What Was the Christian Arab Word for G*d?

The name of God in the Quran is Aḷḷāh, that much is clear. We also know that the Quran explicitly equates its God with the God the Christians and Jews follow. Today Arabic Christian and Jews alike will indeed call their God that. But where does this name come from? 🧵 pic.twitter.com/KolqWmXVPz

— Marijn "i before j" van Putten (@PhDniX) October 19, 2021

Holy Friday Lamentations

Rejoice O Bethany

Boston Byzantine Choir:


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Lazarus Saturday

The Paschal Canon in Arabic

Shema Israel

Hebrew, Aramaic, and Arabic

Yahya ibn Adi

Lost and Found: Newly Discovered Christian Philosophy in Arabic By Peter Adamson

Pentecost

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Is there anything more seductive to the ear than a sung Semitic language (e.g. Arabic) during Divine Liturgy? I'm not sure if Greek chant can compare, even though the music for Greek chant is Eastern as well.

Byzantine Hymn of the Nativity

Divine Liturgy (in Arabic)