Originally posted by DoctorScribbles So, is Nordlys wrong that the word currently denotes the Christian God?
Obviously the Moslems use of Allah is referential of Muhammed, while the Arabic Christian uses the name in reference to the living God--- the God of Abraham, Issac and Jacob.
Originally posted by ahosyney [b]In fact, Muhammad may have borrowed the term from Christians and Jews of his day.
I'm sorry your statment is wrong. The word Allah exists in Arabic before the prophet. And people in Arabis used it to refere to the only GOD, although they worshiped many GODs but they belived that those GODs are mediators to the only GOD , Allah.[/b]
It is not statement, but if it were, I'd tell you to read it again as you have missed the intent of the statement.
Originally posted by FreakyKBH Obviously the Moslems use of Allah is referential of Muhammed, while the Arabic Christian uses the name in reference to the living God--- the God of Abraham, Issac and Jacob.
Is Nordlys right or wrong in claiming that the word currently denotes the Christian God?
Originally posted by FreakyKBH Obviously the Moslems use of Allah is referential of Muhammed, while the Arabic Christian uses the name in reference to the living God--- the God of Abraham, Issac and Jacob.
Obviously the Moslems use of Allah is referential of Muhammed
Originally posted by ahosyney [b]Obviously the Moslems use of Allah is referential of Muhammed
Where did you get this funny information?[/b]
Funny? Like this kinda funny?
"Most Muslims accept as a Muslim anyone who has publicly pronounced the Shahada, which states, "There is none worthy of worship except Allah, and Muhammad is His Messenger." This is often translated as, "There is no god except Allah," however "Allah" is the Arabic word for "the God"."
-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim
Originally posted by FreakyKBH Funny? Like this kinda funny?
"Most Muslims accept as a Muslim anyone who has publicly pronounced the Shahada, which states, "There is none worthy of worship except Allah, and Muhammad is His Messenger." This is often translated as, "There is no god except Allah," however "Allah" is the Arabic word for "the God"."
-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim
"There is none worthy of worship except Allah, and Muhammad is His Messenger."
So you understand from this that Allah = Muhammed.