The name Allah before the quran

The name "Allah" was not introduced for the first time with the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. Even before his prophethood, the Arabs referred to the Creator of the heavens and the earth as "Allah", although they associated idols and other beings with Him in worship. The Qur'an clearly confirms this reality.

Evidence from the Qur'an

1. Allah Most High says:

 ﴿وَلَئِنْ سَأَلْتَهُم مَّنْ خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ لَيَقُولُنَّ اللَّهُ﴾

“If you ask them, 'Who created the heavens and the earth?' they will surely say, 'Allah.'”

(Surah Luqman 31:25)

2. In another place, Allah says:

 ﴿وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُم مَّنْ خَلَقَهُمْ لَيَقُولُنَّ اللَّهُ﴾

“If you ask them who created them, they will surely say, 'Allah.'”

(Surah Az-Zukhruf 43:87)

3. He also says:

 ﴿قُلْ مَن يَرْزُقُكُم مِّنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ ... فَسَيَقُولُونَ اللَّهُ﴾

“Say, 'Who provides for you from the heaven and the earth?' ... They will surely say, 'Allah.'”

(Surah Yunus 10:31)

These verses make it clear that the pagan Arabs of Makkah acknowledged Allah as the Creator, Sustainer, and Provider. However, they committed shirk by worshipping idols and other beings alongside Him.

Evidence from the Hadith

The Prophet ﷺ said:

 «مَنْ مَاتَ لَا يُشْرِكُ بِاللَّهِ شَيْئًا دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ»

“Whoever dies without associating anything with Allah will enter Paradise.”

Sahih al-Bukhari (1237); Sahih Muslim (94)

This shows that Islam did not come to introduce a new God. Rather, it called people to worship Allah alone and to abandon associating partners with Him.