Who is Allah? Lets see what the Quran say

Assalam aleikum

 

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahiim

About Allah (SUBHANA WA TA�ALA)-�As revealed in the Quran�



1)He is one-and there is none comparable unto him

   Al-Qur'an, 112.1-4 (Al-Ikhlas [Purity of Faith])
قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ

112:1 Say : "He is Allah, (the) One.
اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ

112:2 "Allah,The Self-Sufficient Master
لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ

112:3"He begets not, nor was He begotten;
وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ كُفُواً أَحَدٌ

112:4 "And there is none co-equal or comparable unto Him."




2.   He is high above that which they associate with him.

   Al-Qur'an, 59.23-24 (Al-Hashr [The Gathering)
هُوَ اللَّهُ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْمَلِكُ الْقُدُّوسُ السَّلَامُ الْمُؤْمِنُ الْمُهَيْمِنُ الْعَزِيزُ الْجَبَّارُ الْمُتَكَبِّرُ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ

59: 23 He is Allah than Whom there is none has the right to be worshipped but He, the King, the Holy, the One Free from all defects, the Giver of security, the Watcher over His creatures, the All-Mighty, the Compeller, the Supreme. Glory be to Allah! (High is He) above all that they associate as partners with Him.

هُوَ اللَّهُ الْخَالِقُ الْبَارِئُ الْمُصَوِّرُ لَهُ الْأَسْمَاء الْحُسْنَى يُسَبِّحُ لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ


59:24 He is Allah, the Creator, the Inventor of all things, the Bestower of forms. To Him belong the Best Names . All that is in the heavens and the earth glorify Him. And He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.





3.   The Light of Allah (SUBHANA WA TA�ALA).......

   Al-Qur'an, 24:35 (An- Noor [The Light)

اللَّهُ نُورُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ مَثَلُ نُورِهِ كَمِشْكَاةٍ فِيهَا مِصْبَاحٌ الْمِصْبَاحُ فِي زُجَاجَةٍ الزُّجَاجَةُ كَأَنَّهَا كَوْكَبٌ دُرِّيٌّ يُوقَدُ مِن شَجَرَةٍ مُّبَارَكَةٍ زَيْتُونِةٍ لَّا شَرْقِيَّةٍ وَلَا غَرْبِيَّةٍ يَكَادُ زَيْتُهَا يُضِيءُ وَلَوْ لَمْ تَمْسَسْهُ نَارٌ نُّورٌ عَلَى نُورٍ يَهْدِي اللَّهُ لِنُورِهِ مَن يَشَاءُ وَيَضْرِبُ اللَّهُ الْأَمْثَالَ لِلنَّاسِ وَاللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ

24:35 Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The parable of His Light is as (if there were) a niche and within it a lamp, the lamp is in glass, the glass as it were a brilliant star, lit from a blessed tree, an olive, neither of the east (i.e. neither it gets sun-rays only in the morning) nor of the west (i.e. nor it gets sun-rays only in the afternoon, but it is exposed to the sun all day long), whose oil would almost glow forth (of itself), though no fire touched it. Light upon Light! Allah guides to His Light whom He wills. And Allah sets forth parables for mankind, and Allah is All-Knower of everything.




4.   He has knowledge over everything

   Al-Qur'an, 57:3 (Al-Hadid [The Iron)
هُوَ الْأَوَّلُ وَالْآخِرُ وَالظَّاهِرُ وَالْبَاطِنُ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ

57:3 He is the First (nothing is before Him) and the Last (nothing is after Him), the Most High (nothing is above Him) and the Most Near (nothing is nearer than Him). And He is the All-Knower of every thing.





5.   He has complete control over everything, everything belongs to him and from him is all good

   Al-Qur'an, 2:255 (Al-Baqara [The Cow)

اللّهُ لاَ إِلَـهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ لاَ تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلاَ نَوْمٌ لَّهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الأَرْضِ مَن ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِنْدَهُ إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِهِ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَلاَ يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلاَّ بِمَا شَاء وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضَ وَلاَ يَؤُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ

2:255 Allah! None has the right to be worshipped but He, the Ever Living, the One Who sustains and protects all that exists. Neither slumber, nor sleep overtake Him. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on earth. Who is he that can intercede with Him except with His Permission? He knows what happens to them (His creatures) in this world, and what will happen to them in the Hereafter . And they will never compass anything of His Knowledge except that which He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and He feels no fatigue in guarding and preserving them. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.

 

   Al-Qur'an, 3:26 (Al-Imran [The Familiy of Imran)
قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ مَالِكَ الْمُلْكِ تُؤْتِي الْمُلْكَ مَن تَشَاء وَتَنزِعُ الْمُلْكَ مِمَّن تَشَاء وَتُعِزُّ مَن تَشَاء وَتُذِلُّ مَن تَشَاء بِيَدِكَ الْخَيْرُ إِنَّكَ عَلَىَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

3:26 Say: "O Allah! Possessor of the kingdom, You give the kingdom to whom You will, and You take the kingdom from whom You will, and You endue with honour whom You will, and You humiliate whom You will. In Your Hand is the good. Verily, You are Able to do all things.

 

   Al-Qur'an, 6:59 (Al-Anaam [The Cattle)
وَعِندَهُ مَفَاتِحُ الْغَيْبِ لاَ يَعْلَمُهَا إِلاَّ هُوَ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا فِي الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ وَمَا تَسْقُطُ مِن وَرَقَةٍ إِلاَّ يَعْلَمُهَا وَلاَ حَبَّةٍ فِي ظُلُمَاتِ الأَرْضِ وَلاَ رَطْبٍ وَلاَ يَابِسٍ إِلاَّ فِي كِتَابٍ مُّبِينٍ

6:59 And with Him are the keys of the Ghaib (all that is hidden), none knows them but He. And He knows whatever there is in (or on) the earth and in the sea; not a leaf falls, but he knows it. There is not a grain in the darkness of the earth nor anything fresh or dry, but is written in a Clear Record.




