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GregBoyd
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| Posted 10/11/2001 2:31 AM (GMT -6) |   | Faith asks: I read something saying that Muhammed chose his Allah from a Pagan god and that there is a deep spiritual battle because of the demonic forces at work. Has anyone heard anything like that or of a good book that might tell me more?
Doc: Allah was one of a number of tribal deities Arabs worshipped. Mohammed managed to elevate him to the status of the one true God and get other tribes to unite under this banner. I believe there IS a distinct spiritual cloud surrounding Islam -- though this is various ways and degrees true of the entire world (2 Cor 4:4-6).
For a recent hard hitting book on the topic, see J. Ottis, The Last of the Giants.
Doc
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Trista
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| Posted 10/11/2001 11:00 AM (GMT -6) | | You may want to check out the site: www.arabnews.com
A particularly interesting Opinion article ran Tuesday October 9th - A Saudi Perspective
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