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Allah الله is one of 99 names of God - the almighty, the creator - (SWT).

The correct translation of God is إله. It is written إله but pronounced إلاه (ilaah).

Example:

وَإِلَٰهُكُمْ إِلَٰهٌ وَاحِدٌ ۖ لَّا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الرَّحْمَٰنُ الرَّحِيمُ

سورة البقرة، آية 163

And your god is one God. There is no deity [worthy of worship] except Him, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

Surat Al-Baqara, verse 163.

Another word is رب which means Lord or Owner. This can be used for human-being, unlike إله, which is only used to refer to God.

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ

سورة الفاتحة، آية 2

All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds

Al-Faatiha, verse 2

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