the first time i saw the usage of 'Allah' in Christianity was when i was studying in Medan. well, it was pretty shocking at first but that only last for like....5 minutes??!! all because of the sudden realization in me, "we are all one arent we? or at least we once were..."
dont get me wrong ya? i am a muslim and i have great believe in Islam. not only because i was taught on the essentials of becoming a true muslim but i understand the need for it and the logical reasons behind it.
personally, i agree with Dan-yel about his understanding on the many, many religions in this world. metaphorically, its as if we are all heading to a big stadium only on different vehicles.
im not a very religious person myself but i think when we talk about the concept of 'Tuhan' or 'God' , for me who may not be very devoted to her religion but BELIEVES with all her heart that its true, I must be able to explain the basic concept of KETUHANAN.
i believe that there can only be ONE God in this entire universe. why u ask?
its simple...its like ruling a country. there can only be ONE government for every country and in every government, there can be only ONE ruler either a president or a prime minister. 2 person in the same position cannot rule together. we each have our own views and ideas as well as agendas. a ruler may have a cabinets to support his government and advisers to see him through but in the end all the decisions makings will fall unto his lap. its just the way it has to be...
same goes with Hinduism. in Hinduism they believe that there is only ONE God of a Supreme Being who possesses personality and worship Him or Her thus, as Vishnu, Brahma, Shiva or Shakti depending on the sect.
in the Holy Quran it was stated clearly,Surah Yunus, Ayat 19,
[10:19] "Mankind were but one community (i.e. on one religion - Islamic Monotheism), then they differed (later), and had not it been for a Word that went forth before from your Lord, it would have been settled between them regarding what they differed,"
if u study the history of Islam, Christian and Jew, u can see that all 3 religions come from the same root. we are all the ancestors of Abraham. in Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayat 87,
[01:87] "And indeed, We gave Musa (Moses) the Book and followed him up with a succession of Messengers. And We gave 'Iesa (Jesus), the son of Maryam (Mary), clear signs and supported him with Rah-ul-Qudus [Jibrael (Gabriel)]........."
what im trying to stress here is that, believe it or not, we are all praying to the same God and there is only ONE God and that is Allah. so, why the exclusivity?
being a muslim and a malay i understand where the paranoia comes from. yes, ive heard it all. we are afraid that it will be misleading so on and so forth...but at times i think this paranoia is clouding our judgements and by doing so, we have given the wrong impression to the non-muslims.
however, i would like differ on the perception that equates the name 'Allah' to a step towards idolatry. yes it is true that in Islam, we are against idolatry because we believe by creating an object as a symbol of God we tend to put it on the pedestal and this totally deviates from the nature of Allah. Allah adalah Maha Mengetahui dan Maha Mendengar. hence, there shouldn't be any object created to connect us to Allah.
the name Allah itself is not just a representation. its not just a terminology created by humans to represent The Almighty. i believe with all my heart that the name Allah comes from The Almighty Himself, not just an important terminology that comes from the human-created language of Arabic. the Holy Quran is one of the biggest miracle in the history of Islam and the biggest 'mukjizat' of Nabi Muhammad S.A.W and it comes from The Almighty Himself.
Surah Al-Imran, Ayat 164,
[03:164] "indeed Allah conferred a great favour on the believers when He sent among them a Messenger (Muhammad S.A.W) from among themselves, reciting unto them His versus (the Quran), and purifying them (from sins by their following him), and instructing them (in) the Book (the Quran) and Al-Hikmah [the wisdom and the Sunnah of the Prophet
(i.e his legal ways, statements, acts of worship, etc)], while before that they had been in manifest error"
[03:164] "indeed Allah conferred a great favour on the believers when He sent among them a Messenger (Muhammad S.A.W) from among themselves, reciting unto them His versus (the Quran), and purifying them (from sins by their following him), and instructing them (in) the Book (the Quran) and Al-Hikmah [the wisdom and the Sunnah of the Prophet
(i.e his legal ways, statements, acts of worship, etc)], while before that they had been in manifest error"so the name Allah is not just adopted by Allah as a medium of communication between Him and His ummah through the Quran but it is a reference by The Almighty of Himself from His very own words. now, how can something that comes from God Himself can be referred to as a step towards idolatry?
i believe that we can make this country a better place if we put aside the paranoia and learn to give and take. i agree that this sense of 'ownership' of this being is leading us to nowhere. yes, we protect whats ours but at the same time we have to look at the pros and cons of every action that we take. if we dont take time to open our minds and look at things the way they do, then how can we expect them to understand us? think about it.....
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