Is Allah and Yahweh the same God or different?

[Fatherzach3]

Is Allah, the Moslem god, just an Arabic translation of Yahweh? Or is he a different god altogether?

 

[Devon_Caffran]

These links should explain the Church’s position on this issue. If you have any further questions or concerns that are not answered by these links, please [contact Catholic Answers (http://www.catholic.com/home/contact.asp) directly.
Recommended Reading:

• [Must I believe that Muslims worship my God? (http://forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=18143)
• [Islamics - Hindus- Buddhists - saved without Christian Faith?? (http://forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=59661)
• If Allah is a name for God, what’s wrong with Catholics praying to him?
• [John Paul II’s “Ecumenical Passion” A Clear-Eyed Look at ** (http://www.catholic.com/thisrock/2001/0101fea2.asp)*[Dominus Iesus (http://www.catholic.com/thisrock/2001/0101fea2.asp) b*****y Msgr. John O. Barres **
• [Pope Pius XI and Ecumenism (http://www.catholic.com/thisrock/2006/0602uan.asp)** by Amy Barragree**
• [Walking the Ecumenical Tightrope (http://www.catholic.com/thisrock/1998/9810fea1.asp)** by Philip Blosser**