Not exactly. The name "Allah" comes from the word "il", meaning "deity" in the generic sense. The same root is shared by other Semitic languages, most familiarly in Hebrew "El" and "Elohim". read more
Not exactly. The name "Allah" comes from the word "il", meaning "deity" in the generic sense. The same root is shared by other Semitic languages, most familiarly in Hebrew "El" and "Elohim". In both cases the generic name for "a deity" was used for "the deity" as the religion became monotheist. read more
While "Allah" could refer to God literally, the Allah of Islam is the moon god of ancient pagan Arabia. The Arabic word for "god" is "ilah," while "al" is the Arabic for "the." Therefore, "Allah" combines "al" with "ilah" and removes the "i" to literally means, "the god. read more
On the basis that the Kaaba was Allah's house, but the most important idol within it was that of Hubal, Julius Wellhausen considered Hubal to be an ancient name for Allah. The claim that Hubal is a moon god derives from the early twentieth century German scholar Hugo Winckler. read more