Tracing a word "god"
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If anybody is skilled enough to trace word "god" to its origin I'd be glad to read about it. In my language we use "bog", which I see has its root in a Latin word we use as "pagan"; similarly "bogyani" is "pagani" (pagans). These words were used as derogatory to point to the people who have strange customs or customs different then ones who used a word for them, it's similar as we today use "pagan". So, in short, "pagan" has his "pog", used in my language for "bog", as I understand.
Many languages also use Hellenic "theo(s)" as "dios", "deus", etc. English "god" and German "Gott" (their nouns are capitalized) and probably some Scandinavian languages use similar words, but I don't know their origin.
Arabic "ilaah" and its similar words in "semitic languages" I understand as "one distracting from something to it/him". As feminine participle "aalihet" its a collective noun with the same meaning, and I see that it originates "elite" used in many languages today. Allah is not el- + ilaah, but rather el- + laah, which has an opposite root and is a potential noun, so laah could mean "who/what can attract to him/it", and with el- it points to One laah. This root is talking about something interesting, amusing, entertaining, etc.
If we look we'll see that only Allah witnesses Laa ilaahe illallah, because we cannot keep a constant focus on Him, we are being distracted all the time. By getting rid of these distractions we're getting closer to Him, as we're starting to "see Him 'behind' everything". So, if we, for example, are got attracted by the Qur'an for Qur'an (sorta l'art pour l'art) then the Qur'an is our laah, and ilaah from Allah, but if we're driven by Allah to the Qur'an it's something else. As we can like some shirt cause some special person gave it to us.
So, thanks in advance if somebody's willing to share own views on tracing word "god" in English.
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The origin of the english word "god".
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_(word)I agree with you on this statement
"By getting rid of these distractions we're getting closer to Him, as we're starting to "see Him 'behind' everything""That's the reason why I use different name now, as 'name', which is an element of language, doesn't matter what matter is the 'concept' that symbolize by the name. I use "The One Infinite" as there's nothing else that is infinite than the one, the is, that has no beginning and no end, that exist in all universes and beyond, the ultimate source and the ultimate destination.
"The tao that can be told is not the eternal tao, The name that can be named is not the enduring and unchanging name. Having no name, it is the Originator of heaven and earth; having a name, it is the Mother of all things."
-- Lao Tse, Tao The Ching verse 1Thus mapping the 'concept' I found similarities with what Lao Tse defined as Tao, Jesus defined as "Heavenly Father" and what in Vedic/Yogic tradition defined as "Brahman".
From https//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahman
Brahman connotes the highest universal principle, the ultimate reality in the universe it is the immaterial, efficient, formal and final cause of all that exists It is the pervasive, infinite, eternal truth, consciousness and bliss which does not change, yet is the cause of all changes. Brahman as a metaphysical concept refers to the single binding unity behind diversity in all that exists in the universe.And totally agree with Ramana Maharshi's statement of
"Brahman Satyam, Jagat Mithya"
Only Brahman (truly) exist, the universes is an illusion / not realSuch is my explanation to the reason why I agree with your explanation of
"getting rid of these distractions we're getting closer to Him"Having said that; the process of 'getting rid of distractions' is a natural process that every entity, human or non human, will naturally embarked on and it should not be enforced let alone through 'fear'. The 'process' of each will be uniquely different, the journey will be uniquely different yet the ultimate destination is the same, as there is no other ultimate destination.
"Ultimately everyone will realize that there is only one person in the room"
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Thanks for your input, but wikipedia's page is not helpful for this.
I think that meaning behind this noun should be important to us, since I don't think that bismillah means "In the name of Allah", but rather "by naming of Allah" in a sense "for the naming of Allah" or "for understanding name of Allah". This "naming" is not "giving a name to somebody/something", but understanding what is behind somebody's name.
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understanding what is behind somebody's name.
And I just give my thought on what's being referred to by a label/name/symbol.
Be mindful that 'name' originated from a series of 'audio signal' and only very small portion of creatures on this gigantic multi universes that communicate through exchanging 'audio signal'. Among those are human on planet earth.
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And I just give my thought on what's being referred to by a label/name/symbol.
Be mindful that 'name' originated from a series of 'audio signal' and only very small portion of creatures on this gigantic multi universes that communicate through exchanging 'audio signal'. Among those are human on planet earth.
Yes, I'm grateful for your input, even it didn't answer my question. Speaking of sounds... I understand elif-laam-meem as "sounding", "shouting", and the reason for us to get the Qur'an is for naming Him bismillahir-raHmaanir-raHeem elif-laam-meem dhaalike-l-kitaabu laa raybe fi-h...
(please don't say that the Earth is planet, people are sensitive to this topic here lol)