Nature of God

• There is only one God
• "He is God the one, God the eternal... No one is comparable to him"
• God's will is supreme (above everything)
• Only God is worshiped. Worshiping prophets is called Idolatry, which is banned.
• God has 99 names that all describe a quality of his
• God is:

  • Immanent (present)
  • Transcendent (above our understanding)
  • Omnipotent (all-powerful)
  • Beneficent (source of all goodness)
  • Merciful (understands suffering, forgives and shows compassion)
  • Fair
  • Just (Adalat in Shi'a Islam)
• "He is with you wherever you are"
• "There is no God but him, the creator of all things, so worship him; he is in charge of everything... the all aware"
• Al Hakim: The wise
• Al mumit: The bringer of death
• Al wali: The protecting friend
• Allahu Akbar means that God is the greatest