The three Abrahamic religions – Judaism, Christianity and Islam ¬¬¬– all have one thing in common, the nature of monotheism. Judaism innovated the idea of one God about 3000 years ago, with the Israelites. Though it was restricted to the people of Israel, this was the first time a monotheistic religion came into play. Worshipping the same God of Israel, Christians were the second monotheistic believers. The teachings of Jesus Christ of Nazareth were next to become revolutionary. As the Son, he quietly practiced his miracles, and it wasn’t until his death that Christianity became a widely popular religion. Lastly, the Last Messenger, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) taught the teachings Allah instructed him to teach as the religion of Islam. The one
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Through Muhammad’s (PBUH) Hadith’s (his teachings) we know there are 99 names of Allah. The 99 names of Allah are all descriptors distinct and unique to him. An example is Ar-Rahman, which is most commonly used besides Allah, meaning the Most Compassionate, the Beneficent and the Gracious. Another example is Al-Majid, meaning the Glorified. These names are especially reserved for him and provide the nature of his Ultimate aspect. Allah is omnipotent, meaning he is everywhere all at once. His omnipotence is meant to instill fear in his followers. His awe-striking power inspires fear (Smith 157). It is not meant to depict tyranny, but is more of a realistic reaction to a divine being who exists so much higher than any human does (Smith 157). The fear that Allah is supposed to instill is meant to keep people on the right side of the moral spectrum. Allah deliberately created humans to be morally perfect, but it is their personal weaknesses that cause them to sin. Allah created the universe – the reason for his name Al-Khalaq, meaning the Creator – and then he created humans. Humans were created in an unequivocally good nature (Smith 158). Humans are meant to be gratuitous to the life they received and to “surrender” to Allah. By surrender, this means “to be a slave to Allah is to be freed from other, degrading forms of slavery” (Smith 158). These aspects of Allah – his omnipotence, oneness, and deliberate creation – are the best way to sum up his significance in
Through Muhammad’s (PBUH) Hadith’s (his teachings) we know there are 99 names of Allah. The 99 names of Allah are all descriptors distinct and unique to him. An example is Ar-Rahman, which is most commonly used besides Allah, meaning the Most Compassionate, the Beneficent and the Gracious. Another example is Al-Majid, meaning the Glorified. These names are especially reserved for him and provide the nature of his Ultimate aspect. Allah is omnipotent, meaning he is everywhere all at once. His omnipotence is meant to instill fear in his followers. His awe-striking power inspires fear (Smith 157). It is not meant to depict tyranny, but is more of a realistic reaction to a divine being who exists so much higher than any human does (Smith 157). The fear that Allah is supposed to instill is meant to keep people on the right side of the moral spectrum. Allah deliberately created humans to be morally perfect, but it is their personal weaknesses that cause them to sin. Allah created the universe – the reason for his name Al-Khalaq, meaning the Creator – and then he created humans. Humans were created in an unequivocally good nature (Smith 158). Humans are meant to be gratuitous to the life they received and to “surrender” to Allah. By surrender, this means “to be a slave to Allah is to be freed from other, degrading forms of slavery” (Smith 158). These aspects of Allah – his omnipotence, oneness, and deliberate creation – are the best way to sum up his significance in