Is Allah God?

Submitted by J.Grant (United States), Jun 29, 2005 at 13:10

One assumes that the word or name, "Allah," is in the singular.

On the other hand, I understand that the Hebrew word for God, "Elohim," would appear to be in the plural rather than in the singular. The theological implications of this I leave to scholars, theologans and rabbis.

However, I wonder whether or not this linguistic difference between the Arabic and the Hebrew also reflects fundamental differences?

James Grant


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