ALLAH IS NOT THE FATHERLY GOD PROPOSED BY CHRISTIANITY
The Muslim religion claims that its scripture, the Quran or Quran, is the word
of God and does not have any human authorship. It was dictated by God.
In the Muslim religion, or Islam, God never identifies himself as Father.
Islamic Scripture never calls God Father. This is a fundamental difference with
Christianity which says that God is Abba - Daddy. Daddy shows great familiarity
with God. It goes further in intimacy than simply calling him father. The
Christian Bible says,
For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you
received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry, "Abba, Father." Romans 8:15.
This text is an attack on any religion that does not teach or
emphasise a fatherly God. There was no such tradition in the
Old Testament. It also invalidates Islam.
God's Quranic title Al Muntaqim - The Avenger actually implies that God is not
Father and his goodness towards human beings is not based on love but on how
well they please him. "Allah loves those who turn to Him constantly and He loves
those who keep themselves pure and clean" Quran 2:222.
The Jews and the Christians say: "We are the children of Allah and His loved
ones." Say: "Why then does He punish you for your sins?" Nay, you are but human
beings, of those He has created, He forgives whom He wills and He punishes whom
He wills. And to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and all
that is between them, and to Him is the return (of all)" Sura 5:18.
God is never called love in Muslim Scriptures. This is a huge difference between
them and the Jewish and Christian scriptures - the Bible. Though Islam claims to
be based on Jewish and Christian scriptures, there is a fundamental disagreement
between the Quran and them.
If belief in a loving God is good for us, then Islam is not good for people. It
has been pointed out that it's no wonder some Muslims become suicide bombers.
Even if they did not feel they were obeying God, they could be depressed enough
to think that if they are going to put themselves out of their misery it's good
to do it for God by being a suicide bomber and as they are depressed that
diminishes their sin so that they will escape Hell.