Allah (Arabic: الله, , IPA2: ʔalˤːɑːh pronunciation) is the standard Arabic word for 'God.' While the term is best known in the West for its use by Muslims as a reference to God, it is used by Arabic-speakers of all Abrahamic faiths, including Christians and Jews, in reference to "God". Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa, Allah "Allah." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia BritannicaColumbia Encyclopedia, Allah The term was also used by pagan Meccans as a reference to the creator-god, possibly the supreme deity in pre-Islamic Arabia.L. Gardet, "Allah", Encyclopedia of Islam

The concepts associated with the term Allah DERKA DERKA MUAMID GHAD ALALALALALALALA' (as a deity) differ among the traditions. In pre-Islamic Arabia amongst pagan Arabs, Allah was not the sole divinity, having associates and companions, sons and daughters, a concept strongly opposed by Islam. In Islam, God is the supreme and all-comprehensive divine name. All other divine names are believed to refer back to The One, God. Allah is unique, the only Deity, creator of the universe and omnipotent. Arab Christians today, having no other word for 'God' than Allah, use terms such as Allāh al-Āb'' (الله الآب) "God the Father". There are both similarities and differences between the concept of God as portrayed in the Qur'an and the Hebrew Bible. Allah does not have any associate or partner, and He does not beget nor was He begotten.

Unicode has a codepoint reserved for Allāh, lang: ﷲ = U+FDF2.Unicode Standard 5.0, p.479,492 1 Many Arabic type fonts feature special ligatures for Allah.

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Etymology

The term Allāh is derived from a contraction of the Arabic article al- and "deity, god" to meaning "the 2 deity, God" (ho theos monos). L. Gardet, Allah, Encyclopaedia of Islam Cognates of the name "Allāh" exist in other Semitic languages, including Hebrew and Aramaic. Columbia Encyclopaedia says: Derived from an old Semitic root referring to the Divine and used in the Canaanite El, the Mesopotamian ilu, and the biblical Elohim, the word Allah is used by all Arabic-speaking Muslims, Christians, Jews, and other monotheists. The corresponding Aramaic form is אֱלָהָא ˀĔlāhā in Biblical Aramaic and ܐܰܠܳܗܳܐ ˀAlâhâ or ˀĀlōho in Syriac.The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon - Entry for ˀlh