La ilaha ila Allah, There is no god but Allah

La ilaha ilallâh, the first of the two sentences that become the basic creed of faith for a Muslim, which means: "There is no god but the God". It should be noted that in some Muslim countries, the term is often interpreted as "There is no Lord but God", which was not appropriate because it compared the word "god", there is a more appropriate synonym for the word "Lord" is Rabb (which may mean : Lord or Ruler). Grammatically, the phrase la ilaha ila al-Lah is a form of negation and confirmation (Arabic: al-nafiy wa al-itsbat). La ilaha is a negation (denial) that there is no god (something that is worshiped or a goal) the others, and ila al-Lah was the confirmation (affirmation) that God is the only god (gods or destination) the truth.

In everyday social life, the phrase "La ilaha ilallâh" often become the main weapon for a Muslim when in dialogue with a Christian. Trinity ideology embraced by Christianity, often considered a stumbling block in Christian-Muslim dialogue, because for a Muslim, oneness of God is something that is absolute and the basis for their faith. Trinity is a fraud against the principles of Tawhid and the Apostle Paul is the main accused of fraud Tawhid doctrine taught by Jesus.

But actually how Christians look at the unity of God? Aramaic sources of introducing the expression: Lait alaha ela de shama, which means: "There is no god except the name." The word "de Shama" is used is based on Jewish tradition that used to read YHVH as "ha Shem" which in English translation are written with capital letters "GOD". We can see the resemblance of this Aramaic phrase with the first part of the Islamic creed. About Paul, a bit weird if he was accused of being manipulative, Tauhid teachings of Jesus, because in his letter to the Corinthians (1 Cor 8:4-6) mentions the Greek phrase: ουδεις θεος ει μη εις oudeis theos ei mē heis. Greek words are translated in Arabic translation TAV becomes: "La ilaha ila al-Lah al-ahad," which means: There is no god except Allah, the One.

Al-Ghazali, one of the greatest Muslim thinker, in his book ar-Radd al-Jamil li-‘ilahiyat ‘Isa bi-sharih al-Injil, expressed his approval that 1 Corinthians 8:4-6 is one proof of the gospel of the oneness of God , though of course different interpretations of the Christian faith. Confession of faith of Nicaea, called by Qanun al-Iman in Arabic, begins with the assertion: "Bi al-Haqiqati nu’minu bi ilahin wahidin, Allah al-Áb, ...", which means: "We believe in god, the One, ie God the Father, ... ". Bible verses that affirm the unity of God the other is contained in Mark 12:32 in the translation TAV: اﷲَ واحدٌ ولا إلهَ سواه "Allahu wahidun, wa la ilaha siwahu" which means: "God is One, and there is no god but Him."

From the above description can be seen that the phrase "La ilaha ila Allah" which is the basis of Islamic faith is not contrary to Christian faith because these two religions are religions that believe in oneness of God. Trinity is understood by Christians has never been a thing that is opposed by the Qur'an, but Triteisme who was opposed by the Qur'an (Surah 4:171, 5:73, 5:116), as well as Surah 2:22, 6:100,101; 112:1-4 actually addressed to the gods (polytheism) in Mecca. In Surah at-Taubah / 9:30 there is the refusal as "the Messiah is the son of God", but this rejection is more to the understanding that God could not physically have children (biological), which it never became the official views of Christianity, even the verse also contains a question mark because it is mentioned that Jews say: "Ezra is the son of God ", while very difficult to find the existence of a Jewish source mentions that Ezra (or Uzair in Arabic) is the son of God. But it must be admitted that the Islamic theologians understand these verses of the Koran as a rejection of the doctrine of the Trinity.

Surah 2:115
to Allah belongs the east and the West: whithersoever ye turn, there is the presence of Allah. for Allah is all-Pervading, all-knowing.

Happy Eid ul-Fitr to my Muslim brothers and sisters.