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Surah 59 · Verse 23

He is God; there is no other god beside Him. The King, the Holy, the Peace, the Trusted, the Supreme, the Noble, the Powerful, the Dignified. God be glorified; far above what they set up.

Translation endnotes

[59:22-24] The Quran contains more than 100 attributes of God (most likely, 114). The Bible lists many similar attributes for God:  None beside Him: Deuteronomy 4:35; Isaiah 44:6;  None before Him: Isaiah 43:10;  None like to Him: Exodus 9:14; Deuteronomy 33:26; 2 Samuel 7:22; Isaiah 46:5,9;  None good but He: Matthew 19:17;  Fills heaven and earth: 1 Kings 8:27; Jeremiah 23:24;  God Is light: Isaiah 60:19; James 1:17; 1 John 1:5;  Love: 1 John 4:8,16; Invisible: Job 23:8-9;  Unsearchable: Job 11:7; 37:23; Psalms 145:3; Isaiah 40:28;  Eternal: Deuteronomy 33:27; Psalms 90:2;  Omnipotent: Genesis 17:1; Exodus 6:3;  Omniscient: Psalms 139:1-6; Proverbs 5:21;  Omnipresent: Psalms 139:7; Jeremiah 23:23;  Immutable: Psalms 102:26-27;  Glorious: Exodus 15:11; Psalms 145:5;  Most High: Psalms 83:18; Acts 7:48;  Perfect: Matthew 5:48;  Holy: Psalms 99:9; Isaiah 5:16;  Just: Deuteronomy 32:4; Isaiah 45:21;  True: Jeremiah 10:10; John 17:3;  Upright: Ps 25:8; 92:15;  Righteous: Psalms 145:17;  Good: Psalms 25:8; 119:68;  Great: 2 Chronicles 2:5; Psalms 86:10;  Gracious: Exodus 34:6; Psalm 116:5;  Merciful: Exodus 34:6-7;  Compassionate: 2 Kings 13:23;  Forgiving: Numbers 14:18; Micah 7:1;  Should be worshipped in spirit and in truth: John 4:24. However, the Bible also contains a few attributes that do not fit the overall depiction of God in the Quran. For instance, according to the Old Testament, God is Jealous (Joshua 24:19; Nahum 1:2), or a Consuming Fire (Hebrews 12:29). The God of the Old Testament demonstrates weak qualities, since He regrets creating Adam (Genesis 6:6-7); worries about his reputation (Ezekiel 20:8-10); cannot see Adam (3:8- 10); rests, eats, sleeps (Exodus 31:17; Genesis 18:1-8; Psalm 78:65); can be seen and cannot be seen (Genesis 32:30, compare it to Exodus 33:17-20; John 1:18); loses a wrestling match with Jacob (Genesis 32:24-30); and is forgetful (Lamentations 5:20; Psalms 13:1). For God's attributes in the Quran, see 7:180.

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