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Allah's Names & Attributes

Thursday April 26, 2007
Allah is the proper name for Almighty God, and is often translated merely as "God." Allah has other names that are used to describe His characteristics: the Creator, the Sustainer, the Merciful, the Compassionate, etc. Read about all of the words used to describe Allah and His characteristics.

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May 1, 2007 at 1:15 pm
(1) Dr.N.M.Mohammed Ali says:

Who gave the names to Allah?

May 4, 2007 at 6:34 am
(2) Feston Ahmed says:

I LOVE THE NAMES OF ALLAH, BUT I WILL NOT USE IT FOR MY SON, BECAUSE ALOT OF PEOPLE WILL NOT BE ADDING BAWA TO IT, OTHER THAN CALLING IT DIRECTLY WHICH IS WRONG. YOU CAN EMAIL ME ON Rizicy@yahoo.com

July 19, 2007 at 1:22 pm
(3) waQas says:

The 99 names of Allah are not given to Allah by any human being but these are name of majasty and perfection which were reveal to the Prophet Mohamaad (peace be upon him). And are also mentioned in the Holy Quran. for more details on this topic you can check out this website.

http://www.godnames.org/

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