Who is God? Who is Allah?

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

Bismi-llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

"In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful."

Who is God? Who is Allah?

In the following verses God The Exalted describes Himself in The Holy Quran:

"Say, "He is Allah , [who is] One,
Allah , the Eternal Refuge.
He neither begets nor is born,
Nor is there to Him any equivalent."
(The Holy Quran, Surat Al-Ikhlas, 112)

"Allah - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of [all] existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great."
(The Holy Quran, Surat Al-Baqarah, Ayatul Kursi, 2:255)

"It is Allah who erected the heavens without pillars that you [can] see; then He established Himself above the Throne and made subject the sun and the moon, each running [its course] for a specified term. He arranges [each] matter; He details the signs that you may, of the meeting with your Lord, be certain.
And it is He who spread the earth and placed therein firmly set mountains and rivers; and from all of the fruits He made therein two mates; He causes the night to cover the day. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought.
And within the land are neighboring plots and gardens of grapevines and crops and palm trees, [growing] several from a root or otherwise, watered with one water; but We make some of them exceed others in [quality of] fruit. Indeed in that are signs for a people who reason."
(The Holy Quran, Surat Ar-Rad, 13:2-4)

"Allah knows what every female carries and what the wombs lose [prematurely] or exceed. And everything with Him is by due measure.
[He is] Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, the Grand, the Exalted.
It is the same [to Him] concerning you whether one conceals [his] speech or one publicizes it and whether one is hidden by night or conspicuous [among others] by day."
(The Holy Quran, Surat Ar-Rad, 13:8-10)

"Then Allah will accept repentance after that for whom He wills; and Allah is Forgiving and Merciful."
(The Holy Quran, Surat At-Tawbah, 9:27)

"Does man not consider that We created him from a [mere] sperm-drop - then at once he is a clear adversary?

And he presents for Us an example and forgets his [own] creation. He says, "Who will give life to bones while they are disintegrated?"

Say, "He will give them life who produced them the first time; and He is, of all creation, Knowing."

[It is] He who made for you from the green tree, fire, and then from it you ignite.

Is not He who created the heavens and the earth Able to create the likes of them? Yes, [it is so]; and He is the Knowing Creator.

His command is only when He intends a thing that He says to it, "Be," and it is."

So exalted is He in whose hand is the realm of all things, and to Him you will be returned.
(The Holy Quran, Surat Ya-Sin, 36:77-83) 

Have you not seen that Allah created the heavens and the earth in truth? If He wills, He can do away with you and produce a new creation.
And that is not difficult for Allah.
(The Holy Quran, Surat Ibrahim, 14:19-20)   

[All] praise is [due] to Allah, who created the heavens and the earth and made the darkness and the light. Then those who disbelieve equate [others] with their Lord.

It is He who created you from clay and then decreed a term and a specified time [known] to Him; then [still] you are in dispute.

And He is Allah , [the only deity] in the heavens and the earth. He knows your secret and what you make public, and He knows that which you earn.

(The Holy Quran, Surat Al-Anam 6:1-3)

We have created you, so why do you not believe?

Have you seen that which you emit?

Is it you who creates it, or are We the Creator?

(The Holy Quran, Surat Al-Waqiah, 56:57-59)

And have you seen that [seed] which you sow?

Is it you who makes it grow, or are We the grower?

(The Holy Quran, Surat Al-Waqiah, 56:63-64)

And have you seen the water that you drink?

Is it you who brought it down from the clouds, or is it We who bring it down?

If We willed, We could make it bitter, so why are you not grateful?

And have you seen the fire that you ignite?

Is it you who produced its tree, or are We the producer?

(The Holy Quran, Surat Al-Waqiah, 56:68-72)

And with Him are the keys of the unseen; none knows them except Him. And He knows what is on the land and in the sea. Not a leaf falls but that He knows it. And no grain is there within the darknesses of the earth and no moist or dry [thing] but that it is [written] in a clear record.

