There is no god only Allah- La Ilaha Ill Allah

Durood (Blessings) and Salaam (Peace) on Muhammad, his Family, and his Companions.

 I LOVE TO READ & WRITE ABOUT ALLAH SWT and NABI KARIM.

MY LOVE FOR ALLAH and NABI KARIM KNOWS NO LIMIT.

INSHALLAH ALLAH S.W.T. INCREASES MY LOVE FOR The Messenger of Allah.


Islam rejects characterizing God in any human form or depicting Him as favoring certain individuals or nations on the basis of wealth, power or race. He created the human beings as equals. They may distinguish themselves and get His favor through virtue and piety only.

The concept that God rested in the seventh day of creation, that God wrestled with one of His soldiers, that God is an envious plotter against mankind, or that God is incarnate in any human being are considered blasphemy from the Islamic point of view.

The unique usage of Allah as a personal name of God is a reflection of Islam's emphasis on the purity of the belief in God which is the essence of the message of all God's messengers. Because of this, Islam considers associating any deity or personality with God as a deadly sin which God will never forgive, despite the fact He may forgive all other sins.

It is a known fact that every language has one or more terms that are used in reference to God and sometimes to lesser deities. This is not the case with Allah. Allah is the personal name of the one true God. Nothing else can be called Allah. The term has no plural or gender. This shows its uniqueness when compared with the word god who can be made plural, gods, or feminine, goddess. It is interesting to notice that Allah is the personal name of God in Aramaic, the language of Jesus and a sister language of Arabic.

The One true God is a reflection of the unique concept that Islam associates with God. To a Muslim, Allah is the Almighty, Creator and Sustainer of the universe, who is similar to nothing and nothing is comparable to Him. The Prophet Muhammad was asked by his contemporaries about Allah; the answer came directly from God Himself in the form of a short chapter of the Quran, which is considered the essence of the unity or the motto of monotheism. This is chapter 112 which reads:

    "In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate.
    Say (O Muhammad) He is God the One God, the Everlasting Refuge, who has not begotten, nor has been begotten, and equal to Him is not anyone."

Some non-Muslims allege that God in Islam is a stern and cruel God who demands to be obeyed fully. He is not loving and kind. Nothing can be farther from truth than this allegation. It is enough to know that, with the exception of one, each of the 114 chapters of the Quran begins with the verse: "In the name of God, the Merciful, and the Compassionate." In one of the sayings of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) we are told that "God is more loving and kinder than a mother to her dear child."

But God is also just. Hence evildoers and sinners must have their share of punishment and the virtuous, His bounties and favors. Actually God's attribute of Mercy has full manifestation in His attribute of Justice. People suffering throughout their lives for His sake and people oppressing and exploiting other people all their lives should not receive similar treatment from their Lord. Expecting similar treatment for them will amount to negating the very belief in the accountability of man in the Hereafter and thereby negating all the incentives for a moral and virtuous life in this world. The following Quranic verses are very clear and straightforward in this respect:

    "Verily, for the Righteous are gardens of Delight, in the Presence of their Lord. Shall we then treat the people of Faith like the people of Sin? What is the matter with you? How judge you?" (68:34-3


  First Part: of Kalimah Tayyab.

La Ilaha Ill Allah Muhammadur Rasool Allah (There is no god only Allah, Muhammad is the Rasool (Messenger) of Allah) is also known as Kalimah Tayyab. Kalimah Tayyab is the testifications of faith in Islam. A person cannot be considered to be a Muslim if he/she does not believe in the words of this Kalimah. To become a Muslim, a person must say this Kalimah with total belief. Another point about this Kalimah is the name given to it, which is Tayyab. Tayyab means Purity. By uttering this Kalimah a person is purified from disbelief. An impure person becomes pure. This purification is spiritual.

