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Why then do Christian Arabs say Allah? [[User:Evercat|Evercat]] ([[User talk:Evercat|talk]]) 22:00, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
:: Interesting question, but not only Arab Christians call him Allah, see this [<nowiki>http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=57178</nowiki> link]. because it's okay for Christians to call him Allah to ease tensions between Muslims and Christians. [[User:Mussav|Mussav]] ([[User talk:Mussav|talk]]) 22:24, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
Interesting but an idea from one man is hardly conclusive. Anyway, I really don't see the relevance of the whole question of whether "Allah" is or is not derived from "Al ilah" - the only important thing is that what an English speaker means by "God" (with a capital G), an Arabic speaker means by "Allah". You suggest that "God" includes a concept of a trinity, but a Jew speaking in English certainly wouldn't think so. And I have a translation of the Qur'an made by a believing Muslim, in which the word "Allah" does not appear, because it uses "God" instead. [[User:Evercat|Evercat]] ([[User talk:Evercat|talk]]) 22:37, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
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