Spelling of Hiz b'Allah

Submitted by Abu Nudnik (Canada), May 27, 2013 at 18:22

Why does everyone write Hezbullah, Hezbollah? It's Hiz=party, b'=of, Allah=God. It should be Hizballah or Hizb'Allah or Hiz b'Allah or Hiz-b'Allah.

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