The Messenger of Allah added, "There will come out of Hell (Fire) everyone who says: 'La ilaha ill Allah,' and has in his heart good equal to the weight of a barley grain. Then there will come out of Hell (Fire) everyone who says: ' La ilaha ill Allah,' and has in his heart good equal to the weight of a wheat grain. Then there will come out of Hell (Fire) everyone who says: 'La ilaha ill Allah,' and has in his heart good equal to the weight of an atom (or a smallest ant)."
When the death of Abu Talib approached, the Messenger of Allah came to him and said, "Say: La ilaha ill Allah, a word with which I will be able to defend you before Allah."

[Sahih Bukhari]

 LA ILAHA ILL ALLAH MUHAMMADUR RASOOL ALLAH
THERE IS NO GOD ONLY ALLAH, MUHAMMAD IS THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH
INTRODUCTION


THE MEANING OF: LA ILAHA ILL ALLAH

Let us start by looking at the literal translation of the words LA ILAHA ILL ALLAH.

LA means NO
ILAHA means GOD
ILL means ONLY or BUT
ALLAH means ALLAH

Most of the Muslims even today substitute the word GOD for the Name ALLAH. They go so far as translating the words LA ILAHA ILL ALLAH to mean there is no god but God. This latter translation is incorrect. IT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE! Is Allah a God? No! It’s the short and simple answer. Allah is not a God with a capital G or little g. The first Kalimah (Testifications) says clearly LA ILAHA (NO GOD!) ILL ALLAH (Only ALLAH). The biggest misunderstanding has started from the Translations of the Holy Quran. The translators freely substituted the word GOD where ever the name ALLAH is mentioned. It is, as if they are apologizing on Allah's behalf and, in their minds, correcting the words of the Holy Quran. To compound the problem, the translators use outdated English which is neither spoken nor read by the majority of the population. It is this misrepresentation that has caused the confusion. Today so many Muslims who do not understand Arabic believe Allah and God is one and the same because they can only understand the (incorrect) English translation. This is a major downfall. Have you ever really considered why the Kalimah started with a Negative word NO followed by GOD? It was to stop the people worshipping gods in the form of statues or in the form of pictures, or in the form of mental images. It was to stop people worshipping a god or gods sitting on a throne. If Allah is a god then the Kalimah might have started with YES there is a God, or Allah is the only God, but it does not. The Kalimah starts with NO god.

The name Allah cannot be converted to the English word God. Allah is infinite, which means Allah has no boundaries. Allah has no centre. Allah has no inside and no outside. If Allah had boundaries then that would limit Allah. We are told in the Quran:

WA LILLAHIL MASHRIQU WAL MAGRIBU FA AIYNAMA TU WALLU FA SAMMA WAJHU (A)LLAHI INN ALLAHA WASI UN ALEEM

115 To Allah belong the East and the West; where ever you turn there is the presence of Allah. For Allah is All Pervading All Knowing.

[Quran: Al Baqara, Chapter 2]

If Allah was a god then we would not see his face everywhere. He would be limited by form or shape. He would be limited by time and place. Allah has no form or shape because with form and shape there is an outline that forms the shape or boundary. We are informed about this in the Holy Quran:

ALLAHUS SAMAD

2 Allah the Absolute

[Quran: Al Ikhlas, Chapter 112]

Which means Allah is not limited by time, place or circumstance. Some readers may say that Allah is referred to as God in the Holy Quran. This is true. An example of this is given here:

INN AL LAZEENA KAFAROO WA MA TOO WA HUM KUFFARUN ULAIKA ALAI HIM LA NAT ULLAHI WAL MALAAIKA TI WAN NASI AJMAEEN (A)

161 Those that disbelieve, and die while they are disbelievers; on them is the curse of Allah and of angels and of all mankind.

