[[File:Allah-eser2.png|thumb|right|240px|Name of ''{{transl|ar|DIN|Allāh}}'' written in [[Arabic calligraphy]] by 17th century Ottoman artist Hâfız Osman]]
'''Allah''' ({{lang-ar|<big>الله</big>}} ''{{transl|ar|DIN|Allāh}}'', {{IPA-ar|ʔalˤːɑːh|IPA|Ar-allah.ogg}}) isni theoro standardfun '''[[Arabic language|ArabicOlorun]]''' wordni forede '''[[GodArabic language|Arabiki]]'''.<ref name="Britannica"/> While the term is best known in the [[Western world|West]] for its use by [[Muslim]]s as a reference to God, it is used by [[Arab people|Arabs]] of all [[Abrahamic]] faiths, including [[Mizrahi Jews]], [[Baha'i]]s and [[Eastern Orthodox|Eastern Orthodox Christians]], in reference to "God".<ref name="Britannica">"Allah." [[Encyclopædia Britannica]]. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica</ref><ref name="EncMMENA">Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa, ''Allah''</ref><ref name="Columbia">[[Columbia Encyclopedia]], ''Allah''</ref> The term was also used by [[Paganism|pagan]] [[Mecca]]ns as a reference to the creator-god, possibly the supreme deity in [[pre-Islamic Arabia]].<ref name="EoI">L. Gardet, "Allah", ''Encyclopedia of Islam''</ref><ref name="smith">{{cite encyclopedia |last= Smith |first= Peter |encyclopedia= A concise encyclopedia of the Bahá'í Faith |title= prayer |year= 2000 |publisher=Oneworld Publications |location= Oxford |id= ISBN 1-85168-184-1 |pages= 274–275}}</ref>
