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Line 128: − − ==Islam and Paganism== − − Although Muslims profess belief in a single [[God]], historical evidence shows that the god Allah was originally a pagan lunar god worshiped in Mesopotamia and the Levant,<ref>[http://www.biblebelievers.org.au/moongod.htm Alah - The Moon God]</ref><ref>[http://www.chick.com/information/religions/islam/]</ref>, though Muslims deny this, poitning out that there is no mention of this in the Qur'an, and repeat the Qur'anic claim that Allah is the God of [[Abraham]], as worshipped by Christians and Jews.<ref>The Qur'an, Sura 37 [http://www.amazon.com/Holy-Quran-Allamah-Nooruddin/dp/0963206702]</ref><ref>Abramahov, "Islamic Theology". Edinburgh University Press: Edinburgh, 1988. [http://www.amazon.com/Islamic-Theology-Binyamin-Abrahamov/dp/0748611029/sr=8-4/qid=1172042917/ref=pd_bbs_sr_4/105-1837174-2630046?ie=UTF8&s=books]</ref>
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However, Islam does recognize Christians and Jews as "people of the book" since both refer to one God only, and recognize Abraham (Ibrahim in Arabic) as a founding prophet.
However, Islam does recognize Christians and Jews as "people of the book" since both refer to one God only, and recognize Abraham (Ibrahim in Arabic) as a founding prophet.
==Sharia==
==Sharia==