Oliver- you also overlook "alaha"-

Submitted by zzazzeefrazzee (United States), Apr 9, 2008 at 17:25

Oliver, you keep avoiding the usage of "alaha" in Syriac. Scholars have not concluded (as you have) that the word is derived solely from "al-Ilah". Therefore, you really can't state that your position is correct with any conclusive evidence.

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