Does Allah = God?

My Muslim friend thinks we worship the same God. How should I respond?

Nancy Ortberg

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August 04, 2007 11:40 AM

roshni

First Area of Diffrence or No Difference?? Some of the names of Allah include: The Protecting Friend, The Loving Defender, The Nearby Guardian Second Area of Difference or No Difference?? No doubt good works are required, but Allah is the Most Merciful, the most forgiving..... It is only through his Mercy and Favor one can hope to be in Paradise.....that by the way does not imply no good works..;) Earn his favor 'n mercy through gud works and if you fall short repent and he will forgive.....thats what Islam teaches....Allah is Just and it is clearly stated that "The Blind man and the Seer are not equal" Third Area of Difference This has already been answered by Anita.... Salam, Shalom , Peace be with you.

January 05, 2008 9:08 AM

Rhy

i am a christian. i believe that Allah is God. However, it is the doctrine and how we get to God that make the difference. there might be similarities but sure there are differences. for us Christians, the truth for all people is Jesus is the only way and without Jesus we are lost. Jesus is the Son of God and a Prophet or a Messenger as the Muslims will put it.Jesus is the WAY, TRUTH AND LIFE. Without Him, we are lost, sticking to the lie and dead. Jesus is the Word. the Word is the Bible and that is a must read for all. Read and believe and let your steps be ordered by it.

March 10, 2008 12:04 AM

reader21

If you are go into the details of how Christianity and Islam differ, then the question is not if Allah=God, because YES, linguistically it is. Allah is arabic for God. Its only natural that you refer to God in your own language. In addition, Quran accepts the Bible and Jesus, so you can debate all you want whether or not it is same but the Quran does teach that, so a Muslim is bound to believe it. Sorry! lol.