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djmantx asked in Society & CultureHolidaysRamadan · 1 decade ago

Muslims, Is there anything in history or in scripture that demonstrates Allah existed before Muhammad?

Many Muslims claim the prophets were Muslims and taught Islam.

Is there any scriptural or historical evidence to demonstrates Allah existed before Muhammad? Please don't offer the Bible as it disagrees with the teachings of Muhammad.

In Christianity we have the previous scriptures and historical writings that demonstrated God is not an invention of Jesus but that Jesus came to fulfill the prophesies of the prophets of the coming Messiah.

I am not asking about the name Allah as we know the name itself predates Islam but the previous historical Allah's were not the Islamic Allah. The Arabic Allah at the time of Muhammad could not be the Allah of Islam because he was a pagan god with daughters.

Is there any historical or scriptural evidence that demonstrated the Allah of Islam preexisted Muhammad and was not merely a product of Muhammad's imagination?

Update:

Cu as I sated I realize the name Allah is before Islam...but this Allah with three daughters is not your Allah is it? I am asking for historical or scripural; evidence Muhamamd's Allah existed before Muhammad.

Update 2:

HC Before the Torah and scriptures historically God spoke directly to his people. As far I know since scripture God has not spoken directly to people who were not prophets. Is your point that Islam was practiced without scripure or historical evidence? God spoke directly to all of his people again as it was before Moses?

Update 3:

Waazer again the name Allah does not mean the Allah of Islam unless the god Allah father of al-Lat, al-Uzza, and Manat is your Allah.

Update 4:

Formy according to Muslims Islam was always practiced because all prophets were Muslim..Seems all historical and scriptural evidence is contrary to this teaching..again the name Allah is not simply a Muslim name and I am not asking if the name Allah preexisted Islam. I know it did..Is any god that is called Allah the Allah of Islam?

The pagan moon God was called Al Ilah the god shortened to Allah. This is not the Allah of Islam is it? I am asking if there is any evidence the Allah of Islam the god worshipped by Muhammad has historical or scriptural evidence of existence before Muhammad..Yes there is evidence of a god called Allah and there is evidence of the Goid of Abraham worshipped by Christians adn Jews...Is there evidence of the Islamic Allah before Muhammad?

Update 5:

Muhmammad K. I am asking a simple question..I am asking if there is historical or scriptural evidence of the Allah of Islam prior to Muhammad.

This isn't a trick question. There seems to be historical evidence of all the gods worshiped before and after Islam but none of the Allah of Islam being worshiped before Muhammad.

It seems to me if Allah of Islam is worshiped before Islam there would be historical evidence someone worshiped him or scriptural evidence someone worshiped him prior to Muhammad. If not why not? There is historical evidence of a god Allah with three daughters that is before Islam. There seems to be hiistorical or scripural evidence of most gods that were worshiped before Allah of Islam..but it seems that the Islamic Allah simply appears at the time of Muhammad.

Update 6:

Once in a Blue Moon, Muhamad's family worshiped pagan gods..the moon god Allah is not suposed to be the Allah of Islam..is he? Not this is not documentation of your Islamic Allah unless he has three daughters.

Update 7:

Rocky I'm an idiot if I don't beleive you can document that Jins built a Mosque?

Interesting I would love to see your documentation of this historical fact.

Yes friend there is documentation historic and scriptural that God existed and was worshiped before Jesus Christ. My God and his scriptures predate Jesus Christ. There was a long history of my God before Christ.

Update 8:

800 years before the birth of Christ.

Isa. 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

Isa. 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a asign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

Update 9:

Mat. 1:23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.

