Divine Semantics
Hamdy of Muslim Europe analyzes the relationship of Judeo-Christian theology with Islamic belief through the Divine Names and Attributes of Allah.
Muslims often point to the connection between the word “Allah” and the Hebrew ”El” or its plural “Elohim” (which is used in the Bible as a reference to God) to show that Muslims don’t worship a pagan Arab god (as claimed), but rather the God of Abraham and all the Prophets. One Christian argument has been that even though the connection between “Elohim” and “Allah” (and the Aramaic equivalent “Alaha“) may be there, Muslims still don’t worship the One True God since His name, according to them, is Jehova or Yahweh.
The earlier piece on Science in the Quran is also a very interesting read.
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