The Word

Islam, like Christianity, claims that there is one God. The followers of both doctrines should know well the various names and titles of God in order to identify their attributes, roads and relationship with man. Many people in the West hear and believe that God's name in Arabic is translated as Allah''.'' However, most have no idea even what it really means that name. The importance of names, unfortunately, lost in Western culture over the years but can still detect its subtleties. The German name''''Schumacher, for example, literally means''shoe''and used to identify the profession who made shoes, extending to his family too.

In many non-Western cultures remains important in the meaning of names. Names Are Titles in the Bible is full of passages that speak of the meaning of the names of people and even the name of God. The names are actually titles that identify someone giving information on its nature, role in life, essence, personality and attributes. According to the book of Genesis:''Adam called his wife's name Eve, because she was the mother of all living''(Genesis 3:20 NKJV 60). Adam gave that name to Eve because it sounded good but for what it is: the mother of all living beings. In essence, gave him a title. Later, in Genesis 17:5, we read that God told Abraham:''And no more be called your name Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations.'' The Old Testament also says that God changed his name to Abraham's wife, Sarai, to call Sara,''title''mother of nations (Genesis 17:15-16).