The concept of God in Islam:

The concept of God in Islam:

By Dr. Gilani; April 2004 Los Angeles, California

Presented at the University of San Bernardino, California 2003

Since time immemorial, people have worshipped deities in the form of symbols, statues,=

certain animals, paintings, ancestors, saint= s, spirits, angels, and other human beings such as kings,

emperors, prophet, pharaohs, etc.<= /span>

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About 1400= years ago, a man who spent many years in meditation and contemplation,

reported the apparition of an angelic being, gradually relaying to him, messages from God, The Creator.

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It started= like this:

= &nb= sp; “In the name of God, most Gracious and Mer= ciful.

= &nb= sp; Read in the name of your Creator – Lord – Nurturer;=

= &nb= sp; Who created humans of a suspending (leech like) being”

= &nb= sp; (early microscopic stage of development in uterus) *

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This ̶= 0;Reading” in= Arabic means “Quran”.

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17:23 “Your God-Lord Nurturer decreed that y= ou shall not worship anyone but God and to be kind to parents”

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59:24 “God is the Creator of things from nothingness, giving shapes to things; to God belong beautiful Names;

&= nbsp; By God’s decree revolve whatever is in Heavens and Earth and God is the Ultimately Unique Powerful and Wise.”

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6:103 “Eyes do not perceive God, but God per= ceives eyes and God is the Absolute Accurate Knower of all.”

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112: 1,2,3,4 “= Say : God is the One Unique Creator. Only God is self sufficient and all depend upon God.

&= nbsp; God does not produce children, but creates all and is not born, and none is equ= al to God!

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* For more information about this subject, visit Embryology in the Quran in this site.