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God (Abrahamic) 117 claims.
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Domain / Function4Compassion and mercy 1Well-attestedCreation and cosmogony 2Well-attestedJustice, law and oaths 2Well-attestedKingship and sovereignty 3Well-attested Mythic Association1All three traditions trace their worship of this God to a covenant made with Abraham, read in Judaism as established through Isaac and continued through the Israelites, in Christianity as fulfilled through Christ, and in Islam as renewed through Ishmael and ultimately through Muhammad. 2Well-attested Gender1Beyond gender 4Well-attested Status Within the Tradition1Genuinely disputed within the traditionTradition: Druze 5Well-attested Doctrinal Status Detail1The Druze faith affirms strict monotheism in the same God worshipped in Judaism, Christianity and Islam, understood through absolute unity (tawhid); the fuller Druze cosmology and later teachings are closed to non-initiates (juhhal) and are not reconstructed here. 5Well-attested Era of Attestation1840 BCE to 2026 CE 6Well-attested Theology1Monotheistic: one God 7Well-attested Origin of the Name1The English word god descends from a Germanic root for that which is invoked or worshipped, distinct from the personal name written as the tetragrammaton in the Hebrew Bible; the Arabic Allah is a contraction of al-ilah, the god. 7Well-attested Veneration Today1Actively venerated in a living tradition 2Well-attested Principal Cult Centre3Christianity has no single locus 2Well-attestedJerusalem and the Temple Mount 2Well-attestedMecca and the Kaaba 2Well-attested Attributes and Iconography6A practice Orthodox iconography rejects 8Well-attestedChristian art is the exception 8Well-attestedJudaism and Islam both prohibit any image of God 9Well-attestedNot depicted 9Well-attestedThat aniconism is one of the strongest continuities between them 9Well-attestedThe Latin West depicts God the Father as an enthroned elder 8Well-attested Meaning in the Attesting Source1A single transcendent creator and sustainer of the universe, affirmed in Judaism, Christianity and Islam, though the three traditions differ over the divine nature, the possibility of incarnation and the finality of revelation. 2Well-attested Historicity1Not a historical person: a divine or other-than-human being 7Well-attested Primary Source1The Hebrew Bible, the New Testament and the Quran, the three scriptural corpora in which this figure is principally described. 2Well-attested Addressed By26 of 7299 Names of AllahType: hymnHoldsWell-attestedA Mighty FortressType: hymnHoldsWell-attestedDeclares God a fortress against an ancient enemy.Aaronic BlessingType: prayerHoldsWell-attestedAddressed to the Abrahamic God in this tradition's own language and theology.AdhanType: hymnHoldsWell-attestedIts own text: "short declarative statements: the greatness of God, the two testimonies of faith", the same non-invocational-but-about-God shape as sibling 99 Names of Allah.Adon OlamType: hymnHoldsWell-attestedAleinuType: hymnHoldsWell-attestedAl-FatihaType: prayerHoldsWell-attestedAddressed to the Abrahamic God in this tradition's own language and theology.Amazing GraceType: hymnHoldsWell-attestedA personal testimony of grace received from God, matching the non-vocative Dies Irae and Magnificat precedent.AmidahType: hymnHoldsWell-attestedAmidah: First BlessingType: prayerHoldsWell-attestedAddressed to the Abrahamic God in this tradition's own language and theology.AngelusType: prayerHoldsWell-attestedAddressed to the Abrahamic God in this tradition's own language and theology.Anima ChristiType: prayerHoldsWell-attestedAddressed to the Abrahamic God in this tradition's own language and theology.Avinu MalkeinuType: prayerHoldsWell-attestedAddressed to the Abrahamic God in this tradition's own language and theology.Baha'i Long Obligatory PrayerType: prayerHoldsWell-attestedBaha'i Medium Obligatory PrayerType: prayerHoldsWell-attestedAddressed to the Abrahamic God in this tradition's own language and theology.Baha'i Prayer for the DeadType: prayerHoldsWell-attestedAddressed to the Abrahamic God in this tradition's own language and theology.Baha'i Short Obligatory PrayerType: prayerHoldsWell-attestedAddressed to the Abrahamic God in this tradition's own language and theology.Birkat HamazonType: hymnHoldsWell-attestedBirkat Hamazon: First BlessingType: prayerHoldsWell-attestedAddressed to the Abrahamic God in this tradition's own language and theology.Cherubic HymnType: hymnHoldsWell-attestedSung "to the life giving Trinity"; filed against God (Abrahamic), already used for the Christian Godhead elsewhere in this set, since no separate Trinity deity or character page exists.Collect for PurityType: prayerHoldsWell-attestedAddressed to the Abrahamic God in this tradition's own language and theology.David's Invocation of the LORD as War-TrainerType: prayerHoldsWell-attestedAddressed to God as rock, fortress and the trainer of the warrior's hands for battle.David's Plea for a Right VerdictType: prayerHoldsWell-attestedAddressed to God as judge, asking that a right verdict issue from his presence.David's Prayer After Nathan's RebukeType: prayerHoldsWell-attestedAddressed to God, asking for cleansing and a renewed heart rather than only for pardon.David's Prayer from the CaveType: prayerHoldsWell-attestedAddressed to God as refuge and portion, asking rescue from imprisoning distress.Deer