Arabic vocabulary
اللَّهِAllah
How to say “Allah” in Arabic, with pronunciation and real example sentences from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
سَمِعْت رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه و سلم يَقُولُ
I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say:
اللَّهِ — of Allah. The owner in 'Messenger of ___', in the genitive, completing the title. Its definiteness flows back to make the whole title definite.
From: The Lawful, the Forbidden, and the Grey →لكنها ليست من علوم الدين، ولا مما يتقرب به الى الله ولا من زاد المعاد،
But it is not among the sciences of religion, nor is it something that brings one closer to Allah, nor is it provision for the hereafter.
اللَّهِ — God. Genitive after 'to', this is the destination of the drawing-near: God. The clause as a whole says this discipline is NOT among the things that bring one closer to Him. Its ending follows from the preposition.
From: Intention in Islam →فأدبر الرجل وهو يقول والله لا أزيد على هذا ولا أنقص منه،
The man departed saying: 'By Allah, I will not add to or decrease from this.'
وَاللَّهِ — by Allah. This is the oath-particle 'by' plus 'God' — 'by God!'. The 'wa-' here is not 'and' but the particle of swearing, and it forces the divine name into the genitive. The man swears to his resolve.
From: Prayer, Fasting, Charity →فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أفلح إن صدق
The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said: 'He will succeed if he is truthful.'
اللَّهِ — Allah. This completes 'the Messenger of Allah', in the genitive as owner.
From: Prayer, Fasting, Charity →قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم تضمن الله لمن خرج في سبيله لا يخرجه إلا جهاد في سبيلي،
The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: 'Allah guarantees for the one who goes out in His path, driven solely by striving for My cause,
اللَّهِ — Allah. This is the owner in 'Messenger of Allah', its possessor ending conveying the 'of' and giving the pair its definiteness.
From: Paradise for Those Who Strive →والذي نفس محمد بيده ما من كلم يكلم في سبيل الله إلا جاء يوم القيامة كهيئته يوم كلم،
By the One in whose hand is Muhammad's soul, there is no wound inflicted in the Cause of Allah except that it will come on the Day of Resurrection in the same state it was when it was inflicted,
اللَّهِ — Allah. This is the owner in 'path of Allah', its possessor ending conveying the 'of' and giving the pair its definiteness.
From: Paradise for Those Who Strive →والذي نفس محمد بيده لولا أن يشق على المسلمين ما قعدت خلاف سرية تغزو في سبيل الله أبدا،
By the One in whose hand is Muhammad's soul, if it were not hard on the Muslims, I would never remain behind any expedition that fights in the cause of Allah, ever,
اللَّهِ — Allah. This is the owner in 'path of Allah', its possessor ending conveying the 'of' and giving the pair its definiteness.
From: Paradise for Those Who Strive →والذي نفس محمد بيده لوددت أن أغزو في سبيل الله فأقتل،
By the One in whose hand is Muhammad's soul, I would love to fight in the cause of Allah and be killed,
اللَّهِ — Allah. This is the owner in 'path of Allah', its possessor ending conveying the 'of' and giving the pair its definiteness.
From: Paradise for Those Who Strive →ثم أخبر سبحانه عن حال الانسان في يوم القيامة أنه غير ممتنع من عذاب الله لا بقوة منه ولا بقوة من خارج وهو الناصر
Then He, the Exalted, informed us about the state of human beings on the Day of Judgment: that they will not be able to prevent the punishment of Allah, neither by their own strength nor by any external support, for He is the Helper.
اللَّهِ — Allah. The owner half of the pairing, the name of God, so 'the punishment of Allah'. As the possessor it takes the genitive ending; the name is inherently definite.
From: Signs of Resurrection →فَظَهَرَ أَنَّ مَنْ أَنْكَرَ كَوْنَهُ رَسُولًا نَبِيًّا فَقَدْ قَدَحَ بِاللَّهِ وَنَقَصَهُ وَنَسَبَهُ إِلَى الْجَهْلِ وَالْعَجْزِ وَالسَّفَهِ
It became clear that whoever denies his being a Messenger and Prophet has indeed defamed God, diminished Him, and attributed ignorance, inability, and folly to Him.
بِاللَّهِ — by Allah. This is the divine name with the preposition 'against/in' fused to its front, so 'against God'. The preposition links the slandering verb to its object, marking God as the one impugned.
From: Signs of the Messenger in Medina →وكان رحمه الله أحد المتقين، ومن أولياء الله الصديقين
and may Allah have mercy on him, he was one of the pious and among the true friends of Allah.
اللَّهِ — of Allah. This divine name is the owner closing the 'friends of Allah' pairing, so it takes the governed ending and is definite as a unique name. It fixes whose intimates they are.
From: Raised in the Prophet’s Household →وَقَالَ تَعَالَى الْمَائِدَة قد جَاءَكُم من الله نور وَكتاب مُبين يهدي بِهِ الله من اتبع رضوانه سبل السَّلَام
And the Exalted said (in Sūrah al‑Mā'idah): “There has come to you from Allah a light and a clear Book; by it Allah guides whoever follows His good pleasure to the ways of peace.”
