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What does la ilaha il Allah mean? I know it translates as there is no God but Allah. But what does it MEAN?
9 Answers
- 9 years agoFavorite Answer
there is nothing in the heavens nor on earth that deserves worship except Allah, the One True Creator.
- Lapiz Dominoes.Lv 79 years ago
The literal translation is,
"There is no God, but God, and Allah is His Name."
I doubt the meaning could be more unequivocal.
A Christian equivalent might be, "Thou Shalt Have No Other God Besides Me."
I take each to be a warning, against idolatry.
- Anonymous9 years ago
What is meant here is really quite self-explanatory: Allah is the only God. There are no other Gods, as the Greeks, Romans, and other polytheistic religions believe(d).
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- 9 years ago
In social language, it means "I am a Muslim" I guess lol but this coming from an Aspergers person, so i can't really tell you about social language.
But basically it means that you worship Yahweh/Allah/Jehovah alone and you don't believe in Thor or Odin.
Source(s): Muslim - Anonymous9 years ago
It means that there is but one God. Has nothing to do with being Arabic.