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Another L for bigotry (europe.pub)
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[+] -11 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I'm so very disappointed that our Muslim cousins have been lead towards such arrogance as to call our god Allah. It's disrespectful and intolerant behaviour, and unchristlike.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    I know you’re trolling, but for anyone else curious: the word “Allah” means god.

    We have two words for deity: “Elah” (often in polytheistic contexts), and “Allah” (in the Abrahamic monotheistic sense)

    Both words mean “god”. The word Allah is more specific in that it implies monotheism. It has no plural form. Semantically it means “the one true deity”.

    The closest analogues are the Hebrew Yahweh/Jehovah.

    Arabian Christians use the same word (Allah) to refer to god in their prayer and literature. Their word for Jesus is يسوع (transliteration: Yasoo’a), although the last letter (Ain ع) can’t be pronounced in English.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    We have two words for deity: “Elah” (often in polytheistic contexts), and “Allah” (in the Abrahamic monotheistic sense)

    Both words mean “god”. The word Allah is more specific in that it implies monotheism. It has no plural form. Semantically it means “the one true deity”.

    tl;dr Elah means god, Allah means God

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  • [–] -2 points 1 year ago

    And that's what's so arrogant and intolerant about the word allah. Every time it's used, it's a declaration that only one god exists. How can you love your neighbours if you attack their beliefs every time you pray? You can't. Jesus wouldn't want us saying such thoughtlessly mean-spirited things. He'd want Arabic speakers to say Elah instead.

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