Relevant to this topic is another book by Karen Armstrong titled "A History of God". It surveys 4000 yrs history of man's understanding of Divinity in Jewish, Christian and Muslim religions. Great read. Also, available on tape.
Thanks, ahang. Tom Cole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@list.jccc.net on 08/11/2003 10:17:05 PM Please respond to "Baha'i Studies" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Baha'i Studies" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc: Subject: Re: Allah the Christian God I am reading right now the book Muhammad by Karen Armstrong (who is an excellent author IMO). 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. Their names were al-Lat, al-Uzza, and Manat. My guess is that El was also a tribal god before He became the name of the One God. Tom On Monday, August 11, 2003, at 11:06 PM, Don Calkins wrote: > > On 8/11/03 22:46, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> >>> My understanding is that al-Lah was at one point one of many gods, >> as was El of the tribes Caanan. But with the Revelations of Abraham, >> Moses, and Mohammad, the name became the Name of the One God. >> The name of a tribal god over time becoming the Name of the One. >> >> Tom >>> >> > > Somewhere I got the idea that Allah evolved from the word for 'lord', > so that one possible translation would be "There is no lord but the > Lord . . . ." > > Is this another one of my figments? > > Don C > > - - - - - > > He who believes himself spiritual proves he is not. > > > > ---------- > 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) > ---------- 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) This communication is for use by the intended recipient and contains information that may be privileged, confidential or copyrighted under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby formally notified that any use, copying or distribution of this e-mail, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited. Please notify the sender by return e-mail and delete this e-mail from your system. Unless explicitly and conspicuously designated as "E-Contract Intended", this e-mail does not constitute a contract offer, a contract amendment, or an acceptance of a contract offer. This e-mail does not constitute a consent to the use of sender's contact information for direct marketing purposes or for transfers of data to third parties. Francais Deutsch Italiano Espanol Portugues Japanese Chinese Korean http://www.DuPont.com/corp/email_disclaimer.html ---------- 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)
