Allah

Also known as Allâh, ﷲ, Allaah, الله, Allāh, God (Arabic), God in Arabic, Allah (word)

thumb|right|The word 'Allah' in thuluth calligraphy

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"Allah" is the Arabic word for God, used by Muslims to refer to the one God in Islam, as well as by Arabic-speaking Christians and Jews to refer to God in their faiths. The term is central to Islam, appearing throughout the Quran and forming the foundation of Muslim belief and practice.

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Commons category: Allah in calligraphy
IPA transcription: ʔɑɫˈɫɑːh
native label: الله
Stack Exchange tag: islam.stackexchange.com/tags/allah

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Etymology
History of usage
Pre-Islamic Arabia
Islamic period
Early Islam
Islamic theology
Present day
Islam
Christianity
Pronunciation
As a loanword
English and other European languages
Malaysian and Indonesian language
Typography
Unicode
Gallery
National flags with "Allah" written on them
See also
Notes
References
General and cited references
Further reading
Online
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thumb|right|The word 'Allah' in thuluth calligraphy

Allah ( ; , ) is the Arabic language term for God, specifically the monotheistic God of Abraham. Outside of Arabic languages, it is principally associated with Islam (in which it is also considered the proper name), although the term was used in pre-Islamic Arabia and continues to be used today by Arabic-speaking adherents of any of the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism and Christianity. It is thought to be derived by contraction from al-ilāh (, ) and is linguistically related to other Semitic God names, such as Aramaic ( ) and Hebrew ( ).