"No Christian should have a problem calling God 'Allah,'"

[AVID]

The local fristians aren't gonna like this article in today's local newspaper:


Scholar links Islam with healing
By SUSAN OLP
Of The Gazette Staff

http://billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/05/11/build/local/53-islam-healing.inc

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Ward proceeded to provide his audience with an overview of Islam and specifics on Muslim people and medical care. Allah, he said, is not a name specific to Islam, but a name that refers to a monotheistic God.

"As such, no Christians, who are also monotheistic, should have a problem calling God 'Allah,' " Ward said.

<also>

Life support can be used to save and lengthen a life, but not to postpone death, he said. Mercy killings are not allowed, but donation of body parts is permitted.

Muslims believe in the sanctity of life, Ward said, but various interpretations come up on different Web sites. One says abortion is permitted only when a woman's health is in danger, while another expands it to include rape and other reasons.

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[Swede]

1. Or Yaweh in the Jewish word for God.

Allah is the personal name for God in Aramaic, the language of
Jesus.

[malmapus]

4. wow Allah is Aramaic? I had no idea

always assumed it to be Arabic. Cool do learn something new everyday.

[malmapus]

2. All different names for the same diety no?

Heck in Hebrew its Jehova YHWY, don't see why some Christans have a problem with the name other major religions give pretty much the same god.

[FinallyStartingToWin]

6. Also Adonoi (sp)

And in English it's God. All just different languages for the same word. So yes, praise Allah.

[HockeyMom]

8. Exactly

It is language. My Italian Grandma said Deo.

[UdoKier]

3. Of course Christians would object to that.

Despite common roots, the two religions are philosophically very different.

[Bellamia]

5. Well, since God is not a person.........

why not call him/her, "it". That should cover all religions.

[slackmaster]

7. Jack Chick disagrees

http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0042/0042_01.asp

:evilgrin:

[AVID]

10. jack chick needs a revelation

[moobu2]

9. Same God different name (King Solomon/ the Queen of Sheba)

The Queen of Sheba was converted to Judaism (Monotheism)by Solomon then took the religion back to her Arabian homeland, Islam developed from that point from what I understand. This all took place almost 1,000 years before Jesus and over 1,500 years before Muhammad.