▁beginning , ▁" All ▁pra ise ▁and ▁grat itude ▁is ▁due ▁to ▁Al lah , ▁R abb ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁world s ." ▁Note ▁that ▁it ▁mentions ▁" R abb ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁world s ", ▁thus ▁stating ▁clearly ▁that ▁he ▁takes ▁care , ▁n our ishes , ▁fost ers ▁through ▁every ▁stage ▁of ▁existence , ▁everything ▁that ▁exists . ▁▁ ▁Pre - I sl am ic ▁Arab ians ▁used ▁to ▁believe ▁that , ▁while ▁there ▁were ▁multiple ▁' a ali h ah ▁( god s ), ▁only ▁Al lah ▁was ▁the ▁R abb ▁( L ord / s ust ainer ) ▁of ▁the ▁earth ▁and ▁heav ens . ▁He ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁abstract ▁Supreme ▁Being ▁who ▁is ▁beyond ▁any ▁res embl ance ▁and ▁the ▁one ▁who ▁gover ns ▁the ▁heav ens ▁and ▁earth . ▁In ▁pre - I sl am ic ▁Arab ia , ▁which ▁is ▁commonly ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁Jah ili ya ▁era , ▁the ▁worship ▁of ▁ ▁God ▁( Al lah ) ▁along ▁other ▁less er ▁gods ▁was ▁common , ▁but ▁Moh amm ad ▁introduced ▁a ▁different ▁religion ▁centered ▁on ▁Al lah . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁Moh amm ad ' s ▁a ims ▁was ▁to ▁re int rodu ce ▁Al lah ▁as ▁being ▁the ▁" R abb il ▁' Al amin " ▁or ▁" ر َ ب ِ ّ ▁ال ْ ع َ ال َ م ِ ي ن َ ", ▁which ▁transl ates ▁as ▁" the ▁Lord ▁of ▁the ▁World s ", ▁who ▁is ▁beyond ▁being