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Water is called by different names in different languages: in English as water, in Hindi as paani, in Tamil as tanni. Similarly if God is called either Allaah, Ram, or Jesus is it not one and the same?
Asked by truthmissile,
11 Dec '11 02:04 pm
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1. The Glorious Quran says in Surah Isra chapter 17 verse 110
"Say: Call upon Allaah, or call upon Rahman: by whatever name ye call upon Him, (it is well): for to Him belong the Most Beautiful Names." [Al-Quran 17:110]
You can call Allaah by any name, but it should be a beautiful name, should not conjure up a mental picture, and should have qualities that only Allaah possesses.
2. Water can be called by different names in different languages but something else besides water cannot be called water in another language.
You can call water by various names in different languages, like water in English, paani in Hindi, tanni in Tamil, mai in Arabic, apah in Sanskrit, jal in Shudh Hindi, jal or paani in Gujrati, pandi in Marathi, neer in Kannad, neeru in Telugu, vellam in Malayalam, etc. If a person tells me that his friend has advised that everyday early in the morning he should have one glass of paani, but he is unable to drink it because when he drinks it, he feels like vomi ...more
Answered by muslimah, 11 Dec '11 02:11 pm
"Say: Call upon Allaah, or call upon Rahman: by whatever name ye call upon Him, (it is well): for to Him belong the Most Beautiful Names." [Al-Quran 17:110]
You can call Allaah by any name, but it should be a beautiful name, should not conjure up a mental picture, and should have qualities that only Allaah possesses.
2. Water can be called by different names in different languages but something else besides water cannot be called water in another language.
You can call water by various names in different languages, like water in English, paani in Hindi, tanni in Tamil, mai in Arabic, apah in Sanskrit, jal in Shudh Hindi, jal or paani in Gujrati, pandi in Marathi, neer in Kannad, neeru in Telugu, vellam in Malayalam, etc. If a person tells me that his friend has advised that everyday early in the morning he should have one glass of paani, but he is unable to drink it because when he drinks it, he feels like vomi ...more
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