As a previous poster commented, Rakim puts any controversy over his religion to rest in his interview on the VH1 Hip Hop honors show where he admits outright that he is a 5 percenter. The Nation of God's and Earths (5 percenter nation) uses Islamic langauge but they are not muslims, and their theology would be considered heresy to any orthodox muslim. This is the answer to your concern about his use of the term "Allah" in various songs of his. This matter is settled.