 Some scholars have suggested that Muḥammad used the term Allah in addressing both pagan Arabs and Jews or Christians in order to establish a common ground for the understanding of the name for God , a claim Gerhard Böwering says is doubtful . According to Böwering , in contrast with pre @-@ Islamic Arabian polytheism , God in Islam does not have associates and companions , nor is there any kinship between God and jinn . Pre @-@ Islamic pagan Arabs believed in a blind , powerful , inexorable and insensible fate over which man had no control . This was replaced with the Islamic notion of a powerful but provident and merciful God . 
 Some scholars <a href='been_done' title='1'><mark>have</mark></a> suggested that Muḥammad used the term Allah in addressing both pagan Arabs and Jews or Christians in order to establish a common ground for the understanding of the name for God , a claim Gerhard Böwering <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>says</mark></a> is doubtful . According to Böwering , in <a href='negative_concord' title='3'><mark>contrast</mark></a> with pre @-@ Islamic Arabian polytheism , God in Islam <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>does</mark></a> not have <a href='negative_concord' title='5'><mark>associates</mark></a> and companions , nor is <a href='dey_it' title='6'><mark>there</mark></a> any kinship between God and jinn . Pre @-@ Islamic pagan Arabs believed in a blind , powerful , inexorable and insensible fate over which man had no control . This was replaced with the Islamic notion of a powerful but provident and merciful God . 
Sum scholars done suggested dat Muḥammad used da term Allah in addressing both pagan Arabs and Jews or Christians in order to establish a common ground fir tdaunderstanding of the name for God , a claim Gerhard Böwering say is doubtful . According to Böwering , in no contrast with pre @-@ Islamic Arabian polytheism , God in Islam do not have no associates and companions , nor is it any kinship between God and jinn . Pre @-@ Islamic pagan Arabs believed in a blind , powerful , inexorable and insensible fate over which man had no control . dis was replaced with the Islamic notion of a powerful but provident and merciful God .