Allah, God of Mercy.

In Islamic theology God (Arabic Allāh) is an all-powerful and all-knowing creator, sustainer, ordainer, and judge of the universe.[1][2] Islam puts a heavy emphasis on the conceptualization of God as strictly singular (tawhid).[3] God is unique (wahid) and inherently one (ahad), all-merciful and omnipotent.[4] Creation and ordering of the universe is seen as an act of prime mercy for which all creatures sing God’s glories and bear witness to God's unity and lordship. According to the Islamic teachings, God exists without a place.[5] According to the Qur'an, "No vision can grasp Him, but His grasp is over all vision. God is above all comprehension, yet is acquainted with all things" (Qur'an 6:103)[2] God in Islam is not only majestic and sovereign, but also a personal God: according to the Qur'an, God is nearer to a person than his jugular vein. (Quran 50:16)[6] God responds to those in need or distress whenever they call. Above all, God guides humanity to the right way, "the holy ways."[5] According to Islamic tradition there are 99 Names of God (al-asma al-husna lit. meaning: "The best names") each of which evoke a distinct attribute of God.[7][8] All these names refer to Allah, the supreme and all-comprehensive divine name.[9] Among the 99 names of God, the most famous and most frequent of these names are "the Compassionate" (al-rahman) and "the Merciful" (al-rahim).[7 Islam teaches that God, as referenced in the Qur'an, is the only God and the same God worshipped by ...

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