Update 10:

Mat. 1:23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    you have only one point agenda, and that is Allah, or God of Noah, Adam, Ibraheem, Ismail, Yousuf, Younus, Yahya,Shuaib,Loot,Yaqub,Salih,Essa, Maryam,Ayub,Moosa,Suleman, Daud,Hood,Muhammed,Ishaq,Haroon ,Zachria,Ilyas,Idris,and all those who have not been mentioned , is imaginary and false, only your god which lives in your heart and mind is right !

    this is not how you discuss, have open mind, open your heart and mind.this is called arrogance, and egoistic approach. and plz dont restrict others not to quote from previous scriptures or Glorious Quran.

    bring some common sense plz, !! this makes your common sense and intelligence questionable.

    bible doesnt teach you trinity, then why do you follow bible !!

    you seem to have lot of hate for Quran and Islam. just like few others.

    why do you care if Glorious Quran is scripture or not ! it shouldnt matter you .

    we know our Deen Through Glorious Quran, we Worship same God which was worshipped by all the above Prophets/Messengers. God of Moosa. Essa Haroon, and all other exalted Prophets/Messengers.

    In hinduism , they call God Brahma, Eeshvar. these are all beatuiful names of same God which is God of Eessa and Moosa and Ibraheem !!

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    Allah was always there. He's the same God that the Christians, and Jews, and any other monotheistic religion believes in. However, with the different Prophets, different religions emerged. Judaism, was the core as they developed with the guidance of Moses. Then Jesus came along, and the Christians branched off Judaism and created Christianity. Then came Muhammad, when Islam was developed and with it came the holy book, and all the other aspects of our religion. All the Prophets, didn't speak about Islam, they only spoke about the oneness of God, but when Muhammad came, the duties were created. Islam simply means submission to God, which would basically being believing in him, and praying to him for your issues, and thanking him. the people on here are such arseholes. I wouldn't trust half of what these people say, myself including, cause I'm a bit biased. If you're serious about finding out the actual answer, find a learned Muslim scholar, they'll tel you the right answer, and won't shove their beliefs down your throat or consider you an idiot.

  • Shalom
    1 decade ago

    No and every testimony I have ever heard of people meeting angels they have been told about Jesus and Christianity never islam. Here are some http://bibleprobe.com/islamapostates.htm (these people are former muslims who have encountered angels so, if islam was truly from God they would give them qurans but don't.

    @Formy: "Fact two: some arab jews was named: Abduallah which means slave of Allah" that is just a name, it proves nothing.

    @Once in a blue moon: How do you think mohammed came up with the name of the god he invented - it was a play on his father's name.

  • Zena IC XC NIKA
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    MOON GOD ..

    http://www.biblebelievers.org.au/moongod.htm

    MOON gods Were Worships ( With Photos) THERE WAS AN ARABIAN MOON god Before Now Allah of Muslima

    http://www.faithfreedom.org/Articles/skm30804.htm

    NOWHERE IS THERE A GOD CALLED ALLAH.. BEFORE

    MOHAMMED

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  • HC
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    As much as there is to indicate Yahweh's existence before the writing of the Torah. Come on, you should know you can't use this kind of argument with Islam.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    YOU IDIOT.THE AQRA MOSQUE BUILT BY PROPHET SOLOMON WITH THE HELP OF JINNS

    IT SEEMS THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE BRAIN TO UNDERSTAND SO I SUGGEST YOU TO ASK TO A SCHOLAR OR IMAM DO NOT ASK ONLINE.COZ SOMETIMES YOU MAY NOT RECEIVE DUE TO ERROR.

    DO YOU HAVE ANY EVIDENCE THAT CHRISTIANITY IS TRUE.I KNOW WHATS THE ANSWER ITS NO.AND YOU LL GIVE A FAKE EPIC

  • Seek Peace and Truth
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Assalamualaikum

    There are many but here's one you might be interested in, the name of God - Allah in the Bible until missionaries removed it

    http://www.jamaat.net/name/name4.html

    http://www.ipci.co.za/frameset.asp

    http://www.jamaat.net/deedat.htm

    Peace

  • CU
    1 decade ago

    Yes, the aramaic word for god was alah

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    did you again forget to take meds today..?

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    @ HC.....ACTUALLY, there is evidence that Yahweh belonged to a pantheon of Canaanite gods...

    So, try again.

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