Allah is the Arabic word for god. That is ALL IT IS. Ishmael is a muslim tradition and not based on facts. It is one of those wishful thinking thingies.suhaiil said:-
There are two facts that the word"Allah" refers to the God of Abraham. Historical Facts and the Present Facts.
Historical Facts: (Reproduced from my previous post)
In 7th century, All the descendants of Abraham, living in modern Israel and Arabia, knew the personal name of God: Allah. Before Islam (7th century), descendants of Ishmael were using this name.Jews of Medina (descendants of Isaac) were using the word Allah for God. The Christians of Nazareth also spoke the word Allah for God.
Current Facts: (Ref: Wikipedia)
Arabia
Arabic-speakers of all Abrahamic faiths, including Christians and Jews, use the word "Allah" to mean "Godâ€. The Christian Arabs of today have no other word for 'God' than 'Allah'.(Even the Arabic-descended Maltese language of Malta, whose population is almost entirely Roman Catholic, uses Alla for 'God'.) Arab Christians for example use terms All?h al-ab (meaning God the Father, All?h al-ibn mean God the Son, and All?h al-r? al-quds (meaning God the Holy Spirit ).
Indonesia and Malaysia
Christians in Indonesia and Malaysia also use Allah to refer to God in the Malay language and Indonesian Language
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Now my question to mdo757 is:
If Allah is not the God of Abraham, are Christians of Arabian and Indonesian origins worshiping the god of pagans?
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Since Arabic has just one word for god, what would Arabic speaking people use?