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An Extended Translation of Surah “IKHLAS” 232
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Another piece of evidence which is a clear
indication that the name “Allah”, is all-inclusive
is that the acceptance of Faith, in Islam, is

possible only by reciting the sentence: “lâ ilaha
illalah”: (There is no god, but Allah); and each
of the other phrases such as “Creator”, alone, is
not sufficient enough to proclaim as evidence of
Monotheism in Islam. And, that is why in
religions other than Islam, the God of Muslims is

referred, to as “Allah”. (http://www.al-islam.org)

“The All-Merciful”
- The words “Rahman” and “Rahim” are
adjectives, both derived from “Rahmah” which
means: mercy and grace; two vital religious
terms whose meanings are often misunderstood.
According to the Bible exegesis, mercy is God
not giving us what we do deserve (as
punishment); grace is God giving us something
we do not deserve (as extra reward).
- In Habakkuk 3:2, the prophet asks the Lord to
“in wrath remember mercy”. Despite God's
judgment, He asked for God to relent and not
pour out the full wrath they deserved. King
David sought this mercy in Psalm 51:1-2 in
confessing his sin: “Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your steadfast love; according to

your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions.
Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and
cleanse me from my sin!”