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

Anzorov made an initial note on his telephone that read: “A teacher has shown his class a picture of the messenger of Allah naked.”

From BBC

“I pray to Allah that the strike will make the Sayyid lose his patience.”

From Los Angeles Times

“We ask the people to pray for those who are behind the maintenance we’re witnessing now and to make the country look better than it was. May Allah have mercy upon them,” he says.

From BBC

Writing in Arabic, Morsy added: "We belong to Allah and to him we shall return."

From BBC

May Allah cause his hate to unite us, the Muslims, and wake us up from our present miseries.

From Salon