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Q: Surely this article is wrong? You are talking about Allah, but Allah is only in Islam, not other religions like Sikhism and Christianity.

A: "Allah" (which this article is about) is a word; specifically, the Arabic word for the same concept as the English word "God", with a capital G: the single God of a monotheistic religion. You are probably looking for the article God in Islam, which discusses the specific concept of God in the context of Islam.

Q: Surely this article is wrong? Allah is not the same as the Christian God.

A: This article is about the word "Allah", and its use in Arabic and other languages. Please take your religious disputes elsewhere.

Allah has been listed as one of the Philosophy and religion good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do so. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it.

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Current status: Good article

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Inaccurate word

Latest comment: 7 months ago2 comments2 people in discussion

"In Islamic usage and indoctrination, Allah is God's most unique, proper name" I don't see that "indoctrination" is an accurate nor clear word here, I think to would be better to use "theology" so "In Islamic theology and general usage, Allah is God's most unique, proper name", this would be a better more accurate description. ~2026-95209-6 (talk) 20:37, 12 February 2026 (UTC)Reply

Done Paprikaiser (talk) 20:58, 12 February 2026 (UTC)Reply

Formless or form?

Latest comment: 6 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

should I add about both him being formless and his from speculated. Gaga2222 (talk) 13:08, 4 March 2026 (UTC)Reply

Request to write ALLAH in capital letters out of respect

Latest comment: 1 month ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Assalamu Alaikum respected editors,

I am a Muslim. For us Muslims, the name ALLAH PAK is the most sacred and respectful name.

Currently on the "Allah" Wikipedia page the name is written as Allah with only the first letter capital.

I humbly request that we consider writing it as ALLAH in all capital letters throughout the article, to show proper respect and reverence for the name of God, as is commonly done in many Muslim publications and by millions of Muslims worldwide.

I understand Wikipedia has a Manual of Style, but I believe this is a special case because it is the name of GOD.

Please consider this request. JazakAllah Khair

~2026-44989-45 (talk) 18:36, 15 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Request to write ALLAH in capital letters out of respect

Latest comment: 1 month ago1 comment1 person in discussion

. Maan jutt. 2411 (talk) 19:19, 15 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Semi-protected edit request: typo fix

Latest comment: 14 days ago2 comments2 people in discussion

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Please change "Ugartic" to "Ugaritic" in the Etymology section. Tonio Fenech (talk) 14:44, 18 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

Done Day Creature (talk) 18:07, 18 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

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Talk:Allah

Inaccurate word

Formless or form?

Request to write ALLAH in capital letters out of respect

Request to write ALLAH in capital letters out of respect

Semi-protected edit request: typo fix