1.  DEAR ABE: Muslims pray to “Allah”.  Is Allah the same God of the Christians and Jews? -- JUSTIN, NEW YORK

DEAR JUSTIN: Yes; Allah is God the Creator, the same God of the Christians and Jews [1].  Allah is just the Arabic word for God and does not symbolize a different god.  So, when the Christians and Jews that speak Arabic call on God, they say “Allah”.  There are Muslim leaders who refuse to use...