The suffix “IM” of the word “ELOHIM” is a plural of respect in Hebrew. (Remember that in Arabic and Hebrew there are two types of plurals. One of numbers and the other of honour as in Royal proclamations. Since the plural of honour is uncommon in the language of the European, he has confused these plurals to connote a plurality in the “Godhead,” hence his justification for his Doctrine of the Holy Trinity - the Father, Son and Holy Ghost). Hence ELOHIM = ELOH + IM. Now I want you to perform an exercise. Do you see the words: YA- HUWA ELOH-IM? Place your left hand index finger on the first two letters “YA” meaning oh! and the other index finger on the “IM” a plural of respect. What you now have remaining in Huwa Eloh or Huwa Elah. El in Hebrew means God, and Elah or Eloh also stands for the same name - God. Therefore, “Huwa el Elah” or Huwa ‘L Lah, which is identical to the Quranic expression - Huwal lah hu (meaning: He is Allah) of the verse “qul huwal lah hu ahud say: he is Allah he is one” (Quran 112:1) The above exercise proves that El, Elah and Elohim are not three distinctly different words. They all represent the single Arabic word Allah This is not my wishful thinking. Please see below. It is a photostatic reproduction of a page from the English Bible, edited by Rev. C. I. Scofield, D.D., with his Bible Commentary· This Doctor of Divinity is well respected among the Bible Scholars of the Christian world. He is backed in his “New and Improved Edition” of this translation by a galaxy of eight other D.D.’s: Rev. Henry G. Weston, D.D., LL.D., President Crozer Theological Seminary. Rev. W. G. Moorehead, D.D., President Xenia (U.I,) Theological Seminary. Rev. lames M. Gray, D.D., President Moody Bible Institute. Rev. Elmore Harris, D.D., President Toronto Bible Institute. Rev. William !. Erdman, D.D., Author “The Gospel Of John,” Etc. Rev. Arthur T. Pierson, D.D., Author, Editor, Teacher, Etc. Rev. William L. Pettingill, D.D., Author, Editor, Teacher. Arno C. Gaebelein, Author “Harmoney Of Prophetic Word,” Etc. I have not listed the above luminaries to awe you. They have been unanimous in supporting Rev. Scofield in his “New and Improved” commentary. Please note that in their comment No 1, they concur that - “Elohim, (sometimes El or Elah meaning God)” and alternatively spelled “Alah” (line three, third word). All the eight D.D.’s above could not have been blind in dittoing the spelling “Alah” for God. How far were they from the Arabic word spelled - Allah - in English, I ask you dear reader? This is Allah’s handiwork, but the Devil (I must give him a capital “D,” he deserves it) was not slow in making a quick come-back through his agents. He succeeded in firing all the D.D.’s responsible for that debacle, and had them replaced by nine others with more impressive degrees than the previous lot. You will find them in the recent reproduction of “The New Scofield Reference Bible.” You will not be able to lay your hands anymore on the Bible with “Alah” in it. The Devil has seen to that. My only plea I had made some public statements regarding my discovery of the word “Alah” as alternatively spelled from the usual Christian spelling “Elah.” My plea to the Christians was this that spell the word as you like, with an “A” or an “E”, with a single “L” or double “LL’s”, but for goodness sake pronounce the word correctly, as we Muslims do. Because even with its proper Anglicised spelling - Allah: “it is so far from its Arabic original, when pronounced with a thin English consonant and feeble vowels, that many an Arab Muslim would find it unrecognizable.” Says Rev. Kenneth Cragg, the Anglican Bishop of Jerusalem in his book, “The Call of the Minaret,” page 36. As much as the Englishman has the right to dictate to us as to how his language is to be sounded, surely we Muslims have as much right to demand a common courtesy when taking the name of God. We do not wish the word Allah to go into limbo like the “Yahuwa” of the Jews. More than 6000 times the formula “YAHUWA ELAH,” or ya”HUWA ALAH,” or “HUWAllah,” (He is Allah!) occur in the Hebrew manuscripts of the Jewish Bible, commonly called the “Old Testament,” by the Christians. If this fact is openly acknowledged by the learned men of Christianity and broadcasted as Rev. Scofield had done then the day for Muslims and Christians to worship God together would not be far distant. But the Devil will not have it. Vested interests are involved. Instead of pronouncing the word ALAH correctly, they would rather have the whole word omitted. Quick abrogation “Now You See It” - “Now You Don’t” is an old, old gimmick in the West. Compare the above and see how cleverly, how deftly the new band of missionaries expunged the word “Alah” from the “Authorised King James Version” of the Scofield translation of the Bible. As a guide to one of the largest Mosques in the Southern Hemisphere, the Juma Musjid, Durban, my companions and I are often asked by the tourists, “Why Allah?” “Is He another God?” The answer of course is “NO!” There is not another God. The Muslim creed, is: “There is no God except Allah!” makes this explicit; every Muslim must utter this unequivocal statement. And the second half is “Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah,” excludes even Muhammad from being associated with Allah in His Divinity. We are made to say, so - Not even Muhammad is God, or object of worship. It is Allah, and Allah alone who is the Only True God. For further examples of the Christian gymnastics in the Bible, see:
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