And it is He who takes your souls by night and knows what you have committed by day. Then He revives you therein that a specified term may be fulfilled. Then to Him will be your return; then He will inform you about what you used to do.

And He is the subjugator over His servants, and He sends over you guardian-angels until, when death comes to one of you, Our messengers take him, and they do not fail [in their duties].

Then they (His servants - souls) are returned to Allah , their true Lord. Unquestionably, His is the judgement, and He is the swiftest of accountants.

(The Holy Quran, Surat Al-Anam, 6:59-62)

Say, "Have you considered: if Allah should make for you the night continuous until the Day of Resurrection, what deity other than Allah could bring you light? Then will you not hear?"

Say, "Have you considered: if Allah should make for you the day continuous until the Day of Resurrection, what deity other than Allah could bring you a night in which you may rest? Then will you not see?"

(The Holy Quran, Surat Al-Qasas, 28:71-72)

And it is He who created the heavens and earth in truth. And the day He says, "Be," and it is, His word is the truth. And His is the dominion [on] the Day the Horn is blown. [He is] Knower of the unseen and the witnessed; and He is the Wise, the Acquainted.

(The Holy Quran, Surat Al-Anam, 6:73)

Indeed, Allah is the cleaver of grain and date seeds. He brings the living out of the dead and brings the dead out of the living. That is Allah ; so how are you deluded?

[He is] the cleaver of daybreak and has made the night for rest and the sun and moon for calculation. That is the determination of the Exalted in Might, the Knowing.

And it is He who placed for you the stars that you may be guided by them through the darknesses of the land and sea. We have detailed the signs for a people who know.

And it is He who produced you from one soul and [gave you] a place of dwelling [on the Earth or in the wombs] and of storage [in the testicles or in the graves]. We have detailed the signs for a people who understand.

And it is He who sends down rain from the sky, and We produce thereby the growth of all things. We produce from it greenery from which We produce grains arranged in layers. And from the palm trees - of its emerging fruit are clusters hanging low. And [We produce] gardens of grapevines and olives and pomegranates, similar yet varied. Look at [each of] its fruit when it yields and [at] its ripening. Indeed in that are signs for a people who believe.

But they have attributed to Allah partners - the jinn, while He has created them - and have fabricated for Him sons and daughters without knowledge. Exalted is He and high above what they describe.

[He is] Originator of the heavens and the earth. How could He have a son when He does not have a companion and He created all things? And He is, of all things, Knowing.

That is Allah , your Lord; there is no deity except Him, the Creator of all things, so worship Him. And He is Disposer of all things.

Vision perceives Him not, but He perceives [all] vision; and He is the Subtle, the Acquainted.

(The Holy Quran, Surat Al-Anam, 6:95-103)

Indeed, to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth; He gives life and causes death. And you have not besides Allah any protector or any helper.

(The Holy Quran, Surat At-Tawbah, 9-116)

Indeed, your Lord is Allah , who created the heavens and the earth in six days and then established Himself above the Throne, arranging the matter [of His creation]. There is no intercessor except after His permission. That is Allah , your Lord, so worship Him. Then will you not remember?

(The Holy Quran, Surat Yunus 10:3)

It is He who made the sun a shining light and the moon a derived light and determined for it phases - that you may know the number of years and account [of time]. Allah has not created this except in truth. He details the signs for a people who know

(The Holy Quran, Surat Yunus 10:5)

Say, "Who provides for you from the heaven and the earth? Or who controls hearing and sight and who brings the living out of the dead and brings the dead out of the living and who arranges [every] matter?" They will say, " Allah ," so say, "Then will you not fear Him?"

(The Holy Quran, Surat Yunus 10:31)

It is He who made for you the night to rest therein and the day, giving sight. Indeed in that are signs for a people who listen.

(The Holy Quran, Surat Yunus 10:67)

And it is He who spread the earth and placed therein firmly set mountains and rivers; and from all of the fruits He made therein two mates; He causes the night to cover the day. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought.

