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has issued a proclamation in writing verifying the authenticity of
the Qur’an. This certificate is displayed next to each of the
Qur’ans.
C
. What does the Qur’an say about Abraham and Moses that
you can deduce from the Bible?
M.
In
Surah 3:v65
: “O
’
people of the Scripture (Jews and
Christians) why do you dispute about Abraham, while the Torah
and the Gospel were not revealed till after him? Have you then
no sense?”
And it says in
Surah 3:v67
: “Abraham was neither a Jew nor a
Christian, but he was a true Muslim (worshiper of none but
Allah alone) and he joined none in worship with Allah.”
Qur’an
Surah 2:v140
: “Or say you that Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac,
Jacob and the
twelve
sons of Jacob were Jews or Christians? Say
(O’ Muhammed), “Do you know better or does Allah (know
better)? And who is more unjust than
he
who conceals the
testimony he has from Allah? And Allah is not unaware of what
you do.” Of
course they were not Jews or Christians. The name
Jews came after Judah and the name Christians came long after
Jesus had been raised up as explained earlier.
C
.
It
feels strange to hear the name Allah. Why don’t you say
God if you speak English?
M.
Good question. The name Allah seems to be strange to non-
Muslims but this name has been used by all Prophets since
Adam until Muhammed (pbut). It is a contraction of the two
Arabic words Al -Ilah,
i.e.
The God. By dropping-the letter “I”
you will find the word Allah. According to its position in an
Arabic sentence it can have the form “Allaha” that is close to the