Ilah

Also known as ’ilāh

thumb|Gilded statuette of El (deity)|El from [[Ugarit, Father of the gods; explains the origin of the word Ilah.]]

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Instance of: word
Subclass of: deity
Image: Green Shahada.svg
Said to be same as: God

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language of work or name: Arabic
different from: Allah
partially coincident with: Allahumma
maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Islam
work available at URL: www.qurananalysis.com/?q=إله
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Etymology
Current usages
See also
References
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thumb|Gilded statuette of El (deity)|El from [[Ugarit, Father of the gods; explains the origin of the word Ilah.]]

''''''' (; plural: ') is an Arabic term meaning "god" or deity, refers to anything or anyone that is worshipped. The feminine form is ''''''' (, meaning "goddess"); with the article, it appears as ' (). The word is spelled either with an optional diacritic alif to mark the '''' only in Qur'anic texts or (more rarely) with a full alif, .

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