(The Holy Quran, Surat Ar-Rad, 13:3)

It is Allah who created the heavens and the earth and sent down rain from the sky and produced thereby some fruits as provision for you and subjected for you the ships to sail through the sea by His command and subjected for you the rivers.

(The Holy Quran, Surat Ibrahim, 14:32)

[It is He] who has made for you the earth as a bed [spread out] and inserted therein for you roadways and sent down from the sky, rain and produced thereby categories of various plants.

(The Holy Quran, Surat Taha, 20:53)

 

Whatever is in the heavens and earth exalts Allah , and He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

His is the dominion of the heavens and earth. He gives life and causes death, and He is over all things competent.

He is the First and the Last, the Ascendant and the Intimate, and He is, of all things, Knowing.

It is He who created the heavens and earth in six days and then established Himself above the Throne. He knows what penetrates into the earth and what emerges from it and what descends from the heaven and what ascends therein; and He is with you wherever you are. And Allah , of what you do, is Seeing.

His is the dominion of the heavens and earth. And to Allah are returned [all] matters.

He causes the night to enter the day and causes the day to enter the night, and he is Knowing of that within the breasts.

(The Holy Quran, Surat Al-Hadid, 57:1-6)

He is Allah , other than whom there is no deity, Knower of the unseen and the witnessed. He is the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

He is Allah , other than whom there is no deity, the Sovereign, the Pure, the Perfection, the Bestower of Faith, the Overseer, the Exalted in Might, the Compeller, the Superior. Exalted is Allah above whatever they associate with Him.

He is Allah , the Creator, the Inventor, the Fashioner; to Him belong the best names. Whatever is in the heavens and earth is exalting Him. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

(The Holy Quran, Surat Al-Hashr, 59:22-24)

These are words of God (Glorified and Exalted be He) Himself that were sent to the mankind throw Holy Spirit Jibrael (Gabriel) to the Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu alayhi wasallam). From these verses we understand that God (GAE) is not human. HE is The One, Who created men. The phrase "...He neither begets nor is born..." tells us that God (GAE) was never born and HE (GAE) never gave birth. Dictionary definition of word "Beget" is "(Typically of a man, sometimes of a man and a woman) bring (a child) into existence by the process of reproduction." God never created any human Himself throw reproduction. With His Almighty Power HE (GAE) says word "be" and the creation comes to an existence. Verse: "His command is only when He intends a thing that He says to it, "Be," and it is." The way HE (GAE) created Adam (mpbu) with no mother and no father, HE (GAE) created Jesus Christ with mother but no father. Allah (Subḥānahu Wa Ta'Ala) does not have any form like we do face, hands, body etc. God (GAE) does not have any needs. HE (GAE) never sleeps, never gets tired, never rests, never eats.. Allah (SWT) hears all, knows everything, listens to every prayer and every heart, and responds to whoever HE (GAE) wills.

God has 99 names. ALLAH - is one of the names of God. This Arabic word is the best name for several reasons:
1) It means "One God" for all mankind
2) It does not change it's writing in any language during translation
3) It does not have any gender (because God is not male not female)
4) ALLAH is always singular - never plural
5) It sounds same regardless from which direction it is read

"Allah - there is no deity except Him. To Him belong the best names."
(The Holy Quran, Surat Taha, 20:8)