CryType: hymnHoldsWell-attestedDies IraeType: hymnHoldsWell-attestedDua al-Janazah: The Funeral SupplicationType: prayerHoldsWell-attestedAddressed to God, asking forgiveness for the deceased and for the whole community, living and dead.El Malei RachamimType: hymnHoldsWell-attestedElohai NeshamahType: prayerHoldsWell-attestedAddressed to the Abrahamic God in this tradition's own language and theology.General ThanksgivingType: prayerHoldsWell-attestedAddressed to the Abrahamic God in this tradition's own language and theology.Gloria in Excelsis DeoType: hymnHoldsWell-attestedHail MaryType: prayerHoldsWell-attestedAddressed to the Abrahamic God in this tradition's own language and theology.HallelType: hymnHoldsWell-attestedHashkiveinuType: prayerHoldsWell-attestedAddressed to the Abrahamic God in this tradition's own language and theology.IqamaType: hymnHoldsWell-attestedSecond call to prayer, the same declarative Islamic liturgical form as the Adhan it follows.Jesus PrayerType: prayerHoldsWell-attestedAddressed to the Abrahamic God in this tradition's own language and theology.Kaddish (Doxology)Type: hymnHoldsWell-attestedMagnificatType: hymnHoldsWell-attestedMemorareType: prayerHoldsWell-attestedAddressed to the Abrahamic God in this tradition's own language and theology.Modeh AniType: hymnHoldsWell-attestedAddressed to the Abrahamic God in this tradition's own language and theology.Mourner's KaddishType: prayerHoldsWell-attestedAddressed to the Abrahamic God in this tradition's own language and theology.Oseh ShalomType: prayerHoldsWell-attestedAddressed to the Abrahamic God in this tradition's own language and theology.Prayer for All Conditions of PeopleType: prayerHoldsWell-attestedAddressed to the Abrahamic God in this tradition's own language and theology.Prayer for KnowledgeType: prayerHoldsWell-attestedAddressed to the Abrahamic God in this tradition's own language and theology.Prayer for ParentsType: prayerHoldsWell-attestedAddressed to the Abrahamic God in this tradition's own language and theology.Prayer for Steadfast HeartsType: prayerHoldsWell-attestedAddressed to the Abrahamic God in this tradition's own language and theology.Prayer in GethsemaneType: prayerHoldsWell-attestedAddressed to the Abrahamic God in this tradition's own language and theology.Prayer of Abraham for ForgivenessType: prayerHoldsWell-attestedAddressed to the Abrahamic God in this tradition's own language and theology.Prayer of Humble AccessType: prayerHoldsWell-attestedAddressed to the Abrahamic God in this tradition's own language and theology.Prayer of JonahType: prayerHoldsWell-attestedAddressed to the Abrahamic God in this tradition's own language and theology.Prayer of Moses for EaseType: prayerHoldsWell-attestedAddressed to the Abrahamic God in this tradition's own language and theology.Prayer of the Tax CollectorType: prayerHoldsWell-attestedAddressed to the Abrahamic God in this tradition's own language and theology.Psalm 23Type: hymnHoldsWell-attestedRabbana AtinaType: prayerHoldsWell-attestedAddressed to the Abrahamic God in this tradition's own language and theology.SalawatType: hymnHoldsWell-attestedSayyid al-IstighfarType: prayerHoldsWell-attestedShema YisraelType: prayerHoldsWell-attestedAddressed to the Abrahamic God in this tradition's own language and theology.Stephen's Dying PrayerType: prayerHoldsWell-attestedAddressed to the Abrahamic God in this tradition's own language and theology.Sub Tuum PraesidiumType: prayerHoldsWell-attestedAddressed to the Abrahamic God in this tradition's own language and theology.Surat al-FalaqType: prayerHoldsWell-attestedAddressed to the Abrahamic God in this tradition's own language and theology.Surat al-NasType: prayerHoldsWell-attestedAddressed to the Abrahamic God in this tradition's own language and theology.Te DeumType: hymnHoldsWell-attestedThe GraceType: prayerHoldsWell-attestedAddressed to the Abrahamic God in this tradition's own language and theology.The Ignatian ExamenType: prayerHoldsWell-attestedAddressed to God through a structured review of the day just lived.The Lord's PrayerType: prayerHoldsWell-attestedAddressed to the Abrahamic God in this tradition's own language and theology.The Prayer of LamentationsType: prayerHoldsWell-attestedAddressed to God as the one who alone can restore what has been lost, asking that the community be turned back to him.The Psalm for the Thank OfferingType: prayerHoldsWell-attestedAddressed to God in pure praise, accompanying the thank offering rather than requesting anything.Trisagion (Hymn)Type: hymnHoldsWell-attestedVeni Creator 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- The Study Quran: A New Translation and Commentary Seyyed Hossein Nasr (editor-in-chief), 2015
- Encyclopedia of Religion Mircea Eliade (ed.); Lindsay Jones (ed., 2nd ed.), 2005
- Encyclopaedia Judaica, 2nd edition Michael Berenbaum and Fred Skolnik (eds.), 2007
- Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2nd edition Holy See, 1997
- A History of the Druzes Kais M. Firro, 1992
- The Early History of God: Yahweh and the Other Deities in Ancient Israel Mark S. Smith, 2002
- The Oxford Dictionary of World Religions John Bowker (ed.), 1997
- The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church, 3rd revised edition F. L. Cross and E. A. Livingstone (eds.), 2005
- The Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) Anonymous (multiple authors)
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