MUSLIM FUN FACT OF THE DAY: A friend posted an article on FB and wanted to be inclusive and respectful, so she wrote "God/Allah ..." It made me wonder how many people think "Allah" is somehow different than the God they grew up learning about. So the lesson of the day - the word "Allah" is simply Arabic for "God." If you are an Arab Jew (yes, they exist) or an Arab Christian or any Arabic-speaking human who believes in the concept of "God" you will use the word "Allah." The word is NOT EXCLUSIVE to Muslims, but since the Qur'an's language is Arabic ... shocker ... the Arabic word "Allah" is used. Allah is not a different being. As I previously stated, as a faith that also view the Prophet Abraham (PBUH) as the "father of our religion," Muslims do not have a different concept of "God." I do not ascribe to the "your God v. my God" line of thinking. Allah (الله) = Elohim (אלוהים) = Dios = Dieu = Gott = Dio = Theós (θεός) = God ... whatever your native tongue He is one and the same. And here's a "fun fact" bonus lesson: Jesus (PBUH) spoke Aramaic (which most linguists agree is "an ancestral" language to Arabic and Hebrew). The Aramaic word for "God" is ʼĔlāhā, or Alaha. And from Alaha came Allah, which again Arabic-speakers of all Abrahamic faiths, use to mean "God". So really, Allah is pretty dang close to the words Jesus (PBUH) himself uttered; so maybe you might want to take it easy on the "Allah" jokes, eh? :) #MuslimFunFactOfTheDay