Fariq Naik – Quranic Definition of Allah

Allah clearly says in the glorious Qur'an

in surah Ikhlas, chapter 112, verse number 1

to 4 قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌۢ Say, He

is Allah, the One and Only.

اللَّهُ السَّمَدُ Allah, the Absolute, the Eternal.

لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُلَدْ He begets not, nor

is He begotten.

وَلَمْ يَكُلَّهُ كُفَىٰ لَهَدٌۢ And there is nothing

like unto Him.

This is a four-line definition.

And if anyone says that so and so

candidate is God, and if that candidate fits

in this four-line definition, we Muslims have

got no objection in accepting that candidate as

God.

The first is قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌۢ Say,

He is Allah, the One and Only.

Second, اللَّهُ السَّمَدُ Allah, the Absolute, the Eternal.

لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُلَدْ He begets not, nor

is He begotten.

وَلَمْ يَكُلَّهُ كُفَىٰ لَهَدٌۢ And there is nothing

like unto Him.

This surah Ikhlas is a touchstone of theology.

Theo means God, and logi means study.

Thus, theology means study of God.

And if anyone believes in any God, and

if that God fits in this four-line

definition, we Muslims have got no objection in

accepting that candidate as God.