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Thank you Aydan, but I am aware of this, but are you aware that Allah is the NAME of the Islamic god, whereas the Christian God has no name.chrisse,
Speaking God, I don’t know if you’re aware of this but Arabic Christians use the word Allah when referring to God also it’s not just Islamic. I also use it myself it is just the Arabic word for God and I choose to use it when I am speaking Turkish. Of course when Christians use it we are referring to the Trinity which is why you see me writing stuff like Islamic version to distinguish the Islamic use of Allah versus its Christian meaning. Please be careful when you write stuff using Allah because otherwise Arabic Christians and in my case a Turkish Catholic who also uses Allah might think you are talking to them as well
Further, are you aware that it is not unusual when speaking a foreign language to use the words common to that language.
Further, are you aware that the arabs invaded the lands around Saudi Arabia (now known as), they were not the indigenous people, nor was arabic the indigenous language. The indigenous people were slaughtered, enslaved and forced into dhimmitude. The Copts are a case in point, to force them to use arabic and not their indigenous Coptic language, their ancesters had their tongues cut out.
When Christian arabs use ‘allah’ they are using it simply as a word to describe our Lord, not as God’s name, as the mohammedans do.
My understanding is that Indian Hindus also use the word god when in English speaking countries. Does that mean they are referring to our Lord?
I do not mean any disrespect to those who have lived in persecution under Islam for centuries; rather I now have an understanding of their plight. This came to me in another forum where I met “Palestinian” Christians. I have reflected on how to approach this, I’ve now decided to not refer to “Palestinian” Christians (I do not recognise Palestine), but to Holy Land Christians. I may have been lax in my replies, but try to always put the islam with the allah to denote exactly what I am referring to.
My apologies, I will try to be more aware, and ensure that I always refer to the islamic allah.