Name/Transliteration	Translation	Some selected relevant verses from the Qur'an
ALLÂH	Allâh	(1:1)(3:18)(5:109)(6:124)(7:180)(8:40) (16:91)(20:8)(57:5)(65:3)(74:56)(85:20)
AR-RAHMÂN	The Most Compassionate, The Beneficent The Gracious	(1:3)(17:110)(19:58)(21:112) (27:30)(36:52)(50:33)(55:1)(59:22) (78:38)
AR-RAHÎM	The Merciful	(2:163)(3:31)(4:100)(5:3)(5:98) (11:41)(12:53)(12:64)(26:9)(30:5)(36:58)
AL-MALIK	The King	(20:114)(23:116)(59:23)(62:1)(114:2)
AL-QUDDÛS	The Most Holy	(59:23) (62:1)
AS-SALÂM	The All-Peaceful, The Bestower of peace	(59:23)
AL-MU'MIN	The Granter of security	(59:23)
AL-MUHAYMIN	The Protector	(59:23)
AL-'AZÎZ	The Mighty	(3:6) (4:158) (9:40) (9:71) (48:7) (59:23) (61:1)
AL-JABBÂR	The Compeller	(59:23)
AL-MUTAKABBIR	Supreme in Greatness, The Majestic	(59:23)
AL-KHÂLIQ	The Creator	(6:102) (13:16) (39:62)(40:62)(59:24)
AL-BÂRI'	The Maker	(59:24)
AL-MUSAWWIR	The Bestower of form, The Shaper	(59:24)
AL-GAFFÂR	The Forgiver	(20:82)(38:66)(39:5)(40:42)(71:10)
AL-QAHHÂR	The Subduer	(13:16)(14:48)(38:65)(39:4)(40:16)
AL-WAHHÂB	The Bestower	(3:8)(38:9)(38:35)
AR-RAZZÂQ	The Provider	(51:58)
AL-FATTÂH	The Opener, The Judge	(34:26)
AL-'ALÎM	The All-Knowing	(2:158)(3:92)(4:35)(24:41)(33:40) (35:38)(57:6)
AL-QÂBID	The Withholder	(2:245)
AL-BÂSIT	The Expander	(2:245)
AL-KHÂFID	The Abaser
AR-RÂFI'	The Exalter
AL-MU'IZZ	The Bestower of honour	(3:26)
AL-MUDHILL	The Humiliator	(3:26)
AS-SAMÎ'	The All-Hearing	(2:127) (2:137) (2:256) (8:17) (49:1)
AL-BASÎR	The All-Seeing	(4:58) (17:1) (42:11) (42:27) (57:4) (67:19)
AL-HAKAM	The Judge	(22:69)
AL-'ADL	The Just, The Equitable
AL-LATÎF	The Gentle, The Knower of subtleties	(6:103) (22:63) (31:16) (33:34) (67:14)
AL-KHABÎR	The All-Aware	(6:18) (17:30) (49:13) (59:18) (63:11)
AL-HALÎM	The Forbearing	(2:225) (2:235) (17:44) (22:59) (35:41)
AL-'AZÎM	The Incomparably Great	(2:255) (42:4) (56:96)
AL-GAFÛR	The Forgiving	(2:173) (8:69) (16:110) (41:32) (60:7)
ASH-SHAKÛR	The Appreciative	(35:30) (35:34) (42:23) (64:17)
AL-'ALIYY	The Most High	(2:255) (4:34) (31:30) (42:4) (42:51)
AL-KABÎR	The Most Great	(13:9) (22:62) (31:30) (34:23) (40:12)
AL-HAFÎZ	The Preserver	(11:57) (34:21) (42:6)
AL-MUGHÎTH	The Sustainer
AL-HASÎB	The Reckoner	(4:6) (4:86) (33:39)
AL-JALÎL	The Majestic, The Revered, The Sublime
AL-KARÎM	The Generous	(27:40) (82:6)
AR-RAQÎB	The Watchful	(4:1) (5:117)
AL-MUJÎB	The Responsive	(11:61)
AL-WÂSI'	The All-Encompassing, The All-Embracing	(2:115) (2:261) (2:268) (3:73) (5:54)
