> She points out that al-Lah was the main god > before the time of Muhammad. His holy place > was at the Ka'aba. al-Lah had three daughters > (banat al-Lah) > who each had a holy place as well.
Dear Tom, The Arab religion appears to have been derived from Mesopotamia where the High God (the God of thunder) likewise was depicted as having three daughters. > My guess is that El was also a tribal god > before He became the name of the One > God. Well, Yahweh definitely was. He was originally a god of thunder just like the others. warmest, Susan ---------- You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://list.jccc.net/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=bahai-st news://list.jccc.net/bahai-st http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist (public) http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] (public)
