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Most consider it to be derived from a contraction of the Arabic definite article al-and ilāh "deity, god" to al-lāh meaning "the deity, the God". [20] Indeed, there is "the interchangeability of al-ilāh and allāh in early Arabic poetry even when composed by the Christian ʿAdī ibn Zayd . [ 21 ]
Allāh is the Arabic word referring to God in Abrahamic religions. [25] [26] [27] In the English language, the word generally refers to God in Islam.The Arabic word Allāh is thought to be derived by contraction from al-ʾilāh, which means "the god", [1] (i.e., the only god) and is related to El and Elah, the Hebrew and Aramaic words for God.
In Arabic, ilah refers to anyone or anything that is worshipped. [2] The feminine is ʾilāhat ( إلاهة , meaning " goddess "); with the article, it appears as al-ʾilāhat ( الإلاهة ). The Arabic word for God ( Allāh ) is thought to be derived from it (in a proposed earlier form al-Lāh ) though this is disputed.
The Arabic names of God are used to form theophoric given names commonly used in Muslim cultures throughout the world, mostly in Arabic speaking societies. Because the names of God themselves are reserved to God and their use as a person's given name is considered religiously inappropriate, theophoric names are formed by prefixing the term ...
Sakhr is a god worshipped by the Banu Haritha of the Aws tribe. [18] Attested: Salm Attested: Al-Samh Al-Samh is a god worshipped by the Banu Zurayq of the Khazraj tribe. [18] Attested: Sha'd Sha'd was one of the nomadic gods of the Arabs in Palmyra, paired with Ma'n. Attested: Shafr Shafr is a god worshipped by the Banu Khatma of the Aws tribe ...
Allah—meaning 'the God' in Arabic—is the word for God in Islam. [37] The word Allah has been used by Arabic people of different religions since pre-Islamic times. More specifically, it has been used as a term for God by Muslims (both Arab and non-Arab) and Arab Christians. God has many names in Islam.
Haqq (Arabic: حقّ ḥaqq) is the Arabic word for truth. In Islamic contexts, it is also interpreted as right and reality. Al-Haqq, 'the truth', is one of the names of God in the Qur'an. It is often used to refer to God as the Ultimate Reality in Islam.
Khalq (arabic: خلق), which is the Arabic root word for the name of God Al-Khaliq, has three different meanings in the Arabic language: 1- Khalq means bringing something from non-existence into existence, which is believed to be an ability that God alone is capable of.