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Allah is the standard Arabic word for "God". |
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The name Allāh is derived from a contraction of the Arabic article al- and 'ilāh "deity, god" to al-lāh meaning "the [sole] deity, God" (ho theos monos). The word Ilāh itself is Arabic for the god Ēl, arguably one of, if not the oldest name for the father of all gods, originally from Ebla around 3,500 BCE to 3,200 BCE. |
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Prior to Islam, the Arabian Peninsula was host to a range of pantheistic gods similar in personality to other great dynasties in Syria, Lebanon, Palestine and Egypt. |
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It is almost certain that 'ilāh was used in the context of a major god within deities, just as Cybele was worshipped as the goddess of the Kybela (Kaa'ba) temple at Mecca. |
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Some scholars have suggested that Allah is consistent with a pre-Islamic name for the moon god. However, this is improbable as the name Allah is a deliberate word created from two words to state a monotheistic god. |
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