Ridiculous Claims of Some Christians Regarding Word “Allah” (1)
“Among His Signs are the Night and the Day, and the Sun and the Moon. Adore not the sun and the moon, but adore Allah, Who created them, if it is Him ye wish to serve” (Quran 41:37) Some Christians have argued that Arabic word “Allah” is the name of moon-god ( na’oozu billah ). Following is the link of a website, the authors of whom have tried to establish this claim on the basis of pseudo-archaeology and pseudo-etymology: Allah-the Moon God It is claimed on this website that, “The Moon-god was called al- ilah, i.e. the god, which was shortened to Allah in pre-Islamic times.” It is also claimed, “Under Mohammed's tutelage, the relatively anonymous Ilah, became Al-Ilah, The God, or Allah, the Supreme Being.” These ignorant people have claimed, “To the Jews and the Christians, he (Muhammad) said that Allah was their God too. But both the Jews and the Christians knew better and that is why they rejected his god Allah as a false god.” Interestingly, the write up consists of clai