Allah

[al-uh, ah-luh]

noun Islam.

the Supreme Being; God.

Origin of Allah

< Arabic Allāh, akin to ilāh god

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Examples from the Web for allah

Contemporary Examples

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
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
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
A white single mother to a seven-year-old son, she works (or worked) at the local mall, and only recently got into Allah.
The FBI’s Bogus ISIS Bust
James Poulos
November 21, 2014
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

Historical Examples

In the fire of last night the hand of Allah wrote their doom.
Leila, Complete
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
The great prophet of Allah, however, knew a good cat when he saw it.
Concerning Cats
Helen M. Winslow
Let us not abandon the future of our race to the fatalism of Allah; let us create it ourselves!
The Sexual Question
August Forel
Yes, we beheld the Hesperian light that day, and praised Allah.
The Book of Khalid
Ameen Rihani
See him genuflecting now, to kiss the curbstone and thank Allah that he is free.
The Book of Khalid
Ameen Rihani

British Dictionary definitions for allah

Allah

noun

Islam the Muslim name for God; the one Supreme Being

Word Origin

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

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Word Origin and History for allah

Allah

1702, Arabic name for the Supreme Being, from Arabic Allahu, contraction of al-Ilahu, from al "the" + Ilah "God," related to Hebrew Elohim.

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

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Examples from the Web for allah

Contemporary Examples

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

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

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

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

When we asked about where the ammunition in the Korengal came from, all that Zalwar Khan ever said was, “They came from Allah.”

Historical Examples

In the fire of last night the hand of Allah wrote their doom.

The great prophet of Allah, however, knew a good cat when he saw it.

Let us not abandon the future of our race to the fatalism of Allah; let us create it ourselves!

Yes, we beheld the Hesperian light that day, and praised Allah.

See him genuflecting now, to kiss the curbstone and thank Allah that he is free.

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Word Origin and History for allah

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