Cir.2001) (con-eluding that plaintiffs’ allegations that deferred payment contracts were void as illegal constituted challenge to substance of loan agreements and should thus be decided by arbitrator rather than by court). Because Colburn’s void ab initio argument is an issue for the arbitrator, it does not furnish an adequate basis for denying PayDay’s motion to compel arbitration. C. The Enforceability of the Arbitration Agreement Finally, Colburn contends that the arbitration agreement is unconscionable under Alabama law and is void on its face because it is not dated. Because these contentions place in issue the enforceability of the arbitration agreement itself, they are to be decided by the court rather than by the arbitrator. See Prima Paint, 388 U.S. at 404, 87 S.Ct. at 1806 (<HOLDING>). 1. Unconscionability The FAA allows state law
holding if the claim is fraud in the inducement of the arbitration clause itself  an issue that goes to the making of the agreement to arbitrate  the federal court may proceed to adjudicate it otherwise claims involving the contract generally should be decided by the arbitrator holding that court should consider issues relating to making and performance of agreement to arbitrate holding the trial court may determine issue of condition precedent to enforcement of agreement to arbitrate holding that agreement to arbitrate any dispute arising out of contract authorized arbitrator to decide postjudgment interest issues holding that making of agreement to arbitrate was not called into question by general allegation that entire contract was void because of fraudulent inducement