The 99 Beautiful Names of Allah

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The 99 Beautiful Names of Allah

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  • many muslims reject any idea of making images
    • goes back to 2nd of 10 commandments
  • Allah is creator of all that exists, everyhting belonsg to him- wrong to try & copy anything

Images of Allah

  • God is eternal, uique & limited
    • any attempt to capture Allah in image is attempt to limit God, destroy God's true nature
      • insult to God but also worshippers of God; they worship something that's limited & not worthy of worship
  • Allah is so holy that

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