The Muslims prefer calling the Supreme Creator, Allah, instead of by the English word ‘God’. The Arabic word, ‘Allah’, is pure and unique, unlike the English word ‘God’, which can be played around with.
If you add ‘s’ to the word God, it becomes ‘Gods’, that is the plural of God. Allah is one and singular, there is no plural of Allah. If you add ‘dess’ to the word God, it becomes ‘Goddess’ that is a female God.
There is nothing like male Allah or female Allah. Allah has no gender. If you add the word ‘father’ to ‘God’ it Becomes ‘God-father’. Godfather means someone who is a guardian. There is no word like ‘Allah-Abba’ or ‘Allah-father.
If you add the word ‘mother’ to ‘God’, it becomes ‘God-mother’. There is nothing like ‘Allah-Ummi’, or ‘Allah-mother’ in Islam. Allah is a unique word. If you prefix tin before the word God, it becomes tin God i.e., fake God. Allah is a unique word, which does not conjure up any mental picture nor can it be played around with.
Therefore the Muslims prefer using the Arabic word ‘Allah’ for Almighty God. Sometimes, however, while speaking to the non-Muslims we may have to use the inappropriate word god, for Allah.
“Say: ‘Call upon Allah, or call upon Al-Rahman. By whatever name ye call upon Him, (it is well): For to Him belong the most beautiful names.”
(Qur’an 17:110, see also 7:180, 20:8, 59:24)
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