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Allāh is the Arabic word referring to God in Abrahamic religions. [24] [25] [26] In the English language, the word generally refers to God in Islam.The Arabic word Allāh is thought to be derived by contraction from al-ʾilāh, which means "the god", [1] (i.e., the only god) and is related to El and Elah, the Hebrew and Aramaic words for God.
Mūsā ibn ʿImrān (Arabic: موسى ابن عمران, lit.'Moses, son of Amram ') [ 1 ] is a prominent prophet and messenger of God and is the most frequently mentioned individual in the Quran, with his name being mentioned 136 times and his life being narrated and recounted more than that of any other prophet. [ 2 ][ 3 ] He is one of the ...
Tawhid[ a ] (Arabic: تَوْحِيد, romanized:tawḥīd, lit. 'oneness [of God]') is the concept of monotheism in Islam. [ 2 ]Tawhid is the religion's central and single most important concept, upon which a Muslim's entire religious adherence rests. It unequivocally holds that God is indivisibly one (ahad) and single (wahid). [ 3 ][ 4 ]
Abraham in Islam. Abraham[ a ] (Arabic: ابراهيم, romanized:Ibrāhīm) was a prophet and messenger [ 5 ][ 6 ] of God according to Islam, and an ancestor to the Ishmaelite Arabs and Israelites. [ 5 ][ 7 ] Abraham plays a prominent role as an example of faith in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. [ 5 ] According to the Islamic perspective ...
Islam[ a ] is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centered on the Quran and the teachings of Muhammad, the religion's founder. Adherents of Islam are called Muslims, who are estimated to number approximately 1.9 billion worldwide and are the world's second-largest religious population after Christians. [ 9 ]
Noah, also known as Nuh (Arabic: نُوحٌ, romanized:Nūḥ), [ 1 ] is recognized in Islam as a prophet and messenger of God. He is also believed to be the first messenger sent by God. [ 2 ] He is one of the Ulul 'azm prophets. [ 3 ] Noah's mission was to warn his people, who were plunged in idol worshipping.
Islamic debates about the ontological reality of divine attributes post-date Quranic theology [9] and find their background in Christian debates and discussions about the nature of the Trinity, in a manner asserted explicitly by Mu'tazilites as well as earlier Jewish sources, who often mention the two subjects in conjunction with one another.
Some names are known from either the Qur’an or the hadith, while others can be found in both sources, although most are found in the Qur’an. [8] Additionally, Muslims also believe that there are more names of God besides those found in the Qur'an and hadith, and that God has kept knowledge of these names hidden with himself, and no one else ...