Allah is arabic word or incorporated before islam by meccan trader

 Allah is arabic word or incorporated before islam by meccan trader

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The word "Allah" (اللَّه) is absolutely an Arabic word — and it was used by Arabs, including Meccans, long before Islam. Let’s explain this fully and clearly:

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✅ 1. "Allah" is Arabic:

• The word "Allah" comes from Arabic.

• It is derived from:
  ٱلْإِلَٰه = al-ilāh → “The God”

  • "Ilāh (إله)" = god/deity (generic term)

  • "Al" = the definite article ("the")

So:
"Al-Ilāh" → contracted → Allāh
This contraction was standard Arabic linguistics, used before Islam.

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🕰️ 2. Use of “Allah” Before Islam:

• The Quraysh (pagan Meccans) believed in Allah as the Supreme Creator — but they associated partners (shirk) with Him:

  وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُم مَّنْ خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ لَيَقُولُنَّ ٱللَّهُ
  “If you ask them who created the heavens and the earth, they will surely say: Allah.”
  — Surah Luqman 31:25

• Pre-Islamic Arab poets like Zayd ibn ‘Amr, a known Hanif, used the word "Allah".

• The Kaaba itself was known as the House of Allah (Bayt Allāh) even before Islam.

• Christian and Jewish Arabs also used "Allah" to refer to God.
  It is still used today by Arabic-speaking Christians and Jews.

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🔄 3. Not Borrowed from Other Religions:

• Some people falsely claim it comes from Syriac (Alāhā) or Hebrew (Eloah).

• In reality, these are cognates — related Semitic words, not borrowed:

  • Aramaic: Alāhā

  • Hebrew: Eloah

  • Syriac: Alāhā

  • Arabic: Allāh

All come from the same root common to Semitic languages, meaning “God” or “Deity”.

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✅ Conclusion:

Statement	Truth
Is "Allah" an Arabic word?	✅ Yes
Did it exist before Islam?	✅ Yes
Did Meccan traders know and use it?	✅ Absolutely
Was it borrowed from Hebrew or Syriac?	❌ No — it’s a related word, not a borrowing

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So to answer you directly:

🔹 "Allah" is a native Arabic word, used by Meccans and other Arabs before Islam, both in pagan and monotheistic contexts.
🔹 Islam purified the concept — affirming Tawḥīd (absolute monotheism), removing idolatry and partners