Allah is not Jehovah
Allah claims to be the same as Jehovah
Historically, Allah was the name of the chief idol in kaaba. However, in the Koran, Allah is described as follows:
He claims to be the creator who created the universe in six days (10:3)
He is the only God (5:73, 4:87)
He claims to be sovereign (9:70)
He is knower of all things (2:29)
He created Adam and Eve (2:31, 7:190)
He was Abraham’s God (2:125)
He was the God who sent Moses and Aaron to Pharaoh to liberate the people of Israel (7:103)
He was the God who sent Jesus to earth: (3: 49-51)
He gave man the Torah (the Old Testament), the Gospel (the New Testament) and then the Koran (3:3).
All these features are the same as that of Jehovah, the God of the Bible. So then, is the God of Islam the same as the God of the Bible? Before you say “Yes”, hang on. Consider the following differences between Jehovah and Allah
Difference # 1: The Name
The Koran mentions Bible characters such as Adam (4000 BC), Noah (2500 BC), Abraham (2000 BC), Moses (1500 BC), Samuel (1000 BC) and Jonah (800 BC) as worshiping Allah. However, the word “Allah” is absent in the Bible. The generic Hebrew word for God is El or Elohim, which is similar to the Arabic Illah – of course, this has nothing to do with the identities of the respective Gods in the Bible and Koran. In connection with all these above-mentioned characters, the name for God in the Bible is JEHOVAH (out of reverence, this is rendered LORD in some English Bibles). Here is a sample:
“Jehovah-God called to the man [Adam] and said to him, Where are you?” – Genesis 3: 9
“Jehovah said to Noah…” – Genesis 7:1
“Jehovah had said to Abram [Abraham]” – Genesis 12: 1
"[To Moses:] You shall do My judgments and keep My ordinances, to walk in them: I am Jehovah your God. You shall therefore keep My statutes and My judgments, which if a man does, he shall live by them: I am Jehovah. None of you shall approach the flesh of anyone who is kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am Jehovah.” – Leviticus 18: 4-6
“Jehovah called Samuel…” – 1 Samuel 3:8
“Jonah said to them: I [am] a Hebrew. And I revere Jehovah the God of Heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land.” – Jonah 1:9
Everywhere, the Old Testament rings with the name JEHOVAH and not Allah. It follows then, that the Gods of the Bible and Islam are not the same!
“Wait a minute”, you say, “Is it not possible that one person has more than one name?”
In principle it is, but read this:
“Moreover God said to Moses, Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel: Jehovah the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you. This is My eternal name, and this is My memorial from generation to generation.” – Exodus 3:15
Did you notice that? Jehovah is the eternal name of the God of the Bible. There’s no room for another name like Allah. The God of the Bible goes on to say:
“I am Jehovah; that is My name; and My glory I will not give to another” – Isaiah 42: 8
Not only are the names of the gods of the Bible and Islam different, their characters and instructions to their followers are also very different!
Difference # 2
The God of the Bible is a trinity but Allah is singular (Surah 4:171). This is crucial because
It means that Jehovah logically can be love as the Bible claims He is (1 John 4:8), but Allah cannot. Love is a transitive verb. Allah had no one to love in eternity past (and he was not troubled by his lack of company), and therefore, love cannot be his fundamental attribute.
It makes Allah collapse before Euthyphro's Dilemma. See Reason 5 here for elaboration.
It makes Allah fail to be intrinsically good because the only validation of intrinsic goodness is perfectly joyful and harmonious relationships between persons. The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit are in perfect harmony with each other. This proves that all of them are infinitely good. Allah makes the rules and enforces them, but there is no way to prove that these rules are good in themselves.
Difference # 3
Jehovah encourages his followers to not retaliate personally when they are being wronged (1 Peter 2: 19-23), but Allah condones harsh speech from those who have been wronged (4:148)
Jehovah expects His followers to follow the supreme example of Jesus Christ His Son, who reserved all judgment (that the government neglects to administer) to the final Day of Judgment. It was this knowledge that enabled Jesus, and enables his followers today, to suffer wrong quietly. Whereas both Jehovah and Allah claim to be the ultimate judges, it is Jehovah who expects His people to walk according to this knowledge, knowing that the right of vengeance belongs to Him. Clearly, the moral standards of Jehovah are higher than that of Allah.
Difference # 4
Allah is a champion of anti-Semitism [in the restricted sense of Anti-Jewish sentiment]:
On the other hand, Jehovah calls Himself the “God of Israel” 203 times in the Bible! He says He loves Israel and will never forget them (Jeremiah 33:20-21) and will set up a worldwide kingdom headquartered at Jerusalem (Isaiah 2:2-3)
Clearly, Allah and Jehovah are markedly different. In fact, there is a conflict going on. The followers of Allah in the Middle East outnumber the Jews 50:1 and are rolling with petrodollars (and petro-clout!) These nations want Israel to be exterminated. Jehovah has promised it won’t happen!
Difference # 5
Allah's prescription for paradise is belief and good works (Surah 3:57, 2:223) and the Koran claims that he is merciful. Jehovah offers salvation as a free gift based on Jesus' perfect sacrificial death.
“For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man some would even be bold enough to die. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us…God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that everyone who believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life…Jesus Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live unto righteousness; by whose stripes you were healed…For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast…These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life” (Romans 5: 8, John 3:16, 1 Peter 2:24, Ephesians 2: 8, 9, 1 John 5:13)