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Malaysian Christians permitted to call God "Allah"

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  • #46
    Originally posted by shunyadragon View Post

    The word God was not originally in the Bible. God is simply a three letter word, and in Arabic it is a four letter word for the 'Source' some call God(s). Languages are very cultural representations of whar we believe.
    Four letter word? Allah. More accurately, al-llāh or al-ilāh. Which, FWIU, can best be understood as "the god/God" and can be traced back to words such as El, which can be found in the Old Testament.

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    • #47
      Originally posted by rogue06 View Post
      Four letter word? Allah. More accurately, al-llāh or al-ilāh. Which, FWIU, can best be understood as "the god/God" and can be traced back to words such as El, which can be found in the Old Testament.
      My error. Allah today is a five letter word in English, and yes it can be traced to common roots with Hebrew, but yes the word God is not Biblical it is old Germanic in origin.

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      • #48
        Originally posted by shunyadragon View Post

        My error. Allah today is a five letter word in English, and yes it can be traced to common roots with Hebrew, but yes the word God is not Biblical it is old Germanic in origin.
        And six in Arabic: al-llāh or al-ilāh

        I'm always still in trouble again

        "You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
        "Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
        "Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman

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        • #49
          Originally posted by rogue06 View Post
          And six in Arabic: al-llāh or al-ilāh
          OK

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