6.   He is the only creator and to him belong the most beautiful names

   Al-Qur'an, 59:24 (Al-Hashr [The Gathering)
هُوَ اللَّهُ الْخَالِقُ الْبَارِئُ الْمُصَوِّرُ لَهُ الْأَسْمَاء الْحُسْنَى يُسَبِّحُ لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ

59:24 He is Allah, the Creator, the Inventor of all things, the Bestower of forms. To Him belong the Best Names . All that is in the heavens and the earth glorify Him. And He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.




7.   Whenever he decrees something............

   Al-Qur'an, 12:21 (Yusuf [Joseph)
And Allah has full power and control over His Affairs, but most of men know not.

 

   Al-Qur'an, 3:47 (Al-Imran [The Family of Imran)
"So (it will be) for Allah creates what He wills. When He has decreed something, He says to it only: "Be!" and it is.�

   Al-Qur'an, 25:2 (Furqan [The Criterion)
He has created everything, and has measured it exactly according to its due measurements.

 

   Al-Qur'an, 87:1-3 (Al-A�la [The Most High)


87:1 Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High,

87:2 Who has created (everything), and then proportioned it;

87:3  And Who has measured ; then guided (i.e. showed mankind the right as well as wrong paths, and guided the animals to pasture);

 

   Al-Qur'an, 54:49-50 (Qamar [The moon)


54:49 Verily, We have created all things with Qadar (Divine Preordainments ).

54:50 And Our Commandment is but one, as the twinkling of an eye.




8.   Have faith in Allah  (SUBHANA WA TA�ALA)

   Al-Qur'an, 9:51 (Tawbah [Repentance)
قُل لَّن يُصِيبَنَا إِلاَّ مَا كَتَبَ اللّهُ لَنَا هُوَ مَوْلاَنَا وَعَلَى اللّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ

Say: "Nothing shall ever happen to us except what Allah has ordained for us. He is our Maula (Lord, Helper and Protector)." And in Allah let the believers put their trust.

   Al-Qur'an, 3:37 (Al Imran [The Family of Imran)


He said: "O Maryam (Mary)! From where have you got this?" She said, "This is from Allah." Verily, Allah provides sustenance to whom He wills, without limit."

 

   Al-Qur'an, 12:87 (Yusuf [Joseph)
�Certainly no one despairs of Allah's Mercy, except the people who disbelieve."

   Al-Qur'an, 9:129 (Tawbah [Repentance)

فَإِن تَوَلَّوْاْ فَقُلْ حَسْبِيَ اللّهُ لا إِلَـهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَهُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ

9:129  But if they turn away, say : "Allah is sufficient for me. Nnone has the right to be worshipped but He, in Him I put my trust and He is the Lord of the Mighty Throne.

 

   Al-Qur'an, 64:11 (At-Taghabun[The mutual loss and gain)
مَا أَصَابَ مِن مُّصِيبَةٍ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ وَمَن يُؤْمِن بِاللَّهِ يَهْدِ قَلْبَهُ وَاللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ

64:11 No calamity befalls, but with the Leave [i.e. decision and Qadar (Divine Preordainments)] of Allah, and whosoever believes in Allah, He guides his heart and Allah is the All-Knower of everything.

   Al-Qur'an, 64:13 (At-Taghabun [The Mutual loss and gain)
اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ وَعَلَى اللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ

64:13 Allah! None has the right to be worshipped but He, and in Allah (Alone), therefore, let the believers put their trust.

Edited by jam_sal - 29 March 2009 at 8:26pm

jam_sal wrote: The Arabic word Allah means God (the one and only true God who created the whole universe).   In Aramaic, a language related closely to Arabic and the language that Jesus habitually spoke, God is also referred to as Allah.

So is God/Allah 'sexist' ? Why not give a greater sense of being above and beyond all, yet 'immanent,' through a more inclusive use of language ? Surely God is capable of such.   Maybe God is more 'male'. Or 'God's word', being filtered through men, speaks the language of a patriarchal / male dominated culture, society.   A male God that makes himself known through males. Something a bit skew whiff about this.


I know of women, and men, who have been seriously abused by 'male' representatives of a religion - and for them, that often means 'God' abused them also. A complex issue. But relating to a God whom they seem only to be allowed to relate to through the male pronoun - can create very difficult problems for them.  Might seem trite to some, but it is a very serious matter, and one I am trying to look at. How such people  can relate to God/Allah in more neutral way, if that helps them, as it often does.

Thank you Servant, for your response.

God bless

What does Allah Ta'ala mean ?

1. Masculine Haqeeqi i.e. Real, which is used to denote the masculine gender in humans, animals.

2. Masculine Majazi i.e. Unreal, wherein it is used as Masculine but in reality it is not so e.g. (Angels) Malak, Layl (Night), Bab (door). The word Allah (swt), too falls in the second category i.e. Masculine Majazi.

The English language has got three genders; male, female and neutral. Arabic has no neuter, and the use of the masculine is normal in Arabic for genderless nouns. No male preponderance is implied, any more than feminity is implied by the grammatically female gender of neuter plurals.

Allah (swt) is unique and cannot be referred as 'it' in English, since Allah (swt) has no gender, neither male nor female or neutral.

 "We" is used only as the "Royal WE" just as in English for royalty