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Allah الله (pronounced: Allaah), is the Arabicname of God. It is not specific to Islam; Arab Christians and Jews also use it. "Allah" is the word used for God (الله) in Arabic Bibles. Out of 114 Suras in Quran, 113 begin with "Bism' Allah Al-rahman Al-rahim" (بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم) which means "In the name of Allah, the most kind, the most merciful". Unlike the English word "God", the importance of reading the Qur'an in Arabic in Islamic culture has resulted in the name "Allah" being used by Muslims world-wide, regardless of their language. Also the cognate Aramaic term appears in the Aramaic version of the New Testament, called the Pshitta (or Peshitta) as one of the words Jesus used to refer to God, e.g., in the sixth Beatitude, "Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see Alaha." And in the Arabic Bible the same words (Mt 5,8): "طُوبَى لأَنْقِيَاءِ الْقَلْبِ، فَإِنَّهُمْ سَيَرَوْنَ الله" The Qur'an also uses the related name Allahumma, which may be an Arabic rendering of Elohim, the divine name used in the Hebrew Bible.
From an Islamic point of view, Allah is the most precious name of God because it is not a descriptive name like other Ninety-nine names of Allah, but the name of God's own presence. The Islamic concept of mankind's place in the universe hinges on the notion that Allah, or God, is the only true reality. There is nothing permanent other than Him. Allah is considered eternal and "uncreated", whereas everything else in the universe is "created." The Quran describes Him in Sura 112: "Say: He is Allah, Singular. Allah, the Absolute. He begetteth not nor was begotten. And to Him have never been one equal."
Muslims, when referring to the name, add the words "Subhanahu wa Ta'ala" after it, meaning "Glorified and Exalted is He" as a sign of reverence. The entire religion of Islam is based on the idea of getting closer to Allah. Although commonly referred to as a "He", Allah is considered genderless, but it is deemed disrespectful to refer to Him as "it." It is impossible to create a plural form or change the gender. When Greek or other polytheistic deities are discussed in Arabic, it is customary to use the expression ilaah, a "deity" or lower-case "god".
Allah is considered by Muslims to be omnipotent, omnipresent, and omniscient. He is said to be "in Heaven" (Quran 67:16) and "in the heavens and the earth" (6:3), but also said to be "nearer to him [man] than his jugular vein" (Quran 50:16); He constantly watches all that goes on in the world, and knows all things.
Although the name "Allah" is most commonly associated with Islam, it was also used in pre-Islamic times. It was used by ArabChristians in the pre-Islamic Umm al-Jimal inscription (6th century). The father of Muhammad, Islam's prophet, had the name "Abdullah", which translates "servant of Allah." The pre-Islamic pagan Arabs claimed that the chief god at Mecca, Hubal, had three daughters, a belief condemned in Quran 53:19. Arabic-speaking Jews and Christians refer to God as Allah, and the Hebrew form of this name, El (אל) or Eloh (אלוה), was used as an Old Testament synonym for Yahweh (יהוה). The Aramaic word for God is alôh-ô (Syriac dialect), which comes from the same Proto-Semitic word (*'ilâh-) as the Arabic and Hebrew terms; Jesus Christ is described in Mark 15:34 and Matthew 27:46 as having used this word on the cross (in the forms elô-i and êl-i respectively).
Muslims believe that the name of Allah has existed since the time of Adam. The God in Islam is believed by Muslims to be the same God worshipped by Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad. According to Islam, Allah is the God of Abraham, and thus the Muslims claim to be followers of the same God of Judaism and Christianity.
Muslims do not try to draw or depict Allah in any way, according to Islamic belief it could lead to idol worship. Instead, they focus on His 99 "Attributes that are stated in the Qur'an, the holy book of the Muslims. Nearly one third of the book is used describing Allah's attributes and actions. Also, "hadith qudsi" are special recorded sayings of Muhammad to Muslims where he quotes what Allah says to him. The ninety-nine "Attributes" are frequently written in calligraphic Arabic as a permissible decoration, which adorns mosques and homes of Muslims.
There are many phrases with Allah's name in it:
Allahu Akbar (الله اكبر ) (God is greater [than to be described])
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Allah الله (pronounced: Allaah), is the