(Worksheet) What Is The Meaning Of Allah?

(Worksheet) What Is The Meaning Of Allah?

Author: Shaikh Saalim At Taweel 

Shaikh Saalim At Taweel (hafithahuAllah) asked the attendees, "Tayyib [okay], here's a question and I hope it’s not hard for you [to answer], what's the meaning of Allah?"  

[The attendees are silent]

 The Shaikh continues: "Are you serious, oh Muslims; you don't know the meaning of Allah; what's the meaning of Allah? Oh Muslims, [in a situation] that a disbeliever stops and asks, 'Who do you worship?' You'll reply, ' I worship Allah.'  He asks, 'and what's the meaning of Allah?'  The name Allah, what's it mean, hmmm?"  

An attendee replies, "Al-Waahid, Al-Ahad" (The One, The Only).  

The Shaikh replies, "Al-Wahid, Al-Ahad, hmmm…" 

Another attendee replies, "It's a phrase that describes holiness."

 The Shaikh replies: "Phrase that describes holiness, hmmm, and what's the definition of such a phrase?"

Another attendee replies, "Allah is the compilation of all of Allah's names."

 The Shaikh repeats, "What's the meaning of Allah?"

[The attendees are once again silent].

The Shaikh continues: "Tayyib [okay], this is the benefit of the day, and if for the next ten years you learn nothing but this, then it suffices you – it suffices you to know the meaning of 'Allah'.

The origin of [the word] 'Allah' is Al-Ilaah [The Only One Worshipped In Truth].  'Al-Ilaah' [The Only One Worshipped In Truth] and 'Allah' are one and the same. In [the word] Allah, the hamza was deleted for ease of pronunciation, so it [the word Al-Ilaah] became the word, 'Allah'.  And as the brother had said before, we know that the meaning of Al-Ilaah means "The Only One Worshipped In Truth."  So we know that the meaning of 'Allah' is "The Only One Worshipped In Truth. [The Shaikh Repeats]: Al-Ilaah – the hamza was deleted for ease of pronunciation and [the word] became 'Allah' instead of saying Al-Ilaah;  so Allah means, 'The Only One Worshipped In Truth,' so He is indeed The Only One Who is worthy to be worshipped [alone], without any partners."

Review Questions

1- What is the origin of the word Allah?

2- What is the meaning of Allah?

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