AL-HAKÎM	The Wise	(2:129) (2:260) (31:27) (46:2) (57:1) (66:2)
AL-WADÛD	The Loving One	(11:90) (85:14)
AL-MAJÎD	The Most Glorious	(11:73)
AL-BÂ'ITH	The Resurrector	(22:7)page 35
ASH-SHAHÎD	The Witness	(4:79)(4:166)(22:17)(41:53)(48:28)
AL-HAQQ	The Truth	(6:62)(22:6)(23:116)(31:30)
AL-WAKÎL	The Ultimate Trustee, The Disposer of Affairs	(3:173) (4:171) (28:28) (33:3) (73:9)
AL-QAWIYY	The Most Strong	(22:40)(22:74)(42:19)(57:25)(58:21)
AL-MATÎN	The Firm One, The Authoritative	(51:58)
AL-WALIYY	The Protector	(3:68) (4:45) (7:196) (42:28) (45:19)
AL-HAMÎD	The All-Praised, The Praiseworthy	(14:1) (14:8) (31:12) (31:26) (41:42)
AL-MUHSÎ	The Reckoner
AL-MUBDI'	The Originator	(10:4)(10:34)(27:64)(29:19)(85:13)
AL-MU'ÎD	The Restorer to life	(10:4)(10:34)(27:64)(29:19)(85:13)
AL-MUHYÎ	The Giver of life	(3:156) (7:158) (15:23)(30:50)(57:2)
AL-MUMÎT	The Causer of death	(3:156) (7:158) (15:23) (57:2)
AL-HAYY	The Ever-Living	(2:255)(3:2)(20:111)(25:58)(40:65)
AL-QAYYÛM	The Self-Existing by Whom all subsist	(2:255) (3:2) (20:111)
AL-WÂJID	The Self-Sufficient, The All-Perceiving
AL-MÂJID	The Glorified
AL-WÂHID	The One	(2:163) (5:73) (9:31) (18:110) (37:4)
AS-SAMAD	The Eternally Besought	(112:2)
AL-QÂDIR	The Omnipotent, The Able	(6:65) (36:81) (46:33) (75:40) (86:8)
AL-MUQTADIR	The Powerful	(18:45) (54:42) (54:55)
AL-MUQADDIM	The Expediter
AL- MU'AKHKHIR	The Delayer	(71:4)
AL-AWWAL	The First	(57:3)
AL-ÂKHIR	The Last	(57:3)
AZ-ZÂHIR	The Manifest	(57:3)
AL-BÂTIN	The Hidden	(57:3)
AL-WÂLÎ	The Governor, The Protector
AL-MUTA'ÂLÎ	The Most Exalted	(13:9)
AL-BARR	The Benign, The Source of All-Goodness	(52:28)
AT-TAWWÂB	The Granter and Accepter of repentence	(2:37) (2:128) (4:64) (49:12) (110:3)
AL- MUNTAQIM	The Lord of Retribution, The Avenger	(32:22) (43:41) (44:16)
AL-'AFUWW	The Pardoner	(4:99) (4:149) (22:60)
AR-RA'ÛF	The Most Kind, The Clement	(3:30) (9:117) (57:9) (59:10)
MÂLIK-UL-MULK	Owner of the Kingdom	(3:26)
DHUL JALÂL WAL IKRÂM	Possessor of Majesty and Honour	(55:27) (55:78)
AL-MUQSIT	The Just, The Equitable	(3:18)
AL-JÂME'	The Gatherer	(3:9)
AL-GHANIYY	The All-Sufficient	(2:263) (3:97) (39:7) (47:38) (57:24)
AL-MUGHNÎ	The Enricher	(9:28)
AL-MÂNI'	The Preventer of harm
AD-DÂRR	The Afflicter
AN-NÂFI'	The Benefiter
AN-NÛR	The Light	(24:35)
AL-HÂDÎ	The Guide	(25:31)
AL-BADÎ'	The Originator	(2:117) (6:101)
AL-BÂQÎ	The Everlasting	(55:27)
AL-WÂRITH	The Ultimate Inheritor	(15:23)
AR-RASHÎD	The Guide
AS-SABÛR	The Patient One