اللَّهِ — Allah. The divine name, 'Allah', governed by 'from' into the owned form, 'from Allah'. It names the source of what has come.
From: Following Desires →قال رجل يا رسول الله، أي الناس أحق مني بحسن الصحبة؟
A man said, 'O Messenger of Allah, which of the people is most deserving of my good companionship?'
الله — Allah. Owner-noun, 'Allah', completing 'Messenger of Allah' by following 'Messenger'. Its owned form supplies the 'of'; the two together form the title.
From: Honoring Your Mother →وأخرج منهاجًا وأبًا جعله أقواتا،
And He brought forth from it pasture and fodder, making them provisions.
لله — to God. A 'for/to' preposition fused with the divine name, 'to Allah', completing the praise formula 'praise to Allah'. The preposition marks God as the one praise is owed to; the merging of letters is normal here.
From: God's Sovereignty in Creation →فَلْيَكُنْ الْمَرْءُ مَعَ أَهْلِ طَاعَةِ اللَّهِ
Then let a person be among the people who obey Allah.
اللَّهِ — Allah. The Divine Name closes the possessive chain as the owner, marked by the genitive ending heard as -i. Being the final owner is exactly why it carries that ending: it is the 'of Allah' that the whole chain points to.
From: Silence and Supplication →وَقَدْ اِسْتَحْيَيْتُ مِنَ اللَّهِ مِنْ كَثْرَةِ مَا أَسْأَلُهُ
And indeed I felt ashamed before Allah because of how often I asked Him.
اللَّهِ — Allah. The Divine Name in the genitive, held there by the preceding 'from'. The case ending marks it as the object of the preposition, the one the speaker feels shy before.
From: Silence and Supplication →وَأَقْسَمُوا بِاللَّهِ جَهْدًا أَيْمَانَهُمْ
And they swore by God with the full force of their oaths.
بِاللَّهِ — by God. The preposition 'by' is fused to the Divine Name and forces it into the genitive; this is the special 'by' used for swearing an oath. So this little word both names what one swears by and marks it grammatically.
From: Truthfulness and Righteousness →قُلْ إِنَّمَا الْآيَاتُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ
Say, the signs are only with God.
اللَّهِ — God. The Divine Name in the genitive, governed by the preceding 'with/in-the-keeping-of'. The case ending marks it as the one in whose power the signs reside.
From: Truthfulness and Righteousness →وَلَا يَزَالُ الرَّجُلُ يَكْذِبُ وَيَتَحَرَّى الْكَذِبَ حَتَّى يُكْتَبَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ كَذَّابًا
And a man continues to lie and to seek falsehood until he is recorded with God as a liar.
اللَّهِ — God. The Divine Name in the genitive, governed by the preceding 'with / in the sight of'. The ending marks it as the one in whose record the man is entered.
From: Truthfulness and Righteousness →وَيَقُولُونَ الصِّدْقُ سَيْفُ اللَّهِ فِي الْأَرْضِ
And they say, "Truthfulness is the sword of Allah on the earth."
اللَّهِ — of God. This is the owner half of an 'X of Y' pairing: the sword belongs to God. Arabic builds that link by placing the two nouns directly together with no separate word for 'of', and this second noun shows the ownership through its ending. It also supplies the definiteness for the whole phrase, so 'sword of God' reads as fully specific.
From: Truthfulness and Righteousness →قِيلَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ أَعْلَمُ أَهْلَ الْجَنَّةِ مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ
It was said to the Messenger of God, "Are the people of Paradise more knowledgeable than the people of the Fire?"
اللَّهِ — God. The divine name as the owner half of 'Messenger of God', linked by simple side-by-side placement with no separate 'of' word. It carries the after-link ending and supplies definiteness to the whole phrase, so 'the Messenger of God' reads as fully specific. It identifies whose messenger is meant.
From: Trust and Piety →وَمَن يَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى اللَّهِ فَهُوَ حَسْبُهُ
And whoever places his trust in God, He is sufficient for him.
اللَّهِ — God. The divine name in the after-preposition ending set by the 'upon' before it, marking God as the object the trust rests on. The ending is governed purely by the preposition. It is the one in whom trust is placed.
From: Trust and Piety →كَانَ النَّاسُ يَسْأَلُونَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ عَنْ الْخَيْرِ
People would ask the Messenger of God about what is good.
اللَّهِ — God. The divine name working as the owner-noun completing 'the Messenger of God', in the genitive shape. The second member of such a side-by-side pair takes the genitive ending.
From: Finding the Prophet's Way →يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ
He says, "I heard the Messenger of Allah say."
اللَّهِ — Allah. The divine name completing 'the Messenger of Allah', in the genitive shape. The second member of the side-by-side pair takes the genitive ending.
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