Who is Allah ﷻ ?

Often one hears the Arabic word “Allah” being used in discussions regarding Islam. The word “Allah” is simply the Arabic word for Almighty God, and is the same word used by Arabic speaking Christians and Jews. As a matter of fact, the word Allah was in use far before the word God ever came into existence. If one were to pick up an Arabic translation of the Bible, one would see the word “Allah” being used where the word “God” is used in English. In addition, the Arabic word for Almighty God, “Allah”, is quite similar to the word for God in other Semitic languages. For example, the Hebrew word for God is “Elah”.

For various reasons, some non-Muslims mistakenly believe that Muslims worship a different God than the God of Moses and Abraham and Jesus. This is certainly not the case since the Pure Monotheism of Islam calls all people to the worship of the God of Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus and all of the other prophets, peace be upon them.

It is Allah Who created the vast expanse of the universe with countless galaxies containing billions of stars and planets. He created people, animals, plants, trees, microscopic life, atoms and subatomic particles and many other things of which we have no knowledge.

Allah is the Most-High, the Most-Loving, the Most-Merciful. He has no son nor partner and none has the right to be worshipped but Him alone. He is the true Deity and every other deity is false. He is the Creator of all beings and thus is considered to be the Lord for the atheists, the Buddhists, the Christians, the Hindus, the Jews, the Muslims, the Sikhs, and all others. Muslims worship and put their trust in Him alone and they seek His help and His guidance only. Allah is characterised with attributes of perfection and described with qualities of magnificence. He is free from defects and de ciencies. He is Ever-Living and will not die. He is Self-Sustaining, supports everything in this world and does not sleep. He is Fully-Aware; not a single atom in the heavens or the Earth escapes Him. He is the All-Seer; He views the crawling of a black ant upon a small rock in a pitch-black cave. And He is the All-Hearer; He hears the cries of the voices with the diversity of languages concerning their various needs.