KHALI DEENA FEEHA LA YU KHAF FAFU AN HUMUL AZABU WA LA HUM YUN ZAROON (A)

162 They will dwell in there. Their penalty will not be lightened, neither will they be reprieved.

WA ILAHU KUM ILAHUN WAHIDUL LA ILAHA ILLA HU WAR RAHMAN UR RAHEEM

163 Your God is One God; there is no god Only He, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
[Quran: Al Baqara, Chapter 2]

In verse 163, the word God (ILAHA) is used to describe Allah (Your God is One God), but notice the context in which it is used. Allah is addressing the NON-MUSLIMS. After telling the disbelievers of the fate that awaits them, Allah informs them that their God is one God WA ILAHUKUM ILAHUN WAHID because they are only familiar with the concept of god. Allah tells the non-Muslims using the terminology that the non-Muslims are familiar with, which is god. Immediately following that in the same verse we are told LA ILAHA ILLA HU. There is no god only He the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful which is addressed to the Muslims. So the last part of verse 163 is addressed to the Muslims who should not interchange the Name Allah with the word god. You will find the word ILAHA 'God' is used throughout the Holy Quran whenever the verses are addressed to the Non-Muslims.

Taking just one more example:

1 ALIF LAAM MEEM
ALLAHU LA ILAHA ILLA HU WAL HAIYUL QAIYYUM

2 Allah! There is no god only He, the Living, the Eternal.

[Quran: Al Imran Chapter 3]

Again we are told in the Holy Quran that there is no god with little 'g' or capital 'G'. So who is Allah? Muhammad the Messenger of Allah and all the great Muslim saints (ra) from the past to present have said no one should contemplate on the essence of Allah because in doing that, a person will fall into error. But we must reflect on Allah's attributes or qualities in order to attain nearness to Him.

His Name is Allah, and his attributes or qualities are Ar Rahman (The Most Gracious), Ar Rahim (The Most Merciful), Al Malik (The Sovereign), Al Quddus (The Holy One), As Salaam (The Source of Peace), Al Mu_min (The Guardian of Faith), Al Muhaiymin (The Preserver of Safety), Al Aziz (The Exalted in Might), Al Jab bar (The Irresistible), Al Mutakabir (The Supreme) and all the other qualities mentioned in the Holy Quran.

I found in one translation of "Al Futhu Rabbani", the translator had freely used the word God when Referring to Allah. I could not find the NAME Allah anywhere in the entire book. I wrote and pointed this out to the translator. He replied, "The word GOD is mentioned in the Webster's Dictionary. It is derived from the Indian word Gauss meaning Savior."

The Muslims use the word Gauss for the person who is the Chief of the Walees (saints). (Sheikh of Sheikhs). The Christians use the word Savior for Isa (Jesus (A.S.). It is sad to find that these people, who translate the Holy Quran and the works of prominent saints, use the word 'God' wherever they come across the Name 'Allah'. Countless people read these translations. The readers are brain washed into believing that 'Allah' is 'God'. Is it any surprise the Muslims are suffering in this day and age, when people who have impact (that is the translators) on the lives of other people are ashamed to use the Name Allah from the Holy Quran which is the word of Allah? They would rather use the word 'God' from a Dictionary written by men.

In this day and age, the entire population of the earth is aware of the religion of Islam. They are also aware, that those who practice and follow Islam are called Muslims and not Mohammedans. By the same reasoning, the entire population of the earth is aware of the Name ALLAH. Now it must be made clear to everyone including the ignorant Muslims (through no fault of their own), that the Muslims serve Allah, they do not worship any God.

In conclusion Allah is not a god. There is no god only Allah. Allah is the proper name of our Creator. Allah is infinite, because where ever we turn there is the Face of Allah. There are some Muslims who will argue that Allah is not everywhere. After providing the proof from the Holy Quran (Chapter 2 verse 115) if they still dispute that Allah is not everywhere then they have rejected the Word of Allah. Only Allah Knows Best!

This is the literal meaning of the
LA ILAHA ILL ALLAH.

Loyalty to Allah

Due to the first benefit of Islam in which you have better knowledge of Allah, you allegiance, obedience and loyalty will be to Allah only. You will undeniably put all your trust in Allah and follow Him prior to following anyone else.

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