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Muslims believe that Allah is the same God worshipped by the members of the Abrahamic religions that preceded Islam, i.e. Judaism and Christianity . [55] Creation and ordering of the universe is seen as an act of prime mercy for which all creatures sing his glories and bear witness to his unity and lordship.
Allah is the word for "God" in the Indonesian language - even in Alkitab (Christian Bible, from الكتاب, al-kitāb = the book) translations, while Tuhan is the word for "Lord". Christians in Malaysia also use the word Allah for "God". Christians in Malaysia and Indonesia use Allah to refer to God in the Malaysian and Indonesian languages ...
In the Islamic tradition, Christians and Jews are believed to worship the same God that Muslims worship. [8] However, to some, there are many different opinions in the discussion of whether Muslims and Christians worship the same God. [9] [10]
Columnist Bill Gindlesperger looks at the three Abrahamic religions and concludes there are more similarities than differences.
A distinct feature between the concept of God in Islam compared to Christianity is that God has no progeny. This belief is summed up in chapter 112 of the Quran titled Al-Ikhlas, which states "Say, he is Allah (who is) one, Allah is the Eternal, the Absolute. He does not beget nor was he begotten. Nor is there to Him any equivalent."
For He is the Most Subtle, All-Aware." (Quran 6:103) [130] Allāh is the only God and the same God worshiped in Christianity and Judaism(Q29:46). [133] Islam emerged in the 7th century CE in the context of both Christianity and Judaism, with some thematic elements similar to Gnosticism.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 February 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 ...
Wellhausen states that Allah was known from Jewish and Christian sources and was known to pagan Arabs as the supreme god. [40] Winfried Corduan doubts the theory of Allah of Islam being linked to a moon god, stating that the term Allah functions as a generic term, like the term El-Elyon used as a title for the god Sin. [41]