I dont have the time or the energy to dig through my research but.... you are wrong. the religion we call islam didn’t even exist when the the english word “God” first came into usage. a precursor to the word allah, don’t remember.. sallah? was considered a minor god, one of literally hundreds of gods worshiped by the various and numerous tribes and clans that covered the middle east and north africa.
Allah as used in the modern religion? of islam did not come into usage until mid 9th century AD and as for the middle eastern christians (syrian) that I know and pray with use the words Jesus Jehovah and Yahweh.
thanks for calling and sharing
“I dont have the time or the energy to dig through my research but.... you are wrong. the religion we call islam didn’t even exist when the the english word ‘God’ first came into usage.”
Well, it’s things like this that cause Paul the apostle to write repeatedly, “I would not have you ignorant, brethren.” He wrote that because often Christians ARE ignorant. The solution is to listen, study, verify, and learn rather than dismiss something not fully understood in a knee-jerk fashion.
The term God predates Islam, but “Allah” also predates Islam by at least hundreds of years. It is quite possible that it is the same word for God that Arabic-speaking Jews used on the day of Pentecost, when they heard the message of salvation through the miracle of tongues:
Acts 2:11 (NKJV)
Cretans and Arabs—we hear them speaking in our own tongues the wonderful works of God.
If I’m wrong, show the evidence.
“The middle eastern christians (syrian) that I know and pray with use the words Jesus Jehovah and Yahweh.”
Jesus and Jehovah are English words. Yahweh is Hebrew. Are you sure your Christian Syrian friends speak Arabic?
If so, ask them what the word for God is in Arabic. If it is not Allah, I would really like to know what it is.
Maybe this site can help you understand the linguistic issue better:
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/is-allah-god/
“When it comes to linguistics, it’s important to remember Arabic is a Semitic language closely related to biblical Hebrew and biblical Aramaic. The Arabic word for God, ‘Allah,’ is closely related to its Semitic cognates El and Elohim in Hebrew and the definite form Elaha in Aramaic. Indeed, Christians need only look to the original language of Scripture itself for evidence of this connection. In Daniel 2:28 we see that the indefinite form of ‘God’ in Aramaic is closely related to ‘El’ in Hebrew and ‘Allah’ in Arabic. The connection to the Arabic cognate is even more apparent when looking at the definite form in Aramaic, such as ‘the living God’ in Daniel 6:26. Indeed, the Arabic form of God is often understood as referring to ‘the deity’ (al-ilah).”
There is a lot of other authoritative writing on this subject. There is no need for a person to just go with his or her gut feelings.
The Arabic-speaking lands have been a place where God has been working for millennia. He planted Eden there. He called Abraham (then Abram) from there. He gave Moses the Law there. He raised up prophets there, such as Daniel, and sent prophets there, such as Jonah. Jesus personally discipled and trained Paul there for three years. The early apostles and other Christians spread the Gospel there, and Christianity took root there in the early days of the Church. What word for God do you think early Arabic-speaking Christians used? The Koran clearly demonstrates an awareness of Christianity and Judaism and condemns idolatry. So, why would anyone assume, with no evidence, that “Allah” originated with idol-worshippers and was commandeered by early Islam?