Did the name Allah exist before the advent of Islam?

Yes it did. Actually the name of Islamic Prophet's Father was Abd Allah, meaning slave of Allah. There were two big Gods in pre-islamic Arabia. Allah and Hubbal. Allah was the major deity of Hashemid clan which Mohommads family was a part of and Hubbal which was the major deity of Umayyad clan. read more

Islam does not hold a copyright to the term. In fact, Arab Christians existed before Islam appeared on the scene. Christians who worship Allah number in the millions, and their biblical version of Allah differs from the Qur’anic version. read more

In writing the history of Islam, it is customary to begin with a survey of the political, economic, social and religious conditions of Arabia on the eve of the Proclamation by Muhammad (may God bless him and his Ahlul-Bait) of his mission as Messenger of God. read more

Yes, in fact there were monotheists in Makkah, before the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ received his first revelation. The called God, Allah. The assertion that the name Allah means "moon god" is completely ludicrous. read more