Characteristics Of Allah Vocab

Question 1

immanent

Answer 1

existing or operating within (inherent)

Question 2

transcendent

Answer 2

beyond or above the range of normal or physical human experience

Question 3

omnipotent (al-qadeer)

Answer 3

having unlimited power

Question 4

beneficent (al-rahman)

Answer 4

generous or doing good

Question 5

merciful (al-rahim)

Answer 5

showing our existing mercy

Question 6

fairness

Answer 6

impartial and just treatment or behaviour without favoritism or discrimination

Question 7

justice (adalat in Shi’a)

Answer 7

just behaviour or treatment

Question 8

al-qadeer

Answer 8

omnipotent

Question 9

al-rahman

Answer 9

beneficent

Question 10

al-rahim

Answer 10

merciful

Question 11

adalat in Shi’a

Answer 11

justice

Question 12

argument 1 for the transcendence of God

Answer 12

• God created everything
• “the creator of all things”
• not not limited to physical world or His creation

Question 13

argument 2 for the transcendence of God

Answer 13

• God is described as being above us
• “Bestower of Faith, the Overseer, the Exalted in Might”
• highly exalted, oversees is and grants blessings down to us

Question 14

argument 3 for the transcendence of God

Answer 14

• God knows past, present, future
• “knower of the unseen and the witnessed
• implies God has seen the future, so he can’t be in time

Question 15

argument 1 against the transcendence of God

Answer 15

• God is all aware and compassionate
• belief in God benevolence
• for God to be commissionate, He must walk through life with us

Question 16

argument 2 against the transcendence of God

Answer 16

• God is reactive
• “call upon me, I will respond to you”
• God waits for us, to wait you must be in time with us

Question 17

argument 3 against the transcendence of God

Answer 17

• God protects us
• “nothing will happen to us except what Allah has decreed for us :He is our protector” - in order to protect us, He must always be alert and by our side as we go through time