page_title: Allah
section_title: Islam
hierarchical_section_title: Allah / Usage / Islam
caption_attribution_description: العربية: لفظ الجلالة الله مكتوبة باللغه العربية على جدار eski camii في أدرنة ، تركيا Català: Una dona contempla el nom de Déu escrit en àrab sobre una paret a Edirne, Turquia Deutsch: Allāh-Kalligraphie in der Eski Cami (Moschee), Edirne English: Edirne old Mosque, Edirne Eski Camii. Woman looking at large writing of the word Allah in Arabic script Previous nominee of “Valued Image” on commons. Look here to see the discussion and why the nomination failed. Ελληνικά: το ονομα του Θεου στα αραβικα σε εναν τοιχο του Εσκι Camii στην Αδριανουπολη, στην Τουρκια Español: Una mujer contempla el nombre de Dios escrito en árabe sobre una pared en Edirne, Turquía Français&#160;: Le nom de Dieu écrit en arabe sur un mur d'Eski Cami à Edirne, Turquie Bahasa Indonesia: Kaligrafi Allah pada sebuah Masjid Tua di Turki Italiano: Il nome di Dio scritta in arabo su un muro di Eski Camii a Edirne, Turchia Lietuvių: Alachas parašytas ant sienos ,Turkija. Македонски: Натпис „Алах“ на еден ѕид на Ески Џами (Стара Џамија) во Одрин, Турција Nederlands: De naam van God in het Arabisch geschreven op een muur van Eski Camii in Edirne, Turkije Jawa: Kaligrafi Allah ing sawijining Masjid Tuwa ing Turki Português: O nome de Deus escrito em árabe em uma parede de Eski Camii em Edirne, Turquia Русский: имя Бога написана на арабском языке на одной из стен Эски Джамии в Эдирне, Турция Slovenčina: Kaligrafický nápis Al-lláh v mešite v Edirne (Turecko). தமிழ்: Edirne Eski Camii-க்கு வெளியே அல்லாஹ் என்ற எழுத்துகளும் ஒரு பெண்ணும் Türkçe: Edirne Eski Camii Dış Duvarı Allah kaligrafisi اردو: ایک مسجد کے باہر فن خطاطی کا ایک شاندار نمون
context_page_description: Allah is the Arabic word for God in Abrahamic religions. In the English language, the word generally refers to God in Islam. The word is thought to be derived by contraction from al-ilāh, which means "the god", and is related to El and Elah, the Hebrew and Aramaic words for God.
  The word Allah has been used by Arabic people of different religions since pre-Islamic times. More specifically, it has been used as a term for God by Muslims and Arab Christians. It is also often, albeit not exclusively, used in this way by Bábists, Bahá'ís, Mandaeans, Indonesian and Maltese Christians, and Mizrahi Jews. Similar usage by Christians and Sikhs in West Malaysia has recently led to political and legal controversies.
context_section_description: In Islam, Allah is the unique, omnipotent and only deity and creator of the universe and is equivalent to God in other Abrahamic religions. Allah is usually seen as the personal name of God, a notion which became disputed in contemporary scholarship, including the question, whether or not the word Allah should be translated as God.
  
  According to Islamic belief, Allah is the most common word to represent God, and humble submission to his will, divine ordinances and commandments is the pivot of the Muslim faith. "He is the only God, creator of the universe, and the judge of humankind." "He is unique (wāḥid) and inherently one (aḥad), all-merciful and omnipotent." The Qur'an declares "the reality of Allah, His inaccessible mystery, His various names, and His actions on behalf of His creatures." The concept correlates to the Tawhid, where the second last chapter of the Qur'an, the 112th Chapter of Al-'Ikhlās (The Sincerity) reads:
  Say: "He is Allah, [who is] One (al-Wāḥid).
  Allah, the Eternal Refuge (al-Aḥad).
  He neither begets nor is born,
  
  Nor is there to Him any equivalent."
  and in the Ayat ul-Kursi ("Verse of the Throne"), which is the 255th verse and the powerful verse in the longest chapter (the 2nd chapter) of the Qur'an, Al-Baqarah ("The Cow") states:
  "Allah! There is no deity but Him, the Alive, the Eternal.
  Neither slumber nor sleep overtaketh Him.
  Unto Him belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth.
  Who could intercede in His presence without His permission?
  He knoweth that which is in front of them and that which is behind them,
  while they encompass nothing of His knowledge except what He wills.
  His throne includeth the heavens and the earth,
  and He is never weary of preserving them.
  He is the Sublime, the Tremendous."
  In Islamic tradition, there are 99 Names of God (al-asmā' al-ḥusná lit. meaning: 'the best names' or 'the most beautiful names'), each of which evoke a distinct characteristic of Allah. All these names refer to Allah, the supreme and all-comprehensive divine name. Among the 99 names of God, the most famous and most frequent of these names are "the Merciful" (ar-Raḥmān) and "the Compassionate" (ar-Raḥīm), including the forementioned above al-Aḥad ("the One, the Indivisible") and al-Wāḥid ("the Unique, the Single").
  Most Muslims use the untranslated Arabic phrase in shā’a llāh (meaning 'if God wills') after references to future events. Muslim discursive piety encourages beginning things with the invocation of bi-smi llāh (meaning 'In the name of God'). There are certain phrases in praise of God that are favored by Muslims, including "Subḥāna llāh" (Glory be to God), "al-ḥamdu li-llāh" (Praise be to God), "lā ilāha illā llāh" (There is no deity but God) or sometimes "lā ilāha illā inta/ huwa" (There is no deity but You/ Him) and "Allāhu Akbar" (God is the Most Great) as a devotional exercise of remembering God (dhikr).
  In a Sufi practice known as dhikr Allah (Arabic: ذكر الله, lit. "Remembrance of God"), the Sufi repeats and contemplates the name Allah or other associated divine names to Him while controlling his or her breath. For example, in countless references in the context from the Qur'an forementioned above:
  1) Allah is referred to in the second person pronoun in Arabic as "Inta (Arabic: َإِنْت)" like the English "You", or commonly in the third person pronoun "Huwa (Arabic: َهُو)" like the English "He" and uniquely in the case pronoun of the oblique form "Hu/ Huw (Arabic: هو /-هُ)" like the English "Him" which rhythmically resonates and is chanted as considered a sacred sound or echo referring Allah as the "Absolute Breath or Soul of Life" - Al-Nafs al-Hayyah (Arabic: النّفس الحياة, an-Nafsu 'l-Ḥayyah) - notably among the 99 names of God, "the Giver of Life" (al-Muḥyī) and "the Bringer of Death" (al-Mumiyt);
  2) Allah is neither male or female (who has no gender), but who is the essence of the "Omnipotent, Selfless, Absolute Soul (an-Nafs, النّفس) and Holy Spirit" (ar-Rūḥ, الرّوح) - notably among the 99 names of God, "the All-Holy, All-Pure and All-Sacred" (al-Quddus);
caption: Allah script outside the Old Mosque in Edirne, Turkey.
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