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Question:
"Allah"
is the most appropriate name for God in the Qur’an. Is this
name "Allah" mentioned in other religious scriptures besides
the Qur’an?
Answer:
Almost all the major religious scriptures of the world contain
the word "Allah" as one of the names of God.
a.
Elohim El, Elah, Alah
In the Bible, God is very often referred to as ‘Elohim’
in the Hebrew language. The ‘im’ in the ending is a plural
of honour and God is referred to as ‘El’ or ‘Elah’ in the
English Bible with commentary, edited by reverend C. I.
Scofield. ‘Elah’ is alternatively spelled as ‘Alah’. The
difference in spelling is only of a single ‘L’. Muslims
spell Allah as ‘Allah’ while the Reverend has spelled it
as Alah and they pronounce it as ‘Elah’. Muslims pronounce
it as Allah. Hebrew and Arabic are sister languages therefore
we say it should be pronounced as ‘Allah’ and not as ‘Elah’.
When I was in school, I was taught ‘D, O’ is do, ‘T,
O’ is to. What is ‘G, O’ It is ‘go’ and not ‘gu’. ‘N, U,
T’ is nut, ‘C, U, T’ cut; ‘B, U, T’ is but, what is ‘P,
U, T’? Not ‘pat’ but it is ‘put’. If you ask "Why?" The
answer is "It is their language". If I have to pass I have
to say ‘P, U, T’ is ‘put’ and not ‘pat’. Similarly the right
pronunciation for A, L, L, A, H, is Allah.
b.
Jesus (pbuh) cried out Allah Allah when he was put on the
cross
It is mentioned in the New Testament in the Gospel of Mathew,
chapter 27 verse 46 as well as Gospel of Mark, chapter 15
verse 34 when Jesus (pbuh) was put on the cross.
Jesus
cried with a loud voice saying "E’-Li, E’-Li la’-ma sa-bach’-tha-ni?"
that is to say, ‘My God, My God why hast Thou Forsaken Me?’
Does this sound like Jehovah! Jehovah! why has thou forsaken
me? Does it sound like Abba Abba? The answer is ‘No’.
Hebrew and Arabic are sister languages and if you translate
"E’-Li, E’-Li la’-ma sa-bach’-tha-ni" into Arabic it is
‘Allah Allah lama tarak tani’ does it sound similar?
This
statement of Jesus (pbuh), "E’-Li, E’-Li la’-ma sa-bach’-tha-ni"
is preserved in its original Hebrew in each and every of
its translation which is available in more than 2000 different
languages of the world and in each and every of them, "Allah"
is present.
2.
"Allah" in Sikhism
One of the names by which Gurunanak Sahib referred to God
is "Allah".
3a.
"Allah" in Rigveda Book 2 Hymn I verse II
Even in the Rigveda which is the most sacred scripture of
the Hindus, one of the attributes given to God Almighty in
Book no 2 Hymn no I verse II, is ‘Ila’ which if pronounced
properly is the same as Allah.
3b.
Allo Upanishad:
Amongst the various Upanishads one of the Upanishad
is named as ‘Allo’ Upanishad in which God is referred
to as "Allah" several times.
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