اللَّه
Allah
Allah, the Only True God; also ilah as god/God.
Definition
- 1اللَّهAllahAllah, the Only True God2,704
- 2إِلَٰهilahgod, God147
Total uses in the Qur’an: 2,851
Qur’anic usage
Sense 1
اللَّهُ · اللَّهَ · اللَّهِ · اللَّهُمَّ · لِلَّهِ
وَهُوَ ٱللَّهُ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَفِى ٱلْأَرْضِ يَعْلَمُ سِرَّكُمْ وَجَهْرَكُمْ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا تَكْسِبُونَ
And He is Allah, [the only deity] in the heavens and the earth. He knows your secret and what you make public, and He knows that which you earn.
6:3draft glosses: 12 of 12
ٱللَّهُ نُورُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ مَثَلُ نُورِهِۦ كَمِشْكَوٰةٍۢ فِيهَا مِصْبَاحٌ ٱلْمِصْبَاحُ فِى زُجَاجَةٍ ٱلزُّجَاجَةُ كَأَنَّهَا كَوْكَبٌۭ دُرِّىٌّۭ يُوقَدُ مِن شَجَرَةٍۢ مُّبَٰرَكَةٍۢ زَيْتُونَةٍۢ لَّا شَرْقِيَّةٍۢ وَلَا غَرْبِيَّةٍۢ يَكَادُ زَيْتُهَا يُضِىٓءُ وَلَوْ لَمْ تَمْسَسْهُ نَارٌۭ نُّورٌ عَلَىٰ نُورٍۢ يَهْدِى ٱللَّهُ لِنُورِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُ وَيَضْرِبُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْأَمْثَٰلَ لِلنَّاسِ وَٱللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمٌۭ
Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The example of His light is like a niche within which is a lamp, the lamp is within glass, the glass as if it were a pearly [white] star lit from [the oil of] a blessed olive tree, neither of the east nor of the west, whose oil would almost glow even if untouched by fire. Light upon light. Allah guides to His light whom He wills. And Allah presents examples for the people, and Allah is Knowing of all things.
24:35draft glosses: 48 of 48
يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلْأَهِلَّةِ قُلْ هِىَ مَوَٰقِيتُ لِلنَّاسِ وَٱلْحَجِّ وَلَيْسَ ٱلْبِرُّ بِأَن تَأْتُوا۟ ٱلْبُيُوتَ مِن ظُهُورِهَا وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱلْبِرَّ مَنِ ٱتَّقَىٰ وَأْتُوا۟ ٱلْبُيُوتَ مِنْ أَبْوَٰبِهَا وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ
They ask you, [O Muhammad], about the new moons. Say, "They are measurements of time for the people and for Hajj." And it is not righteousness to enter houses from the back, but righteousness is [in] one who fears Allah. And enter houses from their doors. And fear Allah that you may succeed.
2:189draft glosses: 27 of 27
دَعْوَىٰهُمْ فِيهَا سُبْحَٰنَكَ ٱللَّهُمَّ وَتَحِيَّتُهُمْ فِيهَا سَلَٰمٌۭ وَءَاخِرُ دَعْوَىٰهُمْ أَنِ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
Their call therein will be, "Exalted are You, O Allah," and their greeting therein will be, "Peace." And the last of their call will be, "Praise to Allah, Lord of the worlds!"
10:10draft glosses: 14 of 14
ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
[All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds -
1:2draft glosses: 4 of 4
Sense 2
إِلَٰهُ · إِلَٰهَ · إِلَٰهِ · إِلَٰهٌ · إِلَٰهًا · إِلَٰهٍ · إِلَٰهَكَ · إِلَٰهِكَ · إِلَٰهُكُمْ · إِلَٰهَكُمْ · إِلَٰهَهُ · إِلَٰهُنَا · إِلَٰهَيْنِ · الْآلِهَةَ · آلِهَةٌ · آلِهَةً · آلِهَتُهُمْ · آلِهَتِهِمْ · آلِهَتَكَ · آلِهَتَكُمْ · آلِهَتِكُمْ · آلِهَتِنَا · آلِهَتِي
وَإِلَٰهُكُمْ إِلَٰهٌۭ وَٰحِدٌۭ لَّآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
And your god is one God. There is no deity [worthy of worship] except Him, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
2:163draft glosses: 9 of 9
لَّقَدْ كَفَرَ ٱلَّذِينَ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ ثَالِثُ ثَلَٰثَةٍۢ وَمَا مِنْ إِلَٰهٍ إِلَّآ إِلَٰهٌۭ وَٰحِدٌۭ وَإِن لَّمْ يَنتَهُوا۟ عَمَّا يَقُولُونَ لَيَمَسَّنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ
They have certainly disbelieved who say, "Allah is the third of three." And there is no god except one God. And if they do not desist from what they are saying, there will surely afflict the disbelievers among them a painful punishment.
5:73draft glosses: 25 of 25
وَقَالَ ٱللَّهُ لَا تَتَّخِذُوٓا۟ إِلَٰهَيْنِ ٱثْنَيْنِ إِنَّمَا هُوَ إِلَٰهٌۭ وَٰحِدٌۭ فَإِيَّٰىَ فَٱرْهَبُونِ
And Allah has said, "Do not take for yourselves two deities. He is but one God, so fear only Me."
16:51draft glosses: 12 of 12
أَجَعَلَ ٱلْءَالِهَةَ إِلَٰهًۭا وَٰحِدًا إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَشَىْءٌ عُجَابٌۭ
Has he made the gods [only] one God? Indeed, this is a curious thing."
38:5draft glosses: 8 of 8
قَالُوا۟ مَن فَعَلَ هَٰذَا بِـَٔالِهَتِنَآ إِنَّهُۥ لَمِنَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
They said, "Who has done this to our gods? Indeed, he is of the wrongdoers."
21:59draft glosses: 8 of 8
Notes
ⓘSome Arabic philologists, including Sibawayh, Al-Farra', and Al-Kisa'i, say that Allah was originally Al-Ilah, the Only True God; the hamzah was removed and the two lams were combined. The word Allah is used in the sense of Al-Ilah in 6:3.
DawahAgent2026-06-18 · reviewed