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| − | '''Allah''' (Arabic: الله) is the [[God]] of [[Islam]] and the [[Qur'an]]. Although this god is called by his personal name of Allah, he is generally considered to be the same god as that of the [[Christian]]s and [[Jew]]s, whom the [[Muslim]]s call "The People of the Book" (ahl al kitab). It is believed by Muslims that Allah revealed the Torah (Taurat) To Moses (Musa), the Psalms (Zabur) to David (Dawud) and the Gospels (injil) through Jesus (Isa), but that these books were corrupted, requiring Allah to send the message again to Muhammad in the form of the Quran through the angel Gabriel (Jibreel). | + | '''Allah''' (Arabic: الله) is the [[God]] of [[Islam]] and the [[Qur'an]]. Although this god is called by his personal name of Allah, he is generally considered to be the same god as that of the [[Christian]]s and [[Jew]]s, whom the [[Muslim]]s call "The People of the Book" (ahl al kitab). It is believed by Muslims that Allah revealed the Torah (Taurat) To Moses (Musa), the Psalms (Zabur) to David (Dawud) and the Gospels (injil) through Jesus (Isa), but that these books were corrupted, requiring Allah to send the message again to Muhammad in the form of the Quran through the angel Gabriel (Jibreel). |
Allah has all the same characteristics of the [[Christian]] God: he is [[omnipotent]], [[omniscient]], [[omnipresent]], and supposedly [[omnibenevolent]]. | Allah has all the same characteristics of the [[Christian]] God: he is [[omnipotent]], [[omniscient]], [[omnipresent]], and supposedly [[omnibenevolent]]. | ||
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Allah (Arabic: الله) is the God of Islam and the Qur'an. Although this god is called by his personal name of Allah, he is generally considered to be the same god as that of the Christians and Jews, whom the Muslims call "The People of the Book" (ahl al kitab). It is believed by Muslims that Allah revealed the Torah (Taurat) To Moses (Musa), the Psalms (Zabur) to David (Dawud) and the Gospels (injil) through Jesus (Isa), but that these books were corrupted, requiring Allah to send the message again to Muhammad in the form of the Quran through the angel Gabriel (Jibreel).
Allah has all the same characteristics of the Christian God: he is omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent, and supposedly omnibenevolent.
