Typology of the Central Feature of God

Abstract

In the sacred books of Abrahamic religions, namely the Testaments and the Qur'an, central features are attributed to God. These features make God identifiable to the audience and create an image of Him in the mind. Each of these holy books has attributed characteristics to the God of their religion that has commonalities and differences with other religions. These characteristics permeate all aspects of religion; therefore, they are considered very important and fundamental and shape the atmosphere of any religion. Normally, one attribute of God is of central importance in every religion among other attributes, and any other attribute is considered a compliment or a ray of it. In this study, an attempt is made to obtain the central characteristics of God in the three religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam through the verses of the Testaments and the Qur'an. Knowing these central features helps us to better understand the specific path of each religion toward its supreme destination and facilitates the dialogue between their followers. The three characteristics of spirit, word, and light are of fundamental importance in these three religions, but each of these three plays a central role in each religion.

Keywords

• islam
• christianity
• judaism
• the personification of god
• holy books