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To: muawiyah
"...This hangup on the word "Allah" is about the strangest thing I think I have ever seen..."

I understand exactly what you are saying here.

But you clearly have misunderstood me.

This isn't a quibble over the meaning of various words used to identify 'God'. The word 'allah' could have been a synonym for 'God', just as 'Yahweh' or 'Jehovah' are, IF the identity of the being called 'allah' were the same as the God identified by those names.

No, this isn't a turf battle over whose language we'll use to name 'God'... This is a dispute over what manner of being the thing moslems call 'allah' is.

I'm of the opinion that 'allah' is no more 'God' than my car's muffler is.

I believe that the being commonly called 'allah' is a demon. Not Satan, mind you, but one of his minions. I do not believe that 'allah' is merely the third aspect of a tripartite view of 'God' (Jew-Christian-Moslem) as is commonly believed by many westerners.

(I take it that this is your interpretation, that the moslem's 'allah' is the same God who is worshipped by Jews and Christians.)

If you'd like to pursue this line of thought you will find that it's not something idiosyncratic to me. There are places you can go, and sources you can refer to.

Don't presume to impose on me to function as a private tutor in this regard. I have no particular interest in whether or not this person or that one comes to a similar conclusion as I have on this subject.

The truth is out there. If you would find it, you'll need to want it badly enough to search out on your own.

10 posted on 02/06/2002 6:17:34 PM PST by DWSUWF
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To: DWSUWF
Islam is far from monolithic.
32 posted on 02/07/2002 4:11:43 AM PST by muawiyah
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To: DWSUWF
Allah is the keeper of the brothel in the sky, and he is the one who passes out 72 virgins to the men. He may even supervise or keep records there. He has room for the fornicators. Allah is not the God that I have read about in the bible who hates sin.
53 posted on 02/10/2002 7:06:22 PM PST by tessalu
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