Word Of Oneness
The meaning of the statement "La ilaha ill-Allah" constitutes the basis of Islam.
"La ilaha ill-Allah" can be interpreted simply as;
"There is no god, there is only ALLAH."
If we analyze the meaning of each word:
La ilaha: "La" means "there is no"; "ilah" means "god," that is "a being to be worshipped."
Hence, "la ilaha" means "there is no being to be worshipped." Now, let us pay attention to this fact at this point: The "Word of Oneness" begins with "La ilaha" and so, a definite degree is emphasized right in the beginning: "There is no being to be worshipped" (LA ILAHA) Then, ill-Allah follows as an explanation: "illa" meaning "only," "ALLAH." It does not even say "there is ALLAH"; it simply says "only ALLAH." There is an extremely significant point that should be mentioned in particular, now.
From this point of view, the translation of the Word of Oneness into English should not be as:
"there is no god but ALLAH," but "THERE IS NO GOD, ONLY ALLAH."
This statement informs that there exists only "ALLAH" and ALLAH is not a god to worship. Because it is definitely stated at the beginning that "la ilaha" — there is no being to be worshipped! Therefore, what is denoted through the noun ALLAH is not a GOD a far off, outside human that to be worshipped, nor a GOD a far off, outside, far away from all existing things that we perceive are there!
Ahmed Hulusi
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