Allah

[ al-uh, ah-luh, ah-lah ]

noun

, Islam.

1. the Supreme Being; God.

Allah

/ ˈælə /

noun

1. Islam the Muslim name for God; the one Supreme Being

Allah

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Allah¹

First recorded in 1580–90; from Arabic Allāh, akin to ilāh “god”

Word History and Origins

Origin of Allah¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From The Daily Beast

Allah seems unlikely to enter into a “personal” relationship with Muslims, who readily submit to the divine will.

From The Daily Beast

Indeed, does Francis, or any Christian, genuinely accept that God is God, whether his name be Allah or God?

From The Daily Beast

A white single mother to a seven-year-old son, she works (or worked) at the local mall, and only recently got into Allah.

From The 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.”

From The Daily Beast

Allah had turned the hearts of the great white men and rescued his chosen people in the hour of imminent danger.

From Project Gutenberg

How she didn't turn turtle is known only to Allah and Maturin; and One is great and the other's a damned fine sailor.

From Project Gutenberg

Men say I am reckless in danger, as though tempting Allah to write my name in the book of doom.

From Project Gutenberg

And the prince called Allah to witness that their troubles were at an end; that three years should see them masters of all Islam.

From Project Gutenberg

Sef built it for his fair ones and poets to roam, and think themselves in Allah's paradise.

From Project Gutenberg