Is Islam monotheistic?

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• Yes, or (as we English-speaking Muslims often call him) "God". :)

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  by Too Much Time On My Hands on April 26th, 2005

• Yes, Allah means God in Arabic just as Dios in spanish or Dieu in French, it is not a name.

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  by noletters on February 16th, 2007

• so in speaking of the gods of other religions, would an Arabic-speaking Muslim use the same word? Is Zeus, for example, an "allah"?

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  by Jessicax23 on February 16th, 2007

• I don't see why not in the way that you are asking, but belief wise probably not because Muslims only believe in one God.

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  by noletters on February 21st, 2007

• I didn't ask if you "see why not" - I want to know if that is the word that is used in that context, yes or no. If it's not, then your argument is wrong. I believe it is in fact a name, not a generic term, but I guess I'll await a native Arabic speaker's confirmation rather than stating my assumption as a fact like you did.

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  by Jessicax23 on February 23rd, 2007

• im palestinian and speak fluent arabic but im not muslim, im christian.
  in arabic, "allah" is the word for god so allah just means god.
  its not a different god that muslims believe in its just how they (and we) say god.
  soo basicly yea you're right, hope that answers your question (:

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  by Anonymous on November 19th, 2009