Delegates and replciing of Quranic verse by Allah.

 Allah deletes and replace the verse in quran

ChatGPT said:

Yes — this touches on the Qur’ānic concept of naskh (abrogation).

The Qur’ān itself explicitly mentions that Allah can erase (delete) or replace (substitute) a verse with another:

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1. Allah erases or confirms as He wills

مَا نَنسَخْ مِنْ آيَةٍ أَوْ نُنسِهَا نَأْتِ بِخَيْرٍ مِّنْهَا أَوْ مِثْلِهَا ۗ أَلَمْ تَعْلَمْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
(Qur’ān 2:106)
“Whatever verse We abrogate or cause to be forgotten, We bring forth one better than it or similar to it. Do you not know that Allah is over all things competent?”

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2. Allah can delete what He wills from the Scripture

يَمْحُو ٱللَّهُ مَا يَشَآءُ وَيُثْبِتُ ۖ وَعِندَهُۥٓ أُمُّ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ
(Qur’ān 13:39)
“Allah eliminates (erases) what He wills or confirms, and with Him is the Mother of the Book.”

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3. A verse may be replaced by another

وَإِذَا بَدَّلْنَآ ءَايَةً مَّكَانَ ءَايَةٍۢ وَٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يُنَزِّلُ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُفْتَرٍۭ ۚ بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
(Qur’ān 16:101)
“When We substitute one verse in place of another — and Allah knows best what He sends down — they say: ‘You are only fabricating.’ But most of them do not know.”

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Meaning

• These verses show that Allah, in His wisdom, sometimes replaced earlier rulings with new ones.

• For example, the change of qiblah from Jerusalem to Mecca (Qur’ān 2:142–150).

• Another example: initially fighting was forbidden, then permitted for defense, then made obligatory in certain conditions.

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👉 Would you like me to make you a table of examples of abrogated rulings in the Qur’ān (like fasting rules, qiblah change, inheritance laws, etc.) so you can see clearly how “deleting and replacing” works in practice?

You said:

History and development of Arabic word Allah in pre Islamic arabic

ChatGPT said:

Great question. The history of the word Allah (ٱللَّه) is long and very old — it predates Islam and was known to Arabs long before the Qur’an. Let me give you a structured explanation of its linguistic roots, pre-Islamic usage, and later Islamic meaning.

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1. Etymology

• Most linguists agree that Allāh comes from the contraction of al-ʾilāh (ٱلْإِلٰه) → “the God / the deity.”

  • ʾilāh (إله) = “god, deity, object of worship.”

  • al (ال) = the definite article “the.”

  • Through phonetic contraction: al-ʾilāh → Allāh (with the hamzah dropped and the two lām merged).

• Cognates:

  • Hebrew Eloah / Elohim (אֱלוֹהַּ / אֱלֹהִים).

  • Aramaic/Syriac Alāhā (ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ).

  • This shows the term was pan-Semitic, not invented in Islam.

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2. Pre-Islamic Arabian Context

• In the polytheistic environment of Arabia, many tribes worshiped idols (al-Lāt, al-ʿUzzā, Manāt, etc.).

• But inscriptions and poetry show that Allah was already recognized as a high god — sometimes even as the supreme creator above other gods.

• The Qur’an itself confirms this:

  • Qur’an 29:61: “If you ask them who created the heavens and the earth… they will surely say, Allah.”

  • So even pagan Arabs admitted Allah’s supreme role, but still worshiped intermediaries (idols).

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3. Pre-Islamic Inscriptions & Evidence

• South Arabian inscriptions (4th–6th century CE) mention Ilāh / Allah as a deity.

• North Arabian inscriptions (Safaitic, Nabataean) also have forms like ʾlh meaning “god.”

• In Christian Arab tradition before Islam, Arab Christians used Allah to mean the one God.

  • For example: in pre-Islamic Arabic Bible translations and hymns, Allah was already used for the biblical God.

• Poetry: Pre-Islamic poets such as Zayd ibn ʿAmr ibn Nufayl (a hanīf monotheist) invoked Allah alone.

  • Example: اللَّهُمَّ لو أنّي أعلم أيّ الوجوه أحبّ إليك عبدتك به
    “O Allah, if I knew which way pleases You most, I would worship You accordingly.”

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4. Development into Islamic Usage

• The Qur’an took the already-known name Allah and clarified:

  • He is not one god among many but the only true God.

  • He is without partners, children, or intermediaries.

• Thus, Islam purified and universalized the word “Allah,” taking it from being the high god of pagan Arabia or the God of Arab Christians/Jews, to being the one and only God of all creation.

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5. Summary of Evolution

1. Proto-Semitic root: ʾilāh / alāh = “god.”

2. North & South Arabia: Allah used as “high god” alongside tribal deities.

3. Arab Christians & Jews (pre-Islam): Allah = the one God, same as Hebrew Eloah / Aramaic Alaha.

4. Islamic Qur’an: Allah = the sole, unique, transcendent God — absolute monotheism.

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⚖️ In short: the word “Allah” was not invented by Islam; it was deeply rooted in Semitic languages and Arabian religious culture. Islam redefined and emphasized its exclusive, monotheistic sense.

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Would you like me to make you a timeline chart (ancient Semitic → pre-Islamic Arabia → Qur’an → Islamic theology) so the historical development of “Allah” is crystal clear?