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Is the word "Allah" the principal name of the Lord of the Worlds before the creation of Adam (peace be upon him), and did all non-Arab prophets use and pronounce it as we pronounce it today?

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The majestic name "Allah" is the primary name for Allah the Almighty. He, glory be to Him, has been designated by this name and all His names from eternity. It is the most comprehensive, most righteous, and greatest of Allah's names because it signifies the Being who encompasses all divine attributes. It is also the most specific of names, as no one applies it to anything other than Him, neither literally nor metaphorically. Some scholars have asserted that it is Allah's Greatest Name. It is mentioned in the Holy Quran in two thousand three hundred and sixty instances, and it is the most definite and complete of all definite nouns.

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