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Allah is literally the Arabic word for "God". Arabic speaking Christians and Jews also call God "Allah".
Here's Lebanese Christian singer Fairouz (one of the Arab world's leading cultural icons) singing "Ya Umm Allah" (Oh, Mother of God)
And here's the opening page from Jewish philosopher Maimonedes's "Guide to the Perplexed". The opening line is "In the name of Allah, the lord of the world" 
(Yes, Moses Maimonedes wrote in Arabic)
And here's a group of Moroccan Jews singing "Allahu Akbar" @RenaNetjes
