I have questions regarding Islam, and hoping to get real answers here. I am exploring Islam, but have been Christian for a long time. I am seeking answers to these questions that have been weighing on me. Can someone help answer these.

1. If Islam accepts the bible as a source from God. Why then does the Bible call God by the name of Yahweh, and Islam referrs to Him as Allah.

2.And one more, is the Qur'an teaching that the world is flat?

Suras 79;30 and 18;47

These 2 bug me the most, I have read the Qur'an, in parts, by topics, that I got from my local public library. Any helpful info would be much aprreciated.

Thanks !

Hello brother, 

The Jews called God Yahweh because they spoke Hebrew. In Arabia they Spoke Aramaic so the word for God is Allah.

In sura 17;30 the earth is not beeing seen as flat, suras 27-30 is telling of gods power to raise the heavens and strech the earth during creation.

27. What! Are ye the more difficult to create or the heaven (above)? ((Allah)) hath constructed it:

28. On high hath He raised its canopy, and He hath given it order and perfection.

29. Its night doth He endow with darkness, and its splendour doth He bring out (with light).

30. And the earth, moreover, hath He extended (to a wide expanse);

Sura 18:47 in telling of the day of jugement and how every soul will be gathered and see from the earth from end to end.

47. One Day We shall remove the mountains, and thou wilt see the earth as a level stretch, and We shall gather them, all together, nor shall We leave out any one of them.

48. And they will be marshalled before thy Lord in ranks, (with the announcement), "Now have ye come to Us (bare) as We created you first: aye, ye thought We shall not fulfil the appointment made to you to meet (Us)!":

49. And the Book (of Deeds) will be placed (before you); and thou wilt see the sinful in great terror because of what is (recorded) therein; they will say, "Ah! woe to us! what a Book is this! It leaves out nothing small or great, but takes account thereof!" They will find all that they did, placed before them: And not one will thy Lord treat with injustice.

we muslims believe that bible (injeel) which was revealed to Prophet Isa (Jesus) is the word from Allah, but we do not believe that the current form of bible is the word from Allah as bible has been tampered and in bible many changes have been brought about by diffrent people.

regarding your second question, Allah is the true name. we muslims do not use the word 'god'. nor do we use any other name. if 's' is added to god it becomes 'gods'.

similarly father-godfather, mother-godmother, ess-godess.

Allah has mentioned in the Qur'an that Allah is one, self-sufficient, unique, supreme, all the best names belong to Allah and there is none like Allah.

Allah is the true name.

regarding your last question.

Allah has never mentioned in the Qur'an that the earth is 'flat'.

Allah has mentioned in the Qur'an that Allah has spread the earth like a carpet so that you may walk with ease.

the centre of the earth is very hot as it is made of lava and other hot matter. a carpet need not always be used to spread on floor. it can be used to cover a hot spherical ball as well. so as the surface of earth's crust is comparatively cool than the centre of the earth, we are able to walk with ease on the earth's crust. if there was no crust, we would have been burnt in lava, just like you cannot walk on sun. thus, Allah has mentioned in the Qur'an that Allah has spread the earth like a carpet so that you may walk with ease.

Allah knows best