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Allah

[ al-uh, ah-luh ]

/ ˈæl ə, ˈɑ lə /

noun Islam.

the Supreme Being; God.

Origin of Allah

< Arabic Allāh, akin to ilāh god

Example sentences from the Web for allah

I used to run a blog in Arabic called “Nour Alakl” and ran a satirical Facebook page under the pseudonym “Allah.”

What It’s Like to Be an Atheist in Palestine |Waleed al-Husseini, Movements.Org |December 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Allah seems unlikely to enter into a “personal” relationship with Muslims, who readily submit to the divine will.

Does Pope Francis Believe Christians and Muslims Worship the Same God? |Jay Parini |December 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Indeed, does Francis, or any Christian, genuinely accept that God is God, whether his name be Allah or God?

Does Pope Francis Believe Christians and Muslims Worship the Same God? |Jay Parini |December 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
When we asked about where the ammunition in the Korengal came from, all that Zalwar Khan ever said was, “They came from Allah.”

Heart of Darkness: Into Afghanistan’s Taliban Valley |Matt Trevithick, Daniel Seckman |November 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

“[ISIS] will one day rule the world with the will of Allah,” he tweeted.

The Loser Who Wanted to Be the ISIS Agent Next Door |Michael Daly |September 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I should give thanks to Allah if he were dead, no matter how he died.

A Soldier of the Legion |C. N. Williamson
The Hodja was very happy; for now he was the creditor in Allah's books for one thousand piasters.

Told in the Coffee House |Cyrus Adler
After much consideration, he decided that it was not Allah's wish that he should at once give this money in charity.

Told in the Coffee House |Cyrus Adler
Allah has commissioned me to preach this to men, and to urge them to embrace it.

The Story of the Crusades |E. M. Wilmot-Buxton
The cataclysm the machine made—evidently they hadn't been so clever as they thought, may Allah rot their souls!

The Giants From Outer Space |Geoff St. Reynard

British Dictionary definitions for allah

Allah

/ (ˈælə) /

noun

Islam the Muslim name for God; the one Supreme Being

Word Origin for Allah

C16: from Arabic, from al the + Ilāh god; compare Hebrew elōah

Cultural definitions for allah

Allah

The name for God, the Supreme Being, in the Arabic language; the common name for God in Islam.