Cikos@lemmy.world to Reddit@lemmy.world · 13 days agoA jeweler friend of mine banned from /r/somethingimade because he recreate a ring found in a viking burial site with inscription "for allah" citing it promotes terrorism.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square168fedilinkarrow-up1235arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1234arrow-down1imageA jeweler friend of mine banned from /r/somethingimade because he recreate a ring found in a viking burial site with inscription "for allah" citing it promotes terrorism.lemmy.worldCikos@lemmy.world to Reddit@lemmy.world · 13 days agomessage-square168fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareAllero@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up3·12 days agoThis made me realize that, throughout basically all of Viking history, Islam was already a thing. Curious.
minus-squarekoetje78@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·12 days ago“Allah” is also simply the Arabic word for God, and was actually also used there before Islam. Although there could be further clues that link these rings to Islam, of course.
minus-squareexasperation@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·12 days agoYeah, “Allah” is what Lebanese, Syrian, and other Arab Christians have called their Christian God as well.
This made me realize that, throughout basically all of Viking history, Islam was already a thing. Curious.
“Allah” is also simply the Arabic word for God, and was actually also used there before Islam.
Although there could be further clues that link these rings to Islam, of course.
Yeah, “Allah” is what Lebanese, Syrian, and other Arab Christians have called their Christian God as well.