[Don Joe]

"Christian Arabs also call God Allah."

I've heard that claim made repeatedly by islamists, and islamist-supporters -- and ignorant folks. Strangely, I've also heard repeatedly that Christian Arabs do not "call God Allah." But, since the people who deny that Christian Arabs "call God Allah" are Christian Arabs, who are they to talk?

/sarcasm

[Patria One]

"Pilgrimage — A Muslim is required, despite the hardship and cost, to make a pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia once in his lifetime. Again, what if all Christians were required to go to Rome once in their lifetimes?"

The above is a lie, but there are almost too many in this desperately ignorant piece to bother.

[Romulus]

Strangely, I've also heard repeatedly that Christian Arabs do not "call God Allah."

Can you shed any light on this?

[JeepInMazar]

The word for God in the Arabic Bible is Allah. For verification of this point, please open this link and see the Arabic script from Genesis 1:1 as one example: http://www.gospelcom.net/ibs/bibles/arabic/PDF/OT/GENESIS.pdf

The Arabic New Testament does not use the same word for Jesus as the Koran does, however. The Quran calls him "Isa", while I believe the Arabic Bible calls him "Yeshua".