{"id":130783,"date":"2024-11-13T09:58:52","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T14:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imam-us.org\/?page_id=130783"},"modified":"2025-09-25T10:35:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T14:35:43","slug":"who-is-allah","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/imam-us.org\/islamic-awareness\/islam-101\/who-is-allah","title":{"rendered":"Who is Allah?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Who is Allah?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<header class=\"section section--full-width section--hero section--acf-block section--acf-block-hero section--has-background section--hero-sticky section--color-scheme-light text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section__background\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"background-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"parallax\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/imam-us.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Name-of-Allah-IST-1920x1080.jpg')\"><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"overlay\" style=\"\"><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container container-sticky\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 section__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"hero-title\">Who is God?<\/h1>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\n\n\n<p>God (Arabic: \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647) is the Arabic name of God, the Creator of the universe. More precisely, God translates to \u2018The God\u2019 implying that there is no other god or deity to worship than Him. God describes himself in chapter 112 of the Holy Quran in clear and straightforward words:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cSay, \u2018He is God, the One. God is the All-embracing. He neither begat nor was begotten. Nor has He any equal (112:1-4).\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hence, Nothing is like, similar, or equivalent to Him nor does He have any partner. God is One, the creative cause of all beings, who has always existed and whose existence is eternally everlasting. He has absolute sovereignty over the universe and that which it contains.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/imam-us.org\/islamic-awareness\/islam-101\/beliefs\/ahl-al-bayt\/imam-ali-ibn-abi-talib\">Imam Ali (p)<\/a> beautifully describes God in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.al-islam.org\/nahjul-balagha-part-1-sermons\/sermon-179-eyes-cannot-see-him\">sermon 179<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.al-islam.org\/nahjul-balagha-part-1-sermons\">Nahj al-Balagha<\/a> with the following words, <em>\u201cHe (God) cannot be perceived by the sight of our eyes. Rather, He can be perceived by hearts through the reality of belief and faith\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>God\u2019s unlimited essence is unperceivable and cannot be grasped with our senses and intellect. However, by contemplating His design and creation, from orbiting planets to the intricate human brain, the existence of God and some of His attributes are provable by our senses, intellect, and instinct.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The renowned ninety-nine attributes of God, called Asma\u2019ul-lahil-husna (Arabic: \u0623\u064e\u0633\u0652\u0645\u0627\u0621\u064f \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u062d\u064f\u0633\u0652\u0646\u0649), allow us to familiarize ourselves with God, which is derived from the Holy Quran, traditions, or even common sense. To read further about God and His attributes, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.al-islam.org\/library\/god-his-attributes\">this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1fb9aab6 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/imam-us.org\/what-is-islam\" style=\"border-radius:0px;font-size:16px\">&lt; What is Islam?<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/imam-us.org\/islamic-awareness\/islam-101\/who-is-muhammad\" style=\"border-radius:0px;font-size:16px\">Who is Muhammad? &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who is Allah? 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