Christian/Muslim ThreadsAllah used By Christians and Jews before Islam ?This is funny. You know, I am not "white", and while I am "american," I am not the american you refer to, when you say "white american". I am american because of the continent that was 'discovered' by Cristobal Colón, which is called the Americas. Anyway... I do not doubt the idea that Allah is the 'generic' term for God because I am 'white american'... I have my doubts because there are things that don't seem to be fitting. I don't participate in these type of discussion, mainly because I am not that much interested in the debate. But since this is about the only thing you all have been debating, I will give my two cents... The problem with this approach is that, modern Arab Christians cannot solve the question of whether or not this came from pre-Islamic times. They are only using what has been 'given' to them. Also, it could be seen as the result of centuries of Islamic control of the Middle East, which would force them to familiarize themselves with the term, and use it with frequency. And as the language evolved, it could have become the mainstream term for the God which they claimed is the rendering of the Hebrew God. I am not sure, shouldn't you first verify this, before presenting it as an evidence? I am doubtful of this work because of the fact that it uses El-Lah, which you are claiming is the term for God, yet this is not something Christians do. Christians use the name of Jesus, if you read the New Testament, there is one name given to mankind by which he might be saved. Second of all, Al-ilah is not the Arabic counterpart of the name of God, which is Yehovah, or Yahweh. So, why would Christians say in the name of God, but not use the name of God? And why would they not use the name of Jesus? Both names do not contain the term "God" in them, but contain the "eternality" and "self-existence" of being. As Jesus said, "as the Father has existence in Himself, so has He given the Son to have existence in himself." So, I reiterate, why use a generic term for God, as opposed to either of the two names given them? Now, assuming that information is verifiable, there seems to be a difference between El-Lah and Al-ilah. While it is true, that there seems to be an orthographical similarity, the reference to El would seem to be in direct connection to that El of the Bible, and not the Al of Islam. In the Hebrew, the name Shaul means "desired", yet it is orthographically the same as that used for Sheol, which is the place where the dead go. So, when it says El-Lah, what is there that should tell me that they are not referring to El, or Eloah, from the Hebrew? Why did they use El instead of Al? Now, this might be out of ignorance, but doesn't the A have an actual value in the Arabic? Regardless of whether or not the A has a value, the argument still stand... |
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