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Islam and the Quran
is the Sublime, the Almighty One. (Quran
2:255)

God acquires a very prominent position in the Quran.
Every chapter in the Quran begins in the name of God.
People often believe that in Islam belief in God is a matter
of blind faith, but if you read the Quran you will find that
the Quran treats belief in God as a matter of realization
resulting from thinking and pondering over the world
around us. Throughout the Quran there are numerous
verses enjoining the reader to observe and reflect on the
universe and the phenomena of nature. A verse in chapter
3 says:

There are signs in the creation of the heavens
and the earth, and in the alternation of
night and day for people of understanding.
(Quran 3:191)

This is because the Quran wants people to discover God
through study and contemplation. God should be an
intellectual discovery for believers.

It is also generally believed that God of the Quran is cruel
and punishes sinners for every minor sin. But contrary to
this, every chapter of the Quran begins with these words:

In the name of God, the Most Compassionate,
the Most Merciful. (Quran 1:1)

In the Quran, God Himself says:

O My servants, who have committed
excesses against their own souls, do not
despair of God’s mercy, for God surely

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