السلام عليكمalikhan28 wrote:Hi
I dont know why you get rude brother.And yes we are posting issues and information as and when our status changes or any experience we have had were sharing with others eg, letters, telephone calls, emails responses from UKBA,Gerry's
And lastly its not God bless us all. 'There is no GOD but ALLAH'
May Allah bless us All. Ameen
In English word "God i"s used for Allah.
I think you know that.
The have the same meaning.
I call Allah `God` and I am happy with that.
I dont know this topic is for making lists who applied in which month.I simply said keep this thread to issues and information.
Ali
Brother like I said with due respect, nor am I being rude or disrespecting you in anyway. I respect your answer and hope after you have read the following you will understand why there is no GOD but ALLAH
English do use term GOD nstead of Allah and they are not really the same meaning. Im not here to teach you or anyone just knowledge. Please read the following, it is useful and hope it clears a mis-understanding.
I know this is nothing to do with the topic spouse visa but it is our Imaan, faith. I hope I dont offend anyone. Pls forgive me if I do. Moderators if you think this is inappropriate please remove it.
La Ilaha Ill Allah Muhammadur Rasool Allah (There is no god only Allah, Muhammad is the Rasool (Messenger) of Allah)
THE MEANING OF: LA ILAHA ILL ALLAH
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! Is the short and simple answer. Allah is not a God with a capital G or little g .
The first Kalima (Testification) 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 apologising 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 To compound the problem, the translators use outdated English which is neither spoken nor read by the majority of the population.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 Kalima 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 Kalima might have started with YES there is a God, or Allah is the only God, but it does not. The Kalima 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:
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 Raheem (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 Azeez (The Exalted in Might), Al Jabbar (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 Ghauss meaning Saviour."
The Muslims use the word Ghauss for the person who is the Chief of the Walees (saints). The Shaikh of the Shaikhs. The Christians use the word Saviour for Isa (Jesus ()). 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 Mohammadans. 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.
Only Allah Knows Best!
Moderators and other fellow members I dont intend to offend anyone and just thought this was useful I guess for the brother to read and the rest of us.
May Allah guide us all.
ALHUMDULILA