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Islam teaches a fundamental difference between Allah, the Creator and that
which He has created. The sky, the moon, the stars, the harmony and
perfection of the natural world, the grace and beauty of the human body and
the excellence of the human mind, the alternation of day and night, the
change of the seasons, and the mystery of life and death all point to
something beyond, greater than themselves.
To the believer these are all signs of Allah. Islam teaches that Allah is not to
be likened to anything that He has created. He is All–Powerful, All-
Knowing; He is beyond any imperfection, and is the fulfillment of all
perfection. He is not a substance, nor is He like any of His creatures. Allah is
not a far away and distant God, nor is He unapproachable ideal. He is All-
Kind, All Merciful, and the Turner of hearts.
Islam teaches that Allah is eternal. He was not Himself born, nor has He
fathered a son or a daughter. Islam rejects the concept of the incarnation of
which He has created. The sky, the moon, the stars, the harmony and
perfection of the natural world, the grace and beauty of the human body and
the excellence of the human mind, the alternation of day and night, the
change of the seasons, and the mystery of life and death all point to
something beyond, greater than themselves.
To the believer these are all signs of Allah. Islam teaches that Allah is not to
be likened to anything that He has created. He is All–Powerful, All-
Knowing; He is beyond any imperfection, and is the fulfillment of all
perfection. He is not a substance, nor is He like any of His creatures. Allah is
not a far away and distant God, nor is He unapproachable ideal. He is All-
Kind, All Merciful, and the Turner of hearts.
Islam teaches that Allah is eternal. He was not Himself born, nor has He
fathered a son or a daughter. Islam rejects the concept of the incarnation of