Calligraphic Symbol For Allah

Allah is the Arabic word for God. While the term is best known in the West for its use by Muslims as a reference to God, it is used by Arabic speaking people of all Abrahamic faiths, including Christians and Jews, in reference to "God". The appellation was aswell used by pagan Meccans as a reference to the creator-god, possibly the absolute deity in pre-Islamic Arabia.

The term Allāh is derived from a contraction of the Arabic definite article al- "the" and ʼilāh "deity, god" to al-lāh meaning "the deity, God" (ho theos monos).Cognates of the name "Allāh" exist in other semitic languages, including Hebrew and Aramic.