The word “Allah”
“Allah” is not a name of a separate deity: it is the Arabic word for God, used by Arabic-speaking Christians and Jews. For Muslims it means the One Creator with no partner, summarised in Surat Al-Ikhlas:
قُلۡ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ لَمۡ يَلِدۡ وَلَمۡ يُولَدۡ وَلَمۡ يَكُن لَّهُۥ كُفُوًا أَحَدُۢ你说：他是安拉，是独一的； 安拉是万物所仰赖的； 他没有生产，也没有被生产； 没有任何物可以做他的匹敌。
Common ground
The Quran calls for courteous dialogue with Christians and Jews and affirms what we share: one God.
۞ وَلَا تُجَٰدِلُوٓاْ أَهۡلَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ إِلَّا بِٱلَّتِي هِيَ أَحۡسَنُ إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ مِنۡهُمۡۖ وَقُولُوٓاْ ءَامَنَّا بِٱلَّذِيٓ أُنزِلَ إِلَيۡنَا وَأُنزِلَ إِلَيۡكُمۡ وَإِلَٰهُنَا وَإِلَٰهُكُمۡ وَٰحِدٞ وَنَحۡنُ لَهُۥ مُسۡلِمُونَ除依最优的方式外，你们不要与有经典的人辩论，除非他们中不义的人。你们应当说：“我们确已归信降示我们的经典，和降示你们的经典，我们所崇拜的和你们所崇拜的是同一个，我们是归顺他的。”
Where the disagreement lies
- The Trinity: Muslims hold that God is absolutely one and do not accept the Trinity.
- The sonship of Jesus: Muslims do not believe Jesus is God’s son; he is a prophet and messenger.
- Respect: Muslims believe in Moses, Jesus and their scriptures, and worship God alone.
常见问题
Do Muslims have a different god?
No. Muslims worship the Creator of the heavens and the earth who sent all the prophets.
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