McGrath of Harlow wrote:

Why use Allah when you're talking about Muslims and God when you're talking about Jews or Christians? It's the same God.

Essentially the same religion, more especially when it comes to Judaism and Islam.

"The same God?" Yes, that's true. However, using the term "Allah" when referring to God in an Islamic context is proper. When I studied the basics of Islam, from an Egyptian Muslim professor, at SUNY, that is what we taught to do.

I have studied basic Islam and Judaism in depth. I am a practicing Reconstructionist Jew. Despite some similarities, including aspects of kashruth/hallal, to suggest that they are "essentially the same religion," is to demonstrate a profound ignorance of both.

However to suggest that Judaism and Islam are "