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Islam and Buddhism
He is God—the Creator, the Maker, the Giver of Form. To Him be-
long the Most Beautiful Names. Everything in the heavens and
earth glorifies Him. He is the Almighty, the All-Wise.
God manifests His attributes for human beings to perceive. For
example, He has endless mercy and manifests His attribute as the
"Merciful" in human beings. His qualities can be seen in those people,
although they do not enjoy these qualities as a result of their own ef-
forts or merits. By themselves, no other beings can possess or create
the attributes of God. To assert that they do have this ability is to "set
up another god together with God." Like Buddhists, they make the
mistake of associating His creatures with God, attributing some of
His qualities to other, lesser beings.
For example, God is All-Seeing and knows "what is even more
concealed." When someone acts in secret, with no one around, believ-
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