Many believe that Allah and the God of the Bible are the same. But history, linguistics, and theology reveal otherwise. Allah, as worshipped in Islam, originates from pre-Islamic Arabian paganism where a moon god and idols like Hubal were venerated. This article uncovers the historical roots of Allah, contrasts Islamic teachings with the Biblical God, and explains why Christians and Muslims do not worship the same God.
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Allah Does Not Belong to Islam
The word Allah does not belong exclusively to Islam. It is simply the Arabic word for God, used by millions of Arab Christians in their Bibles and prayers long before Islam existed (John 1:1 Arabic Bible).