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)
