خدای ما یکی است

و با اهل كتاب جز به [شيوه‏ اى] كه بهتر است مجادله مكنيد مگر [با] كسانى از آنان كه ستم كرده‏ اند و بگوييد به آنچه به سوى ما نازل شده و [آنچه] به سوى شما نازل گرديده ايمان آورديم و خداى ما و خداى شما يكى است و ما تسليم اوییم (العنکبوت ۲۹: ۴۶)

The Qur’an confirms that the God both “Ahlal Al-Kitab” People of the Book and the Muslims worship is the same. We want to look together at some names of God in both the Bible and the Qur’an.

1. “In the beginning God [Elohim] created the Heavens and the Earth” Genesis (1:1)

The first name we see that the Bible uses for God is Elohimإلوهيم , in Hebrew language when the suffix ‘-im’ is added to Eloah, it speaks of plurality, and ‘Elohim’ means Almighty God or gods, in plural. In Aramaic, the word that is used for God is Elah إله, the same word is used for God in Arabic. Also, in Arabic the name is used for God in the Qur’an is Allah الله, which is derived from Eloah, Elohim, and Elah. These names come from the same root, as the three languages have sematic roots.

• “And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful [Rakhum] رخوم أو رحيم and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth” (Exodus 34:6).

Each chapter of the Qur’an begins with this phrase “In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful (Rahim)” بÙسم٠اللَّه٠الرَّحمٰن٠الرَّحيمÙ.

Rachum and Rahman have the same Semitic root R-H-M رحم. Both mean Compassionate and Merciful.

• “Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one (Echad).” (Deuteronomy 6:4)

In this verse, one is a translation of the Hebrew Echad أخاد أو أحد. This verse in Jewish tradition is the declaration of belief in the One True God YAWH.

Isa Al-Masih quoted the same verse answering a question, “The most important one, answered Jesus, is this: Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one (Echad).” (Mark 12:29)

The Qur’an uses thje same name, “Say, ‘He is Allah, the One (Ahad).” Ù‚ÙÙ„ Ù‡ÙÙˆÙŽ اللَّه٠أَحَدٌ (Al-Ikhlas 112: 1).

احد به زبان عربی و Echad (اچد) به زبان عبری، هر دو به معنی یک، تنها و یکتاست.

• “Which He will bring about at the proper time–He who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords” (1 Timothy 6: 15)

The Qur’an also use the same name for Allah, “Say, ‘O Allah, Master of all sovereignty (Malik Al-Molk) ملك الملك! You give sovereignty to whomever You wish, and strip of sovereignty whomever You wish; You make mighty whomever You wish, and You abase whomever You wish; all good is in Your hand. Indeed You have power over all things.” (Al-Imran 3: 26)