Allah

~The Allah is the arabic word for "God" in the Islamic faith. ~Muslims believe that Allah is all-knowing and all-powerful. But they also believe that he is loving, and compassionate. ~There are five duties the are requiered for a Muslim; praying five times a day, almsgiving (giving money to the poor), reciting the creed, fasting during Ramadan and a pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia.http://web.ebscohost.com/src/detail?vid=5&hid=6&sid=c279efee-a03f-4f1e-b53e-9791d58a2a37%40SRCSM2

~**//Allah//**, as a deity, was probably known in pre-Islamic Arabia. Arabic chronicles suggest a pre-Islamic recognition of **//Allah//** as a supreme God, with the three goddesses al-Lat, al-Uzza, and Manat as his "daughters." [| http://web.ebscohost.com/src/detail?vid=5&hid=6&sid=c279efee-a03f-4f1e-b53e-9791d58a2a37%40SRCSM2]