Thread: Dutch bishop suggests calling God "Allah" to ease tensions
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Old 08-15-2007, 04:22 PM   #13
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Arabic speaking Jews and Christians (and other religions) use "allah" where we'd use god. For Muslims, "allah" is one of the many names of god, each representing an attribute (allah being his divine singularity as I understand it).
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