term for the supreme being. [59] Saadia Gaon used the term Allah interchangeably with the term ʾĔlōhīm. [59] Theodore Abu Qurrah translates theos as Allah in his Bible, as in John 1:1 "the Word was with ...
Yūshaʿ ibn Nūn (Arabic: يُوْشَع ابْن نُوْن, Joshua, companion and successor of Moses) Khidr (Arabic: ٱلْخَضِر), described but not mentioned by name in the Quran ; Shamʿūn (Arabic: شَمْعُون ٱبْن حَمُّون, Peter, apostle of Jesus Christ ('Isa ibn Maryam)
Khalq (arabic: خلق), which is the Arabic root word for the name of God Al-Khaliq, has three different meanings in the Arabic language: 1- Khalq means bringing something from non-existence into existence, which is believed to be an ability that God alone is capable of.
Al-Bari' or Bari' (Arabic: البارئ ) is one of the names of God (Arabic: Allah) in Islam, meaning "The Originator." [1] In Islam, God is the originator who created life and innovated everything out of nothing. Al-Bari' is derived from the Arabic root word "B-R-'", which conveys the idea of bringing something into existence from nothing.