The blessed name "Allaah" is derived from the Arabic verb alaha/yalahu/malooh [the root of which is the three letters alif, laam, haa]. This verb includes the meaning of love as well as worship. Allaah, may He be glorified and exalted, is the One Who is loved, glorified and feared by the believers, and they put their hope in Him.”
Ref: “Doubts of one who is interested in Islam – IslamQA (Shaykh Muhammad Saalih al-Munajjid)”
In Hebrew, El, Elah, Elohim (Genesis 1:1, Psalm 82:1, Daniel 6:26)
The corresponding Aramaic form is ʼElāh (אלה), but its emphatic state is ʼElāhā (אלהא). It is written as ܐܠܗܐ (ʼĔlāhā) in Biblical Aramaic and ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ (ʼAlāhā) in Syriac, both meaning simply "God"
Ref: [The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon – Entry for ʼlh Archived 18 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine]
We know that The language of Prophet Jesus PBUH was Aramaic not Greek in the first place.
As In Aramaic Peshitta, The Syriac Aramaic version of The New Testament from the 3rd Century:
John 20:17 in the Peshitta (Syriac Aramaic): Jesus said "Alaha/Alah"
- Syriac (Late Aramaic ) Text: ܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܝܫܘܥ ܠܐ ܬܡܪܣܝܢܝ ܠܐܝܬ ܐܣܩܬ ܠܐܒܝ ܐܠܐ ܙܠܝ ܠܐܚܝ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܢܐ ܣܩ ܠܐܒܝ ܘܐܒܘܟܘܢ ܘܠܐܠܗܝ ܘܐܠܗܟܘܢ
Transliteration: ammar lah Yeshuʿ la t'marseeni l'aet asqat l'abi ala zali l'ahay w'ammar lahun ana saq l'abi w'abukhun w'Alahi w'Alahkhun
Translation: Jesus said to her, "Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to my Father. But go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’"
The Root Aleph (ʾ), Lamed (l), and He (h) of the word for God in Arabic, Syriac-Aramaic and Hebrew are the Same!
• The Root:
1. Arabic: ʾ-l-h (أ-ل-ه) [Allah]
2. Aramaic: ʾ-l-h (ܐ-ܠ-ܗ) [Alaha]
3. Hebrew: ʾ-l-h (א-ל-ה) [Elah]
Arabic-speaking Christians and Jews also refer to God as Allāh.
Ref: ["Islam and Christianity", Encyclopedia of Christianity 2001]
So there's no way of saying that Muslims pray to a different God; Rather Muslims pray to The same God, The God of Abraham, The God of Isra'el, The God of Moses, Jesus & Muhammad (peace & blessings be on them)
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