To say that Allah of the Koran and God of the Bible are the same conflicts with everything that is said in both texts. They are not the same and it is OBVIOUS. It is extremely lucid even with minimal reading. The basic characteristics of God and Allah are completely different. Just to make some easy points:
God of the Bible loves all unconditionally, while Allah does not.
The Bible thrives on a personal relationship with God, while Allah will have nothing of the sort.
I know that I personally would never use "Allah" when referring to my God. It would create confusion and, quite frankly, make no sense at all.
What you're saying makes sense, but seeing as this entire album is pretty much campfire songs taken from a Sufi Islam text, which I believe is what his mother followed, I think that it would be safe to say that Aaron (at least) is embracing his faith in general more than just the Hebrew/Christian God. I'd also like to note how interesting it is that most of these praise songs could be considered either Christian or Islamic. Just for kicks I would say to google "Golden Words of a Sufi Sheikh," as the basis for most of the songs on...
What you're saying makes sense, but seeing as this entire album is pretty much campfire songs taken from a Sufi Islam text, which I believe is what his mother followed, I think that it would be safe to say that Aaron (at least) is embracing his faith in general more than just the Hebrew/Christian God. I'd also like to note how interesting it is that most of these praise songs could be considered either Christian or Islamic. Just for kicks I would say to google "Golden Words of a Sufi Sheikh," as the basis for most of the songs on the album can be found within the pages. Cheers.
You do realize that "Allah" is literally just the arabic word for God, right? And that all arabic speaking christians would still say Allah when referring to the christian God.
You do realize that "Allah" is literally just the arabic word for God, right? And that all arabic speaking christians would still say Allah when referring to the christian God.
To say that Allah of the Koran and God of the Bible are the same conflicts with everything that is said in both texts. They are not the same and it is OBVIOUS. It is extremely lucid even with minimal reading. The basic characteristics of God and Allah are completely different. Just to make some easy points:
I know that I personally would never use "Allah" when referring to my God. It would create confusion and, quite frankly, make no sense at all.
What you're saying makes sense, but seeing as this entire album is pretty much campfire songs taken from a Sufi Islam text, which I believe is what his mother followed, I think that it would be safe to say that Aaron (at least) is embracing his faith in general more than just the Hebrew/Christian God. I'd also like to note how interesting it is that most of these praise songs could be considered either Christian or Islamic. Just for kicks I would say to google "Golden Words of a Sufi Sheikh," as the basis for most of the songs on...
What you're saying makes sense, but seeing as this entire album is pretty much campfire songs taken from a Sufi Islam text, which I believe is what his mother followed, I think that it would be safe to say that Aaron (at least) is embracing his faith in general more than just the Hebrew/Christian God. I'd also like to note how interesting it is that most of these praise songs could be considered either Christian or Islamic. Just for kicks I would say to google "Golden Words of a Sufi Sheikh," as the basis for most of the songs on the album can be found within the pages. Cheers.
You do realize that "Allah" is literally just the arabic word for God, right? And that all arabic speaking christians would still say Allah when referring to the christian God.
You do realize that "Allah" is literally just the arabic word for God, right? And that all arabic speaking christians would still say Allah when referring to the christian God.