Islamic Images of God

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In the Islamic view of God, Allah is the term used by Muslims and Arabic speaking Christians and Jews meaning one God. Other non-Arab Muslims may or may not use a different name such as Allah. The Islamic concept of God is formulated from the Quran which is believed to be by Muslims to be the direct word given from God to the prophet Mohammad. A lot of other Christian religions around the world disagree with the saying of the Quran. Still to this day Muslim faith is the fastest growing religion in the world today. This is a fact that I haven't been able get my head around neither. The question that I find myself asking is the popularity of the religion or is it the strong base following that people are attracted to? I just find myself simply not sure at what it is and how to put my finger on it. So I decided why don't we learn together and the best way to do that is to read and discuss and get the understanding that we need. The Islamic Image of God.
There is one thing I noticed when I started writing my essay in the research Muslims set themselves apart from anyone else. Muslims reject the Christian doctrine of the Trinity and divinity of Jesus, comparing it to polytheism. In Islam, God is beyond all comprehension or equal and does not resemble any of his creations in any way. Muslims are not allowed to visualize God as per the Quran. Furthermore referring to Islamic theology makes a very specific distinction between God and the divine essence. One of the fundamentals of Islam is that God exist without a place in which he comes from and he has no body.
The Quran also refers to God as being full of mercy. Even in your darkest hour it is said that you can ask God for repentance and he will forgive you. I find it astonishing ...

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... style was created to be stricter on the following to keep them in line by the laws that bind them. My question is how can you know what the Bible is and know it is the word of God created many centuries before the Islamic faith can you just go and create your own version. When God says once you know of me there for you are held accountable to me. There is no knowing what he said then ignoring it and making up your own mind about what you think he meant.
In my final thought we are all working toward and for God in the end. I believe there is no good or bad religion but just us his creation trying to make it the best way we can back to God and the Kingdom. As it is here on earth let it be like it is in heaven I believe we are just doing it to our best understanding. Thank you.

Works Cited

Islam site: http://owl.english.purdue.edu islamqa.info / islamhouse.com

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