Is ‘allah’ Of Islam Another Name For The God Of Abraham, Isaac, And Jacob?

Muslims consider the Kaaba to be the most sacred spot on Earth. It is near the center of the Great Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Muslims orient their bodies toward it wherever they are during the mandatory five daily times of prayer. They desire to visit there when on a pilgrimage, or Hajj, in accord with the command set out in the Qur’an.

Barnaby Rogerson (AD 1960) is a British author, television presenter, and publisher who has written extensively about the Muslim world. He has also written a biography of Muhammad, whom he considers a hero for all mankind. He wrote:

“Inside this holy of holies are stored all manner of sacred objects and images. These are said to include an icon of the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child and a portrait of the Prophet Abraham. But the shrine is dominated by a representation of the war god Baal Hubal, who watches over the city’s political destiny. At times of trouble the city elders can seek his advice by casting a quiver of divinatory arrows before idols and reading the future from the answers they give. (The Prophet Muhammad – A Biography [Hidden Spring, An Imprint of Pauline Press, Mahwah, NJ 2003], p. 15)

Historical Evidence that Hubal is the Lord of Kaaba

Islamic scholars confirm that the chief deity of Mecca and the lord of the Ka’ba was Hubal, who was viewed as the god of the moon. Hubal was the idol of the tribe of Muhammad who they worshiped and referred to as Allah. Muhammad’s grandfather would pray to Allah while standing before Hubal’s idol.

The Quraysh tribe controlled access to the idol’s temple. Hubal's devotees fought against followers of Muhammad during the Battle of Badr in AD 624 and the Battle of Uhud in AD 625. After Muhammad entered Mecca in AD 630, he destroyed the statue of Hubal from the Kaaba along with the icons of all the other polytheistic gods because he felt the statue was an idol depicting Allah.

The Qur’an says that Allah has a Spirit who is both personal and has all the attributes of God. In addition to the Qur’an, other Islamic sources do not support the belief that Allah is a basic unitarian deity but is actually a plurality-within-unity deity - a multi-personal entity. The word used in Islamic theology to describe Allah's unity is ‘Tawhid,’ which is a verb that means to unite, to realize, and to maintain the unity of Allah in one's actions (inwardly and outwardly). The word is not found in the Qur’an.

Hisham Ibn al-Kalb (AD 737-AD 819) was an Arab historian who wrote “The Book of Idols (Kitab Al-Asnam) and said the following:

“It stood inside the Ka’bah. In front of it were seven divination arrows (sing. qidh, pl. qidah or aqduh). On one of these arrows was written ‘pure’ (sarih), and on another ‘consociated alien’ (mulsag). Whenever the lineage of a newborn was doubted, they would offer a sacrifice to it [Hubal] and then shuffle the arrows and throw them. If the arrows showed the word ‘pure,’ the child would be declared legitimate and the tribe would accept him. If, however, the arrows showed the words ‘consociated alien,’ the child would be declared illegitimate and the tribe would reject him. The third arrow was for divination concerning the dead, while the fourth was for divination concerning marriage. The purpose of the three remaining arrows has not been explained. Whenever they disagreed concerning something, or purposed to embark upon a journey, or undertake some project, they would proceed to it [Hubal] and shuffle the divination arrows before it. Whatever result they obtained, they would follow and do accordingly.”