Who is Allah?

Is the god, Allah, of Islam the same God as the Hebrew “Yahweh” and the Christian “the Father”? If so, why is “Our Father” the God of Peace, and the “Allah” the god of vengeance and spreading the faith by the sword?

Allah is simply an Arabic word for God. Thus when a Muslim says “There is no God but Allah” he is actually saying “There is no God but God.” Arabic Christians use the word “Allah” in the same manner as English speakers would use the word “God.”

It is important to remember that “Allah” is not a name of God, it is the word for God.


  • Nostra Aetate 3