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| Monotheistic: Allah is one |
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1) 100 passages in Quran say 'Allah is One'
2) "To ascribe to Allah a multiplicity of persons is a 'shirk' (Great Sin)" |
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| Monotheistic: Muhammad was critical of 'Trinity' |
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| Muhammad thought it was Father, Son, & Mary |
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| How many names did Allah have |
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| "99 names" but some scholars have found over 500 |
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| If one memorizes all 99 names... |
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| Guaranteed entrance to paradise |
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| Contradiction (in names alone) |
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| He comforts man and afflicts them |
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1) Knows all
2) Determines all
3) Decrees all
4) Orders all (...even evil)
5) Is a hard-determinist |
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1) Causes evil
2) Is one and only cause
3) Human choice is eliminated
4) Humans are robots
5) Prayer is recitation |
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1) Allows evil
2) Primary cause; humans secondary
3) Human choice with divine sovereignty
4) Humans have free will
5) Prayer is a petition |
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| Major difference between YHWH & Allah |
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| It is degrading in Islam to call Allah: |
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Conditional (based on works)
Closer to being pleased rather than love |
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1) Motivates us to work
2) Has always existed because He has always existed in 3 persons
3) Even loves Muslim |
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