If Allah, the Eternal Unchanging Truth, chose to call Himself Allah… is it meet and proper for any created being to change His name? Do any of us have the power to move an atom in the universe without Allah’s first moving it and giving us the ability to be used, as His instruments?
Consider the usage in Hebrew of the word “Elohim”. Elohim stands for the concept of the Supreme Being, along with His attributes. We Muslims say Allahumma for Allah and His attributes, or names and characteristics. Those who went astray, after they knew the truth from bani Isra’il are known in Arabic as “yahud”. They were not content with the limitations of Allah in any fashion, and were always adding or deleting to that which Allah had ordained. Similarly, they do the same behavior today, with genetic engineering, euthanasia and cryonics etc., forever exceeding the limits of Allah, even in regards to life and death!
The word “Elohim” (plural of “eloha” - the powerful) was invented by them to resist the Almighty. “A” - The first letter of Allah’s name, was changed to “E” and the second was changed to “o”. There are portions in the Pentateuch, which refer to Elohim and others, which refer to Yahweh and was changed to Jehovah only in the 14th century. It is read in Greek as Adonis and in Latin as Dominus.
Sunday, January 07, 2007
Islam Online: "Those who went astray, after they knew the truth from bani Isra’il are known in Arabic as “yahud”"
The Islam Online site features an "Ask About Islam" section, which answers reader questions. Here one of the scholars in residence responds to a question concerning the relationship between the name "Allah" and other names used for G-d. Notice that "genetic engineering, euthanasia and cryonics" are seen as Yahud failure to be "content with the limitations of Allah in any fashion":
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