Fariq Naik – Quranic Definition of Allah

Fariq Naik
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Allah clearly says in the glorious Qur'an

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in surah Ikhlas, chapter 112, verse number 1

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to 4 قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌۢ Say, He

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is Allah, the One and Only.

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اللَّهُ السَّمَدُ Allah, the Absolute, the Eternal.

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لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُلَدْ He begets not, nor

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is He begotten.

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وَلَمْ يَكُلَّهُ كُفَىٰ لَهَدٌۢ And there is nothing

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like unto Him.

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This is a four-line definition.

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And if anyone says that so and so

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candidate is God, and if that candidate fits

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in this four-line definition, we Muslims have

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got no objection in accepting that candidate as

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God.

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The first is قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌۢ Say,

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He is Allah, the One and Only.

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

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لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُلَدْ He begets not, nor

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is He begotten.

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وَلَمْ يَكُلَّهُ كُفَىٰ لَهَدٌۢ And there is nothing

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like unto Him.

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This surah Ikhlas is a touchstone of theology.

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Theo means God, and logi means study.

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Thus, theology means study of God.

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And if anyone believes in any God, and

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if that God fits in this four-line

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definition, we Muslims have got no objection in

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accepting that candidate as God.

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