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    Posted: 19 September 2006 at 12:13pm
Originally posted by StephenC StephenC wrote:

I do not understand why the Qur'an uses the word "God" and "Allah."

My research shows "Allah" to be the name of a pagan god during the time of Muhammad's youth in that area.

Allah simply means "The Gd"

I suspect your sources for research are part of the usual recycled polemics.

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God of Abraham is a jealous God, I wonder whether God would want to be connected with anything paganistic.

 

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The G*d of Abraham and Moses was a harsh master. For instance, Moses asked Pharo to let 'his people go'. Pharo said no. So. Did G*d give Pharo a bad case of jock itch? Perhaps a day or two of dysentary? NO! Instead, eventually, he killed off all the first born animals and humans in all of Egypt [except those who were Passed Over] by painted blood.

IMHO, an early version of Professional Curtosy. Pharo claimed divinity. As a result, apparently, G*d spared him even a case of 'the runs' while his people suffered plaque upon plaque. Sort of like the legal profession today...
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Originally posted by StephenC StephenC wrote:

I do not understand why the Qur'an uses the word "God" and "Allah."

My research shows "Allah" to be the name of a pagan god during the time of Muhammad's youth in that area.

You mean Ilah and Al-Ilah? 

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God of Abraham is a jealous God, I wonder whether God would want to be connected with anything paganistic.

Jealous is just a character of dislike with association, or shirk.



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Al-Lah is  "The God"  in Arabic.  Lah is the word for God.  Al is the.   Al Kitab is The Book. 

Where are you getting your research? 

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I do not understand why the Qur'an uses the word "God" and "Allah."

My research shows "Allah" to be the name of a pagan god during the time of Muhammad's youth in that area.

God of Abraham is a jealous God, I wonder whether God would want to be connected with anything paganistic.

 
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