Many think โAllahโ is a personal God of Muslims. Like how Hindus worship Shiva, Christians worship Jesus, the Muslims worship Allah.
Allah means God
Allah is an Arabic word that means โGodโ. We have different words for โGodโ in different languages. Letโs see some examples.
The word for God in Hindi is โIshwarโ.
The word for God in Telugu is โDevuduโ.
The word for God in Kannada is โDevaruโ.
The word for God in Malayalam is โDeivamโ.
The word for God in Arabic is โAllahโ.
Google Translate
If one looks up the Arabic translation for the word โgodโ in Google translate, it will show the word โAllahโ. It must be now very clear that the Arabic word โAllahโ means โGodโ and is not referring to an exclusive God of Muslims.
Different words but same entity
In Hindi we call water as โPaaniโ, in Kannada as โNeeruโ, in Telugu as โNeeluโ, in Malayalam as โVellamโ and in Arabic as โMoyaโ. Like how different words in different languages refer to the same entity called as water, the different words in different languages for God refer to the same entity.
Arabic Bible uses the word “Allah”
Where did the word “Allah” come from?
The word “Allah” is the Arabic word for God. It has been used by Arabic-speaking people for thousands of years much before the birth of Prophet Muhammad. Prophet Muhammad’s father’s name was Abdullah, which means “servant of Allah”. This proves that the Arabs even before the birth of Prophet Muhammad, used the word “Allah” to refer to God.
As far as the linguistic origins of the word “Allah” is concerned, some linguistic experts propound that the word Allah is derived from the Arabic word “ilah,” which means “deity” or “god.” Many other linguistic experts opine that Allah is a proper noun and it was not derived from any other word.
Conclusion
Remember, when the Muslims utter the word โAllahโ, they are not referring to their personal God, but rather they are referring to God who created all of us and all that exists.
