Allah

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According to Muslims, Allah is the Creator of the Universe.

Allah does not mean "God" but rather "the God"^[1] and is one of the signs of the polytheistic origins of Islam. In the pre-Islamic era, Allah was the supreme creator god of the Arabs. The word Allah was originaly the name a moon god living in a rock located in the Kabaa. ^[1] Allah was also the Moon God among the other Gods they believed^[2]

The goddesses Allat, Manat, and al-Uzza were Allah's daughters. ^[1]

[edit] See also

• Allah, the Moon God
• The Daughters of Allah

[edit] References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "Allah" - Encyclopedia Mythica from Encyclopedia Mythica Online; Accessed June 15, 2007.
2. ↑ "Moon God"- Allah - the Moon God.

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