Discover the meaning of the term Al-lh (الله) in Islamic vocabulary.
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Updated on 11 April 2026 at 1:05 AM
📖 2 min readA proper name signifying the true God, signifying inclusively the meanings of all the beautiful Names.
A proper name signifying the true God, signifying inclusively all the beautiful Names.
Blessed and exalted, and magnified His majesty: it is a proper name signifying the true God, signifying inclusively the meanings of all the beautiful Names; the Sayyid said so in At-ta'rifat.
A proper name for the God truly worshipped; it is the Greatest Name in the view of many scholars; it is Arabic in the view of the majority of scholars; it has been said: it is Arabicized and its origin is Syriac (laha). Many scholars of fiqh, usul and language said it is a proper name given without derivation; it has been said: rather it is derived. In supplication one says: Allahumma; according to the school of Sibawayh, al-Khalil ibn Ahmad and the other scholars of Basra, it is a combination of ya Allah, the mim replacing the ya; al-Farra' said: its origin is ya Allah, umm bi-khayr (O Allah, mother of good), the vocative particle having been omitted.
﴿بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ﴾
« In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. »
Surah الفاتحة : 1
﴿خَتَمَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ وَعَلَىٰ سَمْعِهِمْ ۖ وَعَلَىٰٓ أَبْصَـٰرِهِمْ غِشَـٰوَةٌۭ ۖ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌۭ﴾
« Allah has set a seal upon their hearts and upon their hearing, and over their vision is a veil. And for them is a great punishment. »
Surah البقرة : 7
﴿وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يَقُولُ ءَامَنَّا بِٱللَّهِ وَبِٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ وَمَا هُم بِمُؤْمِنِينَ﴾
« And of the people are some who say, "We believe in Allah and the Last Day," but they are not believers. »
Surah البقرة : 8
﴿يُخَـٰدِعُونَ ٱللَّهَ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَمَا يَخْدَعُونَ إِلَّآ أَنفُسَهُمْ وَمَا يَشْعُرُونَ﴾
« They [think to] deceive Allah and those who believe, but they deceive not except themselves and perceive [it] not. »
Surah البقرة : 9
﴿فِى قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌۭ فَزَادَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ مَرَضًۭا ۖ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌۢ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَكْذِبُونَ﴾
« In their hearts is disease, so Allah has increased their disease; and for them is a painful punishment because they [habitually] used to lie. »
Surah البقرة : 10
﴿ٱللَّهُ يَسْتَهْزِئُ بِهِمْ وَيَمُدُّهُمْ فِى طُغْيَـٰنِهِمْ يَعْمَهُونَ﴾
« [But] Allah mocks them and prolongs them in their transgression [while] they wander blindly. »
Surah البقرة : 15
This term appears in 1730 verses of the Quran.