Is the Christian’s God and Muslim Allah the same?

The question, is the Christian’s God and Muslim Allah the same, is old as time; one way or the other these two religious blocs find themselves lampooning one and another that their God is different.

We leave in distress times, undoubtedly. However, we use this conflicting topic to further divide our empathy for each other more. I believe in the fulcrum that humanity comes before anything.

God and Allah

A good place to start this investigation is with the Arabic word Allah. While Allah is the word Muslims use for God, Arabic-speaking Christians also use Allah in their Bible translations to refer to God.

In Arabic, Allah is the word formed from the noun “god” (ilah) and the attached definite article (al). Thus, Allah could be translated into English as “the God.”

Therefore, since Muslims and Christians, share the idea that there is only one God, it is appropriate to share the word Allah to describe the One who as said is responsible for creating the universe.

This shared idea provides some common conceptual ground, yet the concept alone describes merely an impersonal idea. A more helpful question might be, “Who is Allah to Muslims and Christians?”

Who is Allah to Muslims and God to Christians?

Been the fact that both are the two largest religions in the world, with 2.4 billion and 1.9 billion adherents respectively. It is no news that the two, aside from extremists believed that there exists only one God or Allah.

Christians, however, believe in a triune God: God the Father, God the Son (Jesus Christ), and the Holy Spirit. And many evangelicals will say that means Muslims and Jews do not worship the same God as Christians.

The interesting thing we must learn is that none of these blocs has a definite monopoly of exactly how God works in the world; none is in that position.

There are certainly Muslims who will say that. More so, there are certainly Christians who will say that. But it’s out of anyone’s conviction that I think we have to approach these issues with a kind of humility and kind of generosity toward others because God’s ways are not our ways.

Conclusively, this understanding is an indispensable component of what true religious people mean when they say they worship God. The triune God of the Bible has provided a single solution to humanity’s sin-induced estrangement from himself.

Therefore, if we’re curious about how to answer the question, “Is the Christian’s God and Muslim Allah the same?” we should first consider what God thinks of our respective offerings of worship.