Salaamun Alaykum.
I came to realise that the whole discussion about “does Allahumma mean ‘Ya Allah’?” is nonsensical since the vocative-“Ya” is used to call someone by their name. Since “Allah” is not a (personal) name but a relative noun, it is against Millat Ibraheem, to combine “Ya+Allah” as a form of vocational act to call someone by name.
Please refer to:
YT189 A stunning Quranic proof that Allah is not a name
https://www.youtube.com/live/3NIKXAZEo-I?si=e7GYGce8q51SZNuP
Salaamun Alaykum.
Erwin Sadhoe
Salamun Alaykum.
Is it true that "ya" is used only to call some one by his/her name in the Arab world? In "western world" it is normal to say: "hello madam" or "hello sir", while madam and sir are not names. To translate "allahumma" to "o allah" should be possible, only that translation is baseless, invented. And still the question is: "Who is your allah?"
Ishtiaq Hossain Miraj
Salamun 3alaikum,
Additionally, يا is called ‘حرف نداء'. It is used to call upon someone:
1) who is far away; counter reference: (2:186)
2) one of many; counter reference: (112:1)
3) and someone who is not paying attention; counter reference: (2:74, …)
None of these scenarios apply to Allah SWT.
ATruther 369
SA
" Unfortunately 99.99% of Muslims are following opinions ,don't know that they are falling into this trap" Very Scary!
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Mohamad Ali Hassan
Salaamun'alaykum. This should be a very interesting discussion for the benefit of those who want to advise their friends and family not to use allahumma in their supplications. Maybe we can share our experiences and suggest how to create discussions with young people especially those who have very little understanding of the English language to understand MQ YT videos.