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Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Allah

Arm, Leg, Leg, Arm, Head

What does Allah mean, and how is the name pronounced?
Question 1:
http://www.faizani.com/portal/allah.html
In Islam, Allah is the name of the nameless God. According to the tradition of Islam there are 99 Names of God (al-asma al-husna lit. meaning: "The best names") each of which evoke a distinct characteristic of Allah.

"One of the complexities of the Arabic language is that a single word can have multiple meanings". This quote strikes me as funny. Any word in any language can have multiple meanings. I could make up an alternate meaning for "alternate" right now, lol.

In any case, Allah means God (in monotheistic understanding of the word); the only entity worthy of worship. Although, the word had a different meaning for pre-Islamic arabians and has a slightly different meaning for Arab Christians.

Question 2:
Is it pronounced ALLah or al-LAW? Maybe both. I've heard both. I don't know. Maybe there is no correct pronunciation.

It is unfortunate that Islam can be split into I slam, which evokes the 9-11 attacks.
The anagrams for Islam are also: Mails, A Slim, A Mils, La Mis, La Ism, Lam Is, Alms I, Lams I, Las Mi, As Mil.

A Slim could be Slim Shady or Carlos Slim. Muslims smoking Virginia Slims. The world is nuts. I hope you don't take offense.

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