How does the Qur'an describe God in terms of qualities and actions?

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How does the Qur'an describe God in terms of qualities and actions?
asked on 3/7/2003 1:32:46 AM

Answer: “He is the Lord, the Creator, the Inventor of all things, the Bestower of forms. To Him belong the Best Names. All that are in the heavens and the earth glorify Him and He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.” (59:24)

The Qur'an describes God's attributes and confirms His names and His qualities:

1) God is one and only, eternal and absolute,

"Say: He is God, the One and Only; God, the Eternal, Absolute…." (112:1-2)

2) Nothing is like Him. He is the Creator, not created, nor a part of His creation. "There is nothing like Him and He is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer" (42:11)

3) God has no limits of ability,

" Originator of the heavens and the earth. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, "Be," and it is." (2:117)

"And of His signs is that you see the earth stilled, but when We send down upon it rain, it quivers and grows. Indeed, He who has given it life is the Giver of Life to the dead. Indeed, He is over all things competent." (41:39)

4) He is All-Powerful, absolutely Just. He was when nothing was, and will be when nothing else remains. He is All Merciful, the Supreme, the Sovereign.

"Allah – there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of [all] existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His chair extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great." (2:255)

6) It is only He Who is capable of granting life to anything:

"There is no deity except Him; He gives life and causes death. [He is] your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers." (44:8)

7) He is First, Last, and Everlasting who has full knowledge of everything: "He is the First and the Last, the Evident and the Immanent: and He has full knowledge of all things." (57:3)

"He knows that which deceives the eyes and what the breasts conceal." (41:19)

"[He is] the Exalted above [all] degrees, Owner of the Throne; He places the inspiration of His command [i.e., revelation] upon whom He wills of His servants to warn of the Day of Meeting." (40:15)

"He is God, there is no god but He, the Knower of the Unseen and the Visible. He is the Most Gracious, Most Merciful. He is God, there is no God but He, the King, the Holy One, the Source of Peace, the Keeper of Faith, the Guardian, the Almighty, the Subduer, the Sublime. Glory be to God above what they associate with Him. He is God, the Creator, the Maker, the Shaper. His are the most beautiful Names. All that is in the heavens and the Earth glorifies Him. He is the Almighty, the Wise" (59:22-4).

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Answer 1

It is written before every Sura in the Qur'an (except the 9th Sura):

Bismillahi ar-rahman ir-rahim

Praise be to Allah, the Beneficent, the merciful

Answer 2

i've got been informed that heaven would be on earth after the apocalypse... additionally in the sky. there is extra beneficial than one heaven however, simply by fact the Bible makes use of the word heavens, and there is likewise extra beneficial than one faith. Jesus additionally states in the bible that the dominion of God is interior of you. i think of it relatively is basically Jesus being deep, and not literal however... having suggested that who knows? you may desire to apply the Bible and seem for your self, considering which you may get carry of fake education from human beings. regardless of each and every thing however Jesus did communicate in parables too staggering? i'm a Christian, yet no longer a enthusiast in the present day... i've got no longer examine the whole bible yet. purely Genesis, Matthew, Mark, and Luke.

Answer 3

Peppered throughout the Qur'an, it is written that He is "Oft Forgiving, Most Merciful."