Malus 12:9
Temporarily Deactive.
Pre-Islamic Arabia's religion was one of superstition. Belief in jinns (genies), curse casting, magic stones, totems was the norm - and it was against this background that Allah arose. Evidence of these very sorts of cultural influence is found in such places as Suras 55, 72, 113 and 114.
"Allah" is from the compound Arabic word "al-ilah" or in english "the god." This word has been found in pre-islamic writings and other archeological finds. At the Kabah in Mecca 360 gods were worshipped, but it was built especially for the chief deity - the moon god. Allah was the personal title of the moon god. Allah was married to the sun goddess. They produced three daughters, whose worship Muhammad would later make the mistake of condoning. The crescent moon symbol of Arabia came from this god.
Muhammad's family revered this particular god, and Muhammad declared him to be the only true god. Muhammad did not re-make the pagan god, he simply removed the lower deities from the rites of worship. That is why he never had to explain who Allah was. So Allah is a deified pagan idol converted into a god in the 7th century. Yet Muhammad claimed this was the God of Abraham that was revealed thousands of years earlier to the Biblical prophets.
[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=+1]The Biblical God
[/size][/font]is love,is a spirit, has personality, loves, thinks, is omnipotent... etc.
[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=+1]Allah[/size][/font]
is not definable, we are only told what Allah is not,only demands obedience
Now, because the Quran accepts the Bible as the word of God, it is quite proper that it should adhere to its teachings. The Bible clearly states that prophets must follow the same God as the One revealed by the earliest prophets and not lead people to other, false, gods (Deuteronomy 13:1-5)**. Therefore, we must take very seriously the fact that Muhammad did not teach the God of the Bible.
*mod edit: Malus is not the author of this it was written by an uncited source but it can be found on the web*
"Allah" is from the compound Arabic word "al-ilah" or in english "the god." This word has been found in pre-islamic writings and other archeological finds. At the Kabah in Mecca 360 gods were worshipped, but it was built especially for the chief deity - the moon god. Allah was the personal title of the moon god. Allah was married to the sun goddess. They produced three daughters, whose worship Muhammad would later make the mistake of condoning. The crescent moon symbol of Arabia came from this god.
Muhammad's family revered this particular god, and Muhammad declared him to be the only true god. Muhammad did not re-make the pagan god, he simply removed the lower deities from the rites of worship. That is why he never had to explain who Allah was. So Allah is a deified pagan idol converted into a god in the 7th century. Yet Muhammad claimed this was the God of Abraham that was revealed thousands of years earlier to the Biblical prophets.
[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=+1]The Biblical God
[/size][/font]is love,is a spirit, has personality, loves, thinks, is omnipotent... etc.
[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=+1]Allah[/size][/font]
is not definable, we are only told what Allah is not,only demands obedience
Now, because the Quran accepts the Bible as the word of God, it is quite proper that it should adhere to its teachings. The Bible clearly states that prophets must follow the same God as the One revealed by the earliest prophets and not lead people to other, false, gods (Deuteronomy 13:1-5)**. Therefore, we must take very seriously the fact that Muhammad did not teach the God of the Bible.
*mod edit: Malus is not the author of this it was written by an uncited source but it can be found on the web*