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From: jnawaz@skat.usc.edu (Jemshed Nawaz)
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Subject: Re: Why Allah?
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Date: 13 May 91 21:18:28 GMT
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Taken from "Khalif'ornia" publication:

ALLAH: The supreme name of the Almighty Creator of the universe.

Praise be to Allah(SWT), The Creator, Who is All-Powerful and Who
rules alone; The Everlasting and Eternal. Allah(SWT) transcends
everything. Allah(SWT) is the Worshipped One in Whom all things take
refuge. He is above our comprehension and imagination, He is known to
us by His attributes and signs. The word ALLAH(SWT) is a proper and
true name of God, through which man calls upon Him.
	According to some of the Great scholars of Islam, like Imam
Shaf'aii and Imam Ghazali, the word Allah(SWT) has no root word, and
cannot be reduced to the theoretical grammatical components. In Arabic
"ALLAH(SWT)" is an unalterable proper noun. It is not masculine,
feminine, or plural.
	Other scholars believe that the word Allah(SWT) is derived
from "Aleha/Walaha". This means to worship, to obey, to submit, and
something that astonishes and amazes you. Something undescribable,
tranquil, fearing from, protected by, attached to, raised up, and
elevated.