Islamic Concept of God
Saturday, February 20th, 2010Qur’aanic Verse 17.42:
Transliteration:
42. Qul law kana maAAahu alihatun kama yaqooloona ithan laibtaghaw ila thee alAAarshi sabeelan
Translation:
42. Say, “If, as they say, there were other gods along with Him, then certainly they would have sought a way to the Lord of the Throne.”8
Study Note:
8. The concept of divinity, in Islam, is absolutely unitary. Not a leaf falls, but He knows it. The absolute divine Power (Allah) knows, hears, sees and controls everything in the entire universe He has created. HE is omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent. Everything in the universe is His creation, and no creature of His can have the same powers as He has. So there can be none worthy of worship but He.
Even so, most of mankind indulges in the belief that there are entities, other than Allah, that enjoy divine powers. The Verse here dispels this erroneous belief in no uncertain terms. Had there been such entities with divine powers, every one of them would have tried to usurp the supreme power for himself. And there would be nothing but chaos in the universe.
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The above is extracted from yet-to-be-published Qur’aanic Studies - Volume XXVIX. It will be published, in due course, inshaAllah on the website INVITATION TO SALVATION, in continuation of Volumes I to XXVIII already published and freely available thereon.
Mohammad Shafi
Author of ‘ISLAM & INTEREST‘



