Editing Quran (section)

=== Creation and God ===
{{Main|God in Islam|Tawhid}}
The central theme of the Quran is [[monotheism]]. God is depicted as living, eternal, omniscient and omnipotent (see, e.g., Quran {{qref|2|20|pl=y}}, {{qref|2|29|pl=y}}, {{qref|2|255|pl=y}}). God's omnipotence appears above all in his power to create. He is the creator of everything, of the heavens and the earth and what is between them (see, e.g., Quran {{qref|13|16|pl=y}}, {{qref|2|253|pl=y}}, {{qref|50|38|pl=y}}, etc.). All human beings are equal in their utter dependence upon God, and their well-being depends upon their acknowledging that fact and living accordingly.<ref name=watt /><ref name=saeed /> The Quran uses [[Cosmological argument|cosmological]] and [[Contingency (philosophy)|contingency arguments]] in various verses without referring to the terms to prove the [[existence of God]]. Therefore, the [[universe]] is originated and needs an originator, and whatever exists must have a sufficient cause for its existence. Besides, the design of the universe is frequently referred to as a point of contemplation: "It is He who has created [[seven heavens]] in harmony. You cannot see any fault in God's creation; then look again: Can you see any flaw?"<ref>{{qref|67|3|b=y|pl=y}}</ref><ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |last=Saritoprak |first=Zeki |date=2006 |article=Allah |pages=33–40 |title-link=iarchive:quranencyclopedi2006unse |encyclopedia=The Qur'an: an Encyclopedia |editor-link=Oliver Leaman |editor-first=Oliver |editor-last=Leaman |location=New York |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-0-415-32639-1}}</ref>
[[File:Allah3.svg|thumb|right|180 px|The word 'Allah' in [[Arabic]] [[Islamic calligraphy|calligraphy]]. Most considered it to be derived from a [[synalepha|contraction]] of the [[Arabic definite article|definitive article]] ''al-'' and ''[[Ilah|ilāh]]'' "god" meaning "the God".<ref>D.B. Macdonald. Encyclopedia of Islam, 2nd ed, Brill. "Ilah", Vol. 3, p. 1093.</ref>]]

Even though Muslims do not doubt about the existence and [[tawhid|unity of God]], they may have adopted [[Schools of Islamic theology|different attitudes]] that have changed and developed throughout history regarding his [[Attributes of God in Islam|nature (attributes)]], [[Names of God in Islam|names]] and relationship with creation. [[Rabb]] is an [[Arabic]] word to refers to God meaning Lord<ref name="Yuskaev2017">{{cite book |last1=Yuskaev |first1=Timur R. |title=Speaking Qur'an: An American Scripture |date=18 October 2017 |publisher=Univ of South Carolina Press |isbn=978-1-61117-795-4 |language=English |quote=Indeed, "Lord" is a direct translation of the Arabic word ''Rabb''.}}</ref> and the Quran cites in several places as in the [[Al-Fatiha]]; "All Praise and Gratitude is due to God, ''Lord'' of all the Universe". [[Mustafa Öztürk]] points out that the first Muslims believed that this god [[Al-Ḥayy|lived]] in [[Seven Heavens|the sky]] with the following words of [[Ahmad Ibn Hanbal]]: "Whoever says that Allah is everywhere is a heretic, an infidel. He should be invited to repent, but if he does not, be killed." This understanding changes later and gives way to the understanding that "God cannot be assigned a place and He is everywhere."<ref>{{Cite web |title=bir söyleşide yaptığı ilgili açıklama | website=[[YouTube]] | date=15 August 2016 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HrZ8Yu1m2g |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205025925/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HrZ8Yu1m2g |archive-date=5 December 2020 |access-date=15 August 2016}}</ref> Also actions and attributes suh as coming, going, sitting, satisfaction, anger and sadness etc. similar to humans used for this God in the Quran were considered {{transliteration|ar|[[mutashabihat]]}}—"no one knows [[ta'wil|its interpretation]] except God" ({{qref|3|7|b=y}})—by later scholars stating that God was [[Tanzih|free from resemblance to humans]] in any way.{{refn|group=note|[[Personal God|Human qualities which are attributed to Allah]] in the Quran such as coming, going, sitting, satisfaction, anger and sadness; "Allah has equipped them with words to bring them closer to our minds; in this respect, they are like proverbs that are used to create a picture in the mind and thus help the listener to clearly understand the idea he wants to express."<ref name="The Meaning">{{Cite web |first=Allamah |last=Tabatabai |author-link=Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai |title=Al-Mizan Discourses |url=https://almizan.org/Discourses/QD21.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208164643/http://almizan.org/Discourses/QD21.asp|website=Tafsir Al-Mizan <!-– Allamah Muhammad Hussein Tabatabai --> |archive-date=8 December 2008|access-date=16 February 2021}}</ref><ref name="Tabatabaee">{{cite web|url=http://www.maaref-foundation.com/english/beliefs/quran/05.htm|title=The Qur'an Possesses Revelation and Exegesis |website=Allamah Tabatabaee |publisher=Islamic Ma'aref Foundation Institute |date=1988 |pages=37–45 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216015310/http://www.maaref-foundation.com/english/beliefs/quran/05.htm |archive-date=16 February 2012}}</ref>}}