
Be aware that the words “Allah” and “God” are not just the same. The word “Allah”, as Jesus and Isa and Maryam and Muhammad, is a personal name. “Allah” is a personal name, unlike “Lord”, and unlike “King”, and unlike “God”. And truly, “god” in English is “ilah” in Arabic, and is “tuhan” in Malay. Whom did Mary, the Virgin, worship while she was pregnant? Whom did Mary, the Virgin, accept as her lord, and as her king, and as her god? So? Nevertheless, who made you and me? Shouldn’t we worship our maker? Shouldn’t we accept our creator as our lord? And shouldn’t we accept our creator as our king? If you believe that someone other than Allah is your creator and your life-giver, then can you prove it? Nevertheless, to worship means to humble oneself as slave. If there is a slave, then there is a lord. And a king is a lord, is at least a lord over those he rules. Worshiping, as humility and surrendering to Allah, is an attitude. And remember, accepting as lord, more so accepting as king, is worshiping. We should worship Allah and be loyal to Him: In other words, we should accept Allah, only Allah as our lord, and only Allah as our king. Truly, Allah has the right to be lord and king over us, His creations. Slavery is not where Allah is king or lord, but slavery is where other than Allah is king or lord. And like it or not, Allah remains in power, as lord, and as king, and as god.