All 10 Uses of
Allah
in
Life of Pi
- He brought his hands next to his ears, thumbs touching the lobes, looking as if he were straining to hear Allah replying.
Chpt 17-20 *Allah = Islamic way of referencing God
- Atman met Allah.†
Chpt 17-20
- Praying to Allah won't make any difference, either.
Chpt 25-28
- But I want to pray to Allah.
Chpt 25-28
- Vishnu preserve me, Allah protect me, Christ save me, I can't bear it!†
Chpt 37-40
- I practised religious rituals that I adapted to the circumstances—solitary Masses without priests or consecrated Communion hosts, darshans without murtis, and pujas with turtle meat for prasad, acts of devotion to Allah not knowing where Mecca was and getting my Arabic wrong.†
Chpt 73-76
- Praise be to Allah, Lord of All Worlds, the Compassionate, the Merciful, Ruler of Judgment Day!†
Chpt 85-88
- Blessed be you in all your manifestations, Allah-Brahman!†
Chpt 85-88
- As my heart exalted Allah, my mind began to take in information about Allah's works.†
Chpt 89-92
- As my heart exalted Allah, my mind began to take in information about Allah's works.†
Chpt 89-92
Definition:
Islamic way of referencing God
"Allah" literally means "the God" who is said by Islamics to have 99 names such as "The Merciful" and "The Compassionate". Allah is a contraction of the words "al" (the) and "ilah" (God).