Allah in Himself:

Major theme of the Holy Quran is to highlight Magnificence, Oneness and uniqueness of God
(Allah), and His supreme Powers by drawing attention of the mankind to His
Attributes. The Quran frequently mentions God, both in terms of His unique person and His
supreme attributes, powers and qualities. An aspect of God’s ultimate superiority is His complete
freedom from all limitations and the Quran discusses this in many of its verses. For instance it
says:

“He is the first and the last, the evident and hidden and He has full knowledge of all things.”
(53:03, Al-Hadeed)

As for God’s powers and attributes, verse of throne (2:255, Al-Baqra) also known as Ayat-ul-
Kursi, gives a wonderful description of His complete freedom from all possible weaknesses and
needs. All living things need rest, help, food and sleep etc in order to continue a normal living but
God is entirely distinct in this regard because He is:

“The living, self subsisting, supporter of all; no slumber can seize Him nor sleep.” (02:255, Al-
Baqra)

He is the supreme ruler and the real supporter in this world and the hereafter. We humans do not
know about the boundaries of God’s universe, but our lord is in possession of such immense
power and authority that:

“His throne extends over the heavens and the earth and He feels no fatigue in guarding and
preserving them.” (02:255, Al-Baqra)

This means that the whole universe merely symbolizes God’s authority and will. Another verse
supplements this by saying:

“To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth.” (03:189, Al-Imran)

In sura Al-Ana’m (06:101-103) the basic theme is Tauheed (Oneness of Allah) which inspires in
the human being a belief in Allah’s authoritative power. He has created, sustains and controls
everything in the earth and heavens. His knowledge is incomparable. In this connection the Holy
Quran says:

“He knows what (appears to His creatures as) before or after or behind them but they shall not
compass it with their knowledge.” (20:110, Ta’Ha)
In sura Ha-Mim (41:37-39, Fussilat) sums up the authority and Oneness of Allah and It discusses
the concept of Tauheed and brings our attention towards the unparallel attributes of Allah. The
Holy Quran says:

“And to Allah prostrates whoever is within the heavens and the earth, willingly or by compulsion,
and their shadows [as well] in the mornings and the afternoons.”

(13:15, Ar-Ra’d)

This verse also mentions that Allah does not like the proud and arrogant people who do not want
to accept the truth due to their arrogance because everything will be terminated one day but His
glory is everlasting.

Same is repeated in sura Al-Shura (42:4-5) that Allah is one Who has created the universe,
cherishes it and sustains it as well. He encourages the human to have faith in His authority,
Power, Uniqueness and Oneness. The Holy Quran in this regard says:

“To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth….” (48:14, Al-Fath)

Sura: 112 (Al-Ikhlas) best sums up God’s sublime nature by rejecting all false ideas about God’s
family, origin, progeny etc. it is so named al-Ikhlas because it fully purifies the doctrine of
Tauheed or absolute Oneness of God. It says:

“Say He is Allah, the One, Allah the Eternal, absolute; He does not beget nor is He begotten and
there is none like unto Him.” (112, Al-Ikhlas)

This is because of its contents that the Holy Prophet (pbuh) declared:

“By Him whose hand my life is, this Sura is equal to one third of the Quran.” (Muslim)

This short sura answers all questions about God’s matchless nature or person in a concise and
convincing way by declaring God as free from any bounds of time, space or family. We therefore
simply admit that it is impossible for human mind to compare God with any of His creations. This
inability of human mind is also reflected from several other verses. For example:

“No vision can grasp Him, but His grasp is over all vision; He is above all comprehension, yet is
acquainted with all things.” (06:193, Al-Ana’m)