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According to [[Islam]], '''Allāh''' is the Creator of the Universe. Allah does not mean 'God' but rather '' 'the God' '' and is thus one of the remnants of [[Pagan Origins of Islam|Islam's pagan origins]]. In the pre-Islamic era, Allah was the supreme creator god of the Arabs.<ref name="EM">[http://www.pantheon.org/articles/a/allah.html "Allah"] - Encyclopedia Mythica from Encyclopedia Mythica Online; Accessed June 15, 2007.</ref> Yet he was still only one god among the many others they believed in. The goddesses; ''Allāt'' (the feminine form of “Allah”, meaning '' 'the goddess' ''),<ref>Arne A. Ambros, and Stephan Procházka - [http://jis.oxfordjournals.org/content/19/3/400.extract A Concise Dictionary of Koranic Arabic (p. 306)] - Weisbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, 2004, ISBN 3895004006</ref><ref>[http://www.oxfordislamicstudies.com/article/opr/t125/e1332 Lat, al-] - Oxford Islamic Studies Online</ref><ref>Mify narodov mira 1984. Article: Allat</ref> ''Manāt'', and ''al-‘Uzzá'' were Allah's daughters. One of the [[Five Pillars of Islam]] is to accept that Allah is the only God (Arabic: la ilaaha il Allah)
According to [[Islam]], '''Allāh''' is the Creator of the Universe. Allah does not mean 'God' but rather '' 'the God' '' and is thus one of the remnants of [[Pagan Origins of Islam|Islam's pagan origins]]. In the pre-Islamic era, Allah was the supreme creator god of the Arabs.<ref name="EM">[http://www.pantheon.org/articles/a/allah.html "Allah"] - Encyclopedia Mythica from Encyclopedia Mythica Online; Accessed June 15, 2007.</ref> Yet he was still only one god among the many others they believed in. The goddesses; ''Allāt'' (the feminine form of “Allah”, meaning '' 'the goddess' ''),<ref>Arne A. Ambros, and Stephan Procházka - [http://jis.oxfordjournals.org/content/19/3/400.extract A Concise Dictionary of Koranic Arabic (p. 306)] - Weisbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, 2004, ISBN 3895004006</ref><ref>[http://www.oxfordislamicstudies.com/article/opr/t125/e1332 Lat, al-] - Oxford Islamic Studies Online</ref><ref>Mify narodov mira 1984. Article: Allat</ref> ''Manāt'', and ''al-‘Uzzá'' were Allah's daughters. One of the [[Five Pillars of Islam]] is to accept that Allah is the only God (Arabic: la ilaaha il Allah)<ref>[http://www.mideastweb.org/Middle-East-Encyclopedia/shahada.htm Shahada] - Encyclopedia of the Middle East.</ref><ref>[http://www.themodernreligion.com/convert/islam_conversion_main.htm Embracing Islam] - The Modern Religion</ref>


God is a deity in [[Theism|theist]] and deist religions and other belief systems, representing either the sole deity in [[monotheism]] (e.g. the Judeo-Christian ''Yahweh''), or a principal deity in polytheism (e.g. the Hindu ''Brahman''). God is most often conceived of as the supernatural creator and overseer of the Universe.
God is a deity in [[Theism|theist]] and deist religions and other belief systems, representing either the sole deity in [[monotheism]] (e.g. the Judeo-Christian ''Yahweh''), or a principal deity in polytheism (e.g. the Hindu ''Brahman''). God is most often conceived of as the supernatural creator and overseer of the Universe.

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According to Islam, Allāh is the Creator of the Universe. Allah does not mean 'God' but rather 'the God' and is thus one of the remnants of Islam's pagan origins. In the pre-Islamic era, Allah was the supreme creator god of the Arabs.[1] Yet he was still only one god among the many others they believed in. The goddesses; Allāt (the feminine form of “Allah”, meaning 'the goddess' ),[2][3][4] Manāt, and al-‘Uzzá were Allah's daughters. One of the Five Pillars of Islam is to accept that Allah is the only God (Arabic: la ilaaha il Allah)[5][6]

God is a deity in theist and deist religions and other belief systems, representing either the sole deity in monotheism (e.g. the Judeo-Christian Yahweh), or a principal deity in polytheism (e.g. the Hindu Brahman). God is most often conceived of as the supernatural creator and overseer of the Universe.

References

  1. "Allah" - Encyclopedia Mythica from Encyclopedia Mythica Online; Accessed June 15, 2007.
  2. Arne A. Ambros, and Stephan Procházka - A Concise Dictionary of Koranic Arabic (p. 306) - Weisbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, 2004, ISBN 3895004006
  3. Lat, al- - Oxford Islamic Studies Online
  4. Mify narodov mira 1984. Article: Allat
  5. Shahada - Encyclopedia of the Middle East.
  6. Embracing Islam - The Modern Religion