This means that the sacredness of the Names of Allaah are confirmed even if they are written in another language than Arabic.Īs for the word “God” it means any worshipped entity and it does not specifically refer to the Name of “Allaah”. The commentary of Ad-Dusooqi, from the Maaliki School of jurisprudence, reads: Shaykh Ibraaheem Al-Laqqaani said: “ The words are sacred when the letters are written in Arabic, otherwise there is no sacredness for them unless what was written is one of the Names of Allaah.” But this ruling does not apply to the name Muhammad, or ‘Eesa, or Moosa alone.” What is meant by the names of the Prophets are the names that are understood to be the name of a Prophet, so that phrases are used with it to indicate that it is the name of a Prophet, such as 'Muhammad the Messenger of Allaah ' or '‘Eesa (Jesus) ', or 'Moosa (Moses), whom Allaah had spoken to', and so on. Ibn Hajar said in his Fataawa: “ It is obligatory to honor, revere and glorify the Quran and every glorified name, like the name of Allaah, or the name of a Prophet of Allaah. This is whether those are written in Arabic or in another language, if it is known that what is meant by what is written is the Name of Allaah or one of His Attributes.

If one of the Names or Attributes that are peculiar to Allaah is written on those papers, like the words ‘subhanahu wa ta'ala’, then it is an obligation to honor it and preserve it from being dishonored either by preserving it in a proper place or disposing of it in an appropriate manner, such as by burning it or the like as clarified in Fataawa 8404. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds.

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