"Illah" is the Arabic word for "god" in general. Like "a god".
Allah is the proper Arabic word used for "The God" meaning..the creator of the universe, God of Abraham, Jesus, Muhammad(peace be upon them all)...etc. and yes, Arabic speaking Christians & Jews use the word Allah.
I guess you could say it's kinda like in English we say "god" when referring to a mythological god..etc but use God when specifically referring to the creator.
Corrina1129 on September 11st, 2020 at 14:54 UTC »
My high school made national news (well after I graduated) because they decided to celebrate Foreign Languages Week by reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in different languages each day of the week. Needless to say, many people were big mad when it was done in Arabic because they literally could not comprehend that Allah = God. Of course, considering they made headlines a few years earlier over a large anti-Semitism lawsuit against the district, I can’t say I was really surprised.
TooShiftyForYou on September 11st, 2020 at 14:31 UTC »
Wait till this guy learns that they're teaching the kids in school using Arabic numerals.
Cannonfury on September 11st, 2020 at 14:50 UTC »
Muslim here.
"Illah" is the Arabic word for "god" in general. Like "a god".
Allah is the proper Arabic word used for "The God" meaning..the creator of the universe, God of Abraham, Jesus, Muhammad(peace be upon them all)...etc. and yes, Arabic speaking Christians & Jews use the word Allah.
I guess you could say it's kinda like in English we say "god" when referring to a mythological god..etc but use God when specifically referring to the creator.
Corrina1129 on September 11st, 2020 at 14:54 UTC »
My high school made national news (well after I graduated) because they decided to celebrate Foreign Languages Week by reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in different languages each day of the week. Needless to say, many people were big mad when it was done in Arabic because they literally could not comprehend that Allah = God. Of course, considering they made headlines a few years earlier over a large anti-Semitism lawsuit against the district, I can’t say I was really surprised.