Allah (Arabic: اللّه) is the Arabic word for “the (one) God”. Allah is the creator of all things and everything shows the greatness of Allah. We know Allah through Tauhid, which means that we worship Allah and don't assign partners to him. Allah created us only to worship him. This is the purpose of life.

Allah is not an exclusive “God of the Muslims.” Long before the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, Arab Christians and Jews used the term Allah for the Creator. Also in Aramaic, the language of Jesus, the word for God means “Allah.”

Allah is the one God who guided all of the prophets and messengers from Adam to Muhammad ﷺ.

A central part of Islam is the Oneness of God (Arabic: Tawḥīd توحيد), which means that we worship only Allah and don't assign partners to him.

• Allah is the only Creator.
• Only Allah is worthy of worship.
• Only Allah possesses the most perfect attributes.

In Islam, there are two levels of human action:

• Involuntary Events: Birth, death, heartbeat, etc.
• Will-directed Actions: Here, man has free will – within the framework of what Allah has permitted.

Everything happens within the Will of Allah, but not everything corresponds to His Commands.

Quote:

“But you cannot will, unless Allah wills.” (Surah 76:30)
(وما تشاءون إلا أن يشاء الله)

The belief in Allah in Islam emphasizes:

• His absolute Uniqueness
• His sole Worthiness of Worship
• His perfect Attributes
• The responsibility of man to consciously believe and act

Whoever speaks the Shahada with conviction and lives according to it is considered a Submitter to God (Muslim مسلم) in Islam.