Is Allah the same as YHWH?

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In relation to Yahweh being God, yes Allah is the same. Eastern Catholics in the Middle East also refer to God as Allah. In Kerala, we Syro Malabar Catholics often refer to God as Alaha. The term Allah in a literal sense is simply the Arabic translation of the word God, that is why Christians also use the same term. The word “Allah” was used by Christians in the Middle East way before the rise of Islam.
 
If you mean the term “Allah” in Arabic, as the person above me said, some Christians in the Middle East use the term “Allah” for God, because that’s what it means in their language. However, when it comes to Islam’s perspective on God, there are some differences. Allah in Islam has no son, whereas Yahweh does.
 
The Christian Church had its origin as a splinter group within Judaism, but the origin of Islam had no such direct connection with either of the two older religions. The God of Abraham is the God of both Jews and Christians, but it is wrong to assert, as though it were an established fact, that Allah, the god of the Muslims, is also the God of Abraham.

There only two Abrahamic religions, not three, in any meaningful sense of the word.

In Malaysia, as we know (link below), it is illegal for Bibles in the Malay language to use the name “Allah” to designate the Jewish and Christian God. Clearly the Muslim authorities in Malaysia are asserting that Allah is a different god from the God of Abraham.

nytimes.com/2014/11/04/wo…only.html?_r=0
 
No matter what he is called God is God. If people are worshiping an infinite God then the name is unimportant. Italians worship Dio Arabs Allah English speakers God
 
JimmyG88 said:
No matter what he is called God is God. If people are worshiping an infinite God then the name is unimportant. Italians worship Dio Arabs Allah English speakers God
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That’s my answer too!
 
God is the “I AM”, and man was created in His image.

It is when man attempted to turn the “I AM” into the “YOU ARE”, and make God conform to man’s image, instead of us surrendering to God’s will and great plan by conforming to His image, that the world ran amuck.

The rest is history!
 
If you read an Aramaic or Arabic Bible, you will see that allah is the aramaic and arabic word for god. You have to remember that the word allah predates Islam by many centuries.

So, the opening line of the Gospel according to John is:
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with Allah, and the Word was Allah.

So, to get a correct answer, you have to specify who you are asking this question. If you are asking a Christian, then the answer is yes, if you are asking a Muslim person, they would answer is no.

Why are you posting this in the Eastern forum instead of the main forum?
 
Ignatius said:
… to get a correct answer, you have to specify who you are asking this question. If you are asking a Christian, then the answer is yes, …
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I disagree. You have to consider the nature of God and the nature of Allah. Are they the same?
 
Ignatius said:
If you read an Aramaic or Arabic Bible, you will see that allah is the aramaic and arabic word for god. You have to remember that the word allah predates Islam by many centuries.
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The Aramaic/Syriac term for God is Alaha or Aloho depending on East or West Syriac. Allah is the Arabic word for God, which Christians use as well depending on the tradition.
 
unstoppable_II said:
Ignatius;13037917:
If you read an Aramaic or Arabic Bible, you will see that allah is the Arabic word for god. You have to remember that the word allah predates Islam by many centuries.

So, the opening line of the Gospel according to John is:
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with Allah, and the Word was Allah.
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I disagree.
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You disagree with what; that allah is the Arabic word or god or that it predates Islam by several centuries
 
The Aramaic word for “God” in the language of Assyrian Christians is ʼĔlāhā, or Alaha. Arabic-speakers of all Abrahamic faiths, including Christians and Jews, use the word “Allah” to mean “God”. The Christian Arabs of today have no other word for “God” than “Allah”. (Even the Arabic-descended Maltese language of Malta, whose population is almost entirely Roman Catholic, uses Alla for “God”.) Arab Christians, for example, use the terms Allāh al-ab (الله الأب) for God the Father, Allāh al-ibn (الله الابن) for God the Son, and Allāh al-rūḥ al-quds (الله الروح القدس) for God the Holy Spirit. (See God in Christianity for the Christian concept of God.)
 
unstoppable_II said:
I disagree. You have to consider the nature of God and the nature of Allah. Are they the same?
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You don’t seem to understand that some people do not speak English as their first language. The ONLY Arabic word that means God is Allah. Christians use it. It has nothing to do with Islam
 
While the Islamic understanding of God is horrendously flawed, their prayers are still rightly directed towards the one true creator, YHWH. That they call him Allah is not different from how we call him God, especially since, as others have point out, Allah is the Arabic word for God, and predates Islam by centuries.
 
Ignatius said:
If you read an Aramaic or Arabic Bible, you will see that allah is the aramaic and arabic word for god. You have to remember that the word allah predates Islam by many centuries.

Why are you posting this in the Eastern forum instead of the main forum?
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The Eastern Forums I would consider the authority geographically. No disrespect to the others.
 
JimmyG88 said:
The Aramaic word for “God” in the language of Assyrian Christians is ʼĔlāhā, or Alaha. Arabic-speakers of all Abrahamic faiths, including Christians and Jews, use the word “Allah” to mean “God”. The Christian Arabs of today have no other word for “God” than “Allah”.
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(Even the Arabic-descended Maltese language of Malta, whose population is almost entirely Roman Catholic, uses Alla for “God”.) Arab Christians, for example, use the terms Allāh al-ab (الله الأب) for God the Father, Allāh al-ibn (الله الابن) for God the Son, and Allāh al-rūḥ al-quds (الله الروح القدس) for God the Holy Spirit. (See God in Christianity for the Christian concept of God.)

This was most helpful. Thanks to all who take the time here.
 
Neofight said:
God is the “I AM”, and man was created in His image.

It is when man attempted to turn the “I AM” into the “YOU ARE”, and make God conform to man’s image, instead of us surrendering to God’s will and great plan by conforming to His image, that the world ran amuck.

The rest is history!
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Amen Neo.
 
Even_So said:
Thank you for your honest reply. This is what i was thinking.
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I think the disagreement is based on how the nature of Allah is perceived in Islam rather than the use of the word to signify G-d. IOW, how do Muslims perceive the nature of G-d compared to how Christians and Jews perceive the nature of G-d? Is that what you are interested in finding out or is your question limited to the name of G-d?
 
No. Not at all. Allah is an Arabic word for God, so even christians in the middle east use the term. But I believe the God of Islam is not the same God of Christianity.
 
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