Allah definition

älə, ə lä
God, especially in Islam.
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(islam, person, proper) God.
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God, in Islamic or Arabic contexts.

What is the Shia Islamic view on the attributes of Allah?

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Origin of allah

  • Arabic Allāh al- the ’ilāh god ℵl in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Arabic الله (allāh), contraction of اَل (al) + إِلَه (“ilāh”); cognate with the Hebrew אֵל (él), אֱלוֹהַּ \ אֱלֹהַּ (elóah), and אֱלוֹהִים \ אֱלֹהִים (elohím), ultimately from Proto-Semitic *ʾil-.

    From Wiktionary

Allah Sentence Examples

  • This had occurred in a moment of weakness, in order that by such a promise, which yet left Allah in his lofty position, he might gain over his fellowcountrymen.

  • He taught that there was one God; but that God was neither Allah nor Ram, but simply God; neither the special god of the Mahommedan, nor of the Hindu, but the God of the universe, of all mankind and of all religions.

  • The stones are thrown in the name of Allah, and are generally thought to be directed at the devil.

  • Mahomet seems for a while to have entertained the thought of adopting al-Rahman as a proper name of God, in place of Allah, which was already used by the heathens.'

  • To preserve houses from their influences, rue, that "herb of grace," is kept in the apartments, and the name of Allah is constantly invoked.

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