Who is Allah?

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What is Arabic “jihād” at root?

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01Guess first02Myth or fact?03Word myths04Match the Names05Root families06The Ladder of Scale

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2 minGuess firstThirty questions. Guess, then find out. Nothing is recorded.2 minMyth or fact?Twenty things people say. We lead with the fact.2 minThe Ladder of ScaleFrom an atom to the observable universe. Wonder, not proof: where an honest verse fits, we show it.2 minMatch the NamesTwelve of the 99 Names. Find each one's meaning.2 minThe size of everythingThe best films that take you from a person to the edge of the observable universe, from their makers' own channels.16 minRoot families of the 99 NamesArabic words grow from three-letter roots. Open a root to see which Names share it, and the everyday words that grow beside them.

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30 questions · 5 minGuess firstIs the word Allah older or younger than Islam? Guess, then see.
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20 cards · 5 minMyth or fact?Moon gods, Hallelujah and the Allah Upanishad, checked.
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20 steps · 3 minThe Ladder of ScaleFrom an atom to the observable universe, one slider.
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12 Names · 3 minMatch the NamesFind each Name's meaning. Discover, no points.
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InteractiveThe family tree of the wordFrom Akkadian ilum to Arabic Allāh.
60 sec
Watch · 9 filmsThe size of everythingPowers of Ten, The Known Universe, the Hubble zoom-out.

Discover the roots

5 min
DiscoverRoot families of the NamesWhich Names share an Arabic root?
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New · for groupsTalk Cards877 questions to talk about together, with a big-screen mode for classrooms and halls.
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NewExplore the 99Group the Names by kind, root letters and pairs.
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New · groupsTalk CardsQuestions to talk about together, with a big-screen mode.
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NewSame word, three scripturesGuess, then see a word in Hebrew, in Christian worship and in Arabic.
LearnFlashcardsAll 99 Names, face down. Shuffle, turn, remember.
5 min
PuzzleRoot familiesNames that grow from the same three letters.
ExploreThe Signs map122 signs in creation, by theme and science.
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Young ExplorersPicture Guess firstQuestions with pictures, read aloud. No scores.

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One person reads the question aloud. Everyone guesses out loud before anyone taps. Then talk about the answer: what surprised you? Every game here works on a classroom screen, and nothing is scored or stored.

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7 films and talks, chosen for this page. They play here.

  • Powers of Ten™ (1977)

    Eames Office · 9 min

  • The Known Universe by AMNH #datavisualization

    American Museum of Natural History · 6 min

  • How big is everything?

    whoisallah.org.uk · 1 min

  • How small are we in the scale of the universe? - Alex Hofeldt

    TED-Ed · 4 min

  • The Scale of the Universe 2

    carykh · 3 min

    The Scale of the Universe 2, from the makers of the interactive.

  • Learn the 99 Names of ALLAH with Zaky (1 to 33)

    One4kids · 10 min

  • How Similar Are ARABIC and HEBREW? (Massive reboot)

    Langfocus · 24 min

    Langfocus: how similar are Arabic and Hebrew? The roots behind the root game.

  • More films and talks on F-ILMWatch free