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"Questions 5:
Did the Meccans worship the true God since they recognized "Allah" ? Was "Allah" one of the gods of the Ka'bah? And if so, where did the Meccans derive the recognition and the name of "Allah" from?
Answer:
First, "Allah" was not one of the 360 idols which were in the Ka'abah, although Morey has claimed this without evidence. When the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) entered Meccah victorious he went into the Ka'abah and broke the idols therein.
Second, the word "Allah" has been used all along for the name of "God" in the Arabic Bible for Jews and Christians alike. The proof is easy to verify; simple go to any hotel or motel on the earth and look in the drawer next to the bed and take out the complimentary Bible, placed there by the Giddeons and then look on page 5 or 6 where they list the examples of translations they have made into other languages. The second example given is for Arabic speakers.
2007-07-28 17:27:32 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The verse is from the Gospel of John, chapter 3, verse 16. Everyone knows this one; "For God so loved the world..." and the word in Arabic for "God" is "Allah." Then if you have a Bible in Arabic, look on page one in Genesis, and you will find the word "Allah" fourteen times.
Next, the word for "God" to the Arabs, ever since the time of Abraham, peace be upon him, has been "Allah" and He is to them, the Lord of the Ka'bah (the black box in the center of the Holy Sanctuary in Makkah). He was the unseen God whom they would call upon when in distress. Yes, they worshipped the true God but their worship was not purely for Him. They also worshipped other gods thinking that they would act as intermediaries between them and the true God Allah.
The Arabs know of Allah because Abraham visited Meccah and together with his son Ishmael laid the foundation of the Ka'abah. The descendants of Ishmael retained some of the worship rites and beliefs from Abraham.
2007-07-28 17:27:48 · update #1
This included their knowledge of the true God Allah.
Elsewhere we have shown conclusively that the true god, "El" of the Bible is the same as "Allah" of the Quran.
What does this say to you?
2007-07-28 17:28:08 · update #2
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{where does it say that one cannot marry a widow?}the Prophet Muhammad, was married to a widow.
i am a widow 3 times, & now married to a muslim, & he was never married befor.
now,,, there is only 1 god, there has alway been only 1 god, & he has many names, we call him ALLAH,
we do not worship idols , the moon, or any thing else, just ALLAH, the true GOD.
2007-07-29 02:32:57 · answer #1 · answered by fatima_feb25 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Islam purports to "protect other faiths". It claims to believe Jesus is a prophet, adherents claim to be of Abraham, as Arabs generally also claim.( Which is more justifiable, being that they claim to be of his "non covenant claiming" sons.) Islam claims to be for peace and the "brotherhood of all men."
Under Islamic Law, any 6 muslim men are required as witnesses. ( If YOU are not one, then U are screwed.) Islam is at war with itself, and so called Muslims routinely kill a Catholic if the Pope upsets them, or condemn some non Muslim somewhere to death if they dare to say something they don't approve of. Furthermore, if you as amuslim born or converted person, attempt to leave the "faith",muslims "have a right" to kill you. ( Apparently, the phrase " turn the other cheek" is one of the "prophet" Jesus' less popular phrases in Islam, not to mention the ability to/ experience of reading ANYTHING other than the Koran...)
The "Prophet " Muhhamad, who wrote this "book of peace" was a warlord. He wrote that one may not marry a widow. However, HE married a widow, and just for extra credibility, she was a wealthy widow. (What a lucky coincidence for his warchest... hmmm... ) The word "God" is no doubt "Allah", in Arabic, ..... ahhm....so what...? As muslims say 'peace be upon you/may God be with you' The question is, do they really mean it?
2007-07-28 18:14:12 · answer #2 · answered by diesel bike 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Meccans believed in the moon god Allah thousands of years before Islam. Muhammad used the name of their moon god plus the name of Christ and all of the prophets of Judaism to grow his false religion.
2007-07-28 17:34:49 · answer #3 · answered by djmantx 7 · 4⤊ 3⤋
It's not confusing except the last sentence in the first paragraph sounds awkard. Other than that it's a clear answer.
2007-07-28 17:32:48 · answer #4 · answered by hahahehe 2 · 4⤊ 2⤋
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where does it say that one cannot marry a widow? boy you guys really can come up with them sometimes.
2007-07-28 19:44:02 · answer #5 · answered by coolred38 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Nope. Superstitious nonsense was around long before Muhammad turned it into a fine art.
2007-07-28 17:30:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 4⤋
Honestly? I'm confused about why you think your question of a few days ago: "Do you know, females, that you can debate in Islam and not be killed" wouldn't be fantastically offensive.
2007-07-28 17:30:20 · answer #7 · answered by Laptop Jesus 3.9 7 · 5⤊ 3⤋
No.
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2007-07-28 17:31:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
What does this say to me? A whole lot of nothing.
2007-07-28 17:30:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
It says nothing to me.
2007-07-28 17:30:17 · answer #10 · answered by fourmorebeers 6 · 3⤊ 3⤋