Posted by Rob on March 24, 2003 at 12:49:13:
In Reply to: Re: All the same? posted by Xavier on March 24, 2003 at 12:02:13:
: : Bill and all who want to comment,
: Muslims call on Allah, and you say that means the " Moon God " I thought the name of the moon god was " Ilah " ? I spent 2 years with 3 Muslim roomates, their interpertation of Allah was not that of the moon god, but that of the " one " God.
: Your Thoughts ???
Allah and Ilah are actually interchangible in the Qu'ran. The Qur'an asks people not to regard any other than Allah as an ilah:
The Meaning of ILAH
Four Basic Qur'anic Terms
....And (they) were not ordered except to give their 'ibadah to one Ilah, only; there is no ilah except He, (and) He is free of (the taint of) what they attribute to Him by their shirk (that is, by associating others with Him in His exclusive qualities and attributes).
(9 : 31) Surat At-Taubah
Verily this brotherhood of the Prophets is a single brotherhod, and I am the Rabb of you all, wherefore give your 'ibadah to Me alone.
(21 : 92) Surat Al Anbiya'
Say to them (0 Prophet): Would you have me seek-for rabb any other than Allah, and He the Rabb of everything there is!
(6 : 164) Surat Al-An'am
....So, whosoever yearns to meet his Rabb, let him do good deeds, and let him not mix up his ibadah of Him with that of any other(s).
(18 : 110) Surat Al-Kahf
Do you wish for some deen other than Allah's, (and this despite the fact that to Him submits all there is in the Heavens and in or upon the Earth, willingly or unwilling, and all are to return unto Him?
(3 : 83) Surat Ali-Imran
Say (O Prophet): The Injunction laid upon me is to give my 'ibadah to Allah, and reserve my deen exclusively for Him.
(39 : 11) Surat Az-Zumar
Verily Allah is my Rabb, and is yours too; therefore, give your worship to Him alone-that (truly is the only real) straight path.
(3 : 61) Surat Ali-Imran
The verses quoted above are just by way of example, and not the only ones of their kind. Whosoever makes more than a cursory study of the Qur'an will soon realize that the entire contents revolve round these four terms only, and that the central idea of the whole Book is that: Allah is the Rabb, and the Ilah; No-one else possesses the qualities and attributes implied by these terms; Wherefore men should give their 'ibadah to Him and Him alone; and one's deen should be exclusively for Him with no share of it for any other.