How is God presented in The Bible and Quran?


Knowing and understanding God is central in every religion

It is often assumed the various names for God: Yahweh, the Father and Allah refer to the same entity. The table below makes a simple comparison between Yahweh and Allah using scripture verses.


Yahweh / Father


Allah

judge

For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength
[1 Corinthians 1:25]
To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and Allah is over all things competent.
[Quran 3:189]
knowledge

And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. But the Lord God called to the man and said to him, Where are you?
[Genesis 3:8]
Indeed, Allah [alone] has knowledge of the Hour and sends down the rain and knows what is in the wombs. And no soul perceives what it will earn tomorrow, and no soul perceives in what land it will die. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Acquainted.
[Quran 31:34]
vision

I will go down and see if what they have done is as bad as the outcry that has reached me. If not, I will know. [Genesis 18:21]
Whoever desires the reward of this world, then [let them know that] with Allah are the rewards of this world and the Hereafter. And Allah is All-Hearing, All-Seeing.
[Quran 4:134]
rest

By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work.
[Genesis 2:2]
And We did certainly create the heavens and earth and what is between them in six days, and there touched Us no weariness.
[Quran 50:38]
like man

And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Preached among the Gentiles, Believed on in the world, Received up in glory.
[1 Timothy 3:16]
The Originator of the heavens and the earth. He has made for you spouses from among yourselves, and mates for cattle as well - multiplying you. There is nothing like Him, for He alone is the All-Hearing, All-Seeing.
[Quran 42:11]
unlike anything

God created human beings in his own image, making them male and female
[Genesis 1:27]
And there is none comparable to Him.
[Quran 112:4]
food

And while they still did not believe it because of joy and amazement, he asked them, 'Do you have anything here to eat?'
[Luke 24:41]
She said, 'My Lord, how will I have a child when no man has touched me?' [The angel] said, 'Such is Allah; He creates what He wills. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, Be, and it is.
[Quran 3:47]
sleep

I lay down and sleep; I wake again, because the Lord sustains me
[Psalms 3:5]
Allah! There is no god except Him, the Ever-Living, All-Sustaining... His Seat encompasses the heavens and the earth, and the preservation of both does not tire Him. For He is the Most High, the Greatest.
[Quran 2:255]
lies

For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie
[2 Thessalonians 2:11]
Say, 'Allah has spoken the truth. So follow the religion of Abraham, inclining toward truth; and he was not of the polytheists.'
[Quran 3:95]
satan

All this I will give you, he said, if you will bow down and worship me. Jesus said to him, Away from me, Satan! For it is written: Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only. Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.
[Matthew 4:9-11]
Or [it is] like a rainstorm from the sky within which is darkness, thunder and lightning. They put their fingers in their ears against the thunderclaps in dread of death. But Allah is encompassing of the disbelievers.
[Quran 2:19]
placement

Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and he went to her and made love to her. She gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon. The Lord loved him
[2 Samuel 12:24]
And Allah invites all to the Home of Peace and guides whoever He wills to the Straight Path.
[Quran 10:25]
protect

About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, Eli, Eli,[a] lema sabachthani? (which means My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?)
[Matthew 27:46]
Allah is the Ally of those who believe. He brings them out from darknesses into the light. And those who disbelieve - their allies are á¹­aghut. They take them out of the light into darknesses
[Quran 2:257]
unalive

However, in the cities of the nations the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, do not leave alive anything that breathes.
[Deuteronomy 20:16]
Do not kill your children for fear of poverty. We provide for them and for you. Surely killing them is a heinous sin.
[Quran 17:31]
nature

The Lord is a man of war: the Lord is his name
[Exodus 15:3]
He is Allah: there is no god but He: the King, the Holy, the All-Peace, the Giver of security, the Overseer, the Most Mighty, the Overpowering, the All-Great.
[Quran 59:23]
humankind

No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him
[Revelation 22:3]
And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me
[Quran 51:56]
evil

We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one
[1 John 5:19]
Indeed, there is for him no authority over those who have believed and rely upon their Lord.
[Quran 16:99]
temptation

For forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry
[Luke 4:2]
And the Quran is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].
[Quran 81:25]
confusion

The Lord regretted that he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was deeply troubled. So the Lord said, 'I will wipe from the face of the earth the human race I have created and with them the animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the ground for I regret that I have made them.
[Genesis 6:6-7]
Our Lord! You will certainly gather all humanity for the promised Day about which there is no doubt. Surely Allah does not break His promise.
[Quran 3:9]
prayers

I will go down and see if what they have done is as bad as the outcry that has reached me. If not, I will know.
[Genesis 18:21]
Or [who is it that] responds to the distressed when they call to Him, relieving [their] affliction, and [who] makes you successors in the earth? Is there a deity with Allah? Little do you remember.
[Quran 27:62]
mercy

The Lord regretted that he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was deeply troubled. So the Lord said, 'I will wipe from the face of the earth the human race I have created and with them the animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the ground for I regret that I have made them.
[Genesis 6:6-7]
Have you not considered those who left their homes in many thousands, fearing death? Allah said to them, 'Die'; then He restored them to life. And Allah is the possessor of bounty for the people, but most of the people do not show gratitude.
[Quran 2:243]
forgive

If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell
[Matthew 5:29]
As for those who repent, believe, and do good deeds, they are the ones whose evil deeds Allah will change into good deeds. For Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
[Quran 25:70]
gracious

The Lord regretted that he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was deeply troubled. So the Lord said, 'I will wipe from the face of the earth the human race I have created and with them the animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the ground for I regret that I have made them.
[Genesis 6:6-7]
Have you not considered those who left their homes in many thousands, fearing death? Allah said to them, 'Die'; then He restored them to life. And Allah is full of bounty to the people, but most of the people do not show gratitude.
[Quran 2:243]
begining

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God
[John 1:1]
Allah there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of existence.
[Quran 3:2]
godhead

Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit
[Matthew 28:19]
Say, He is Allah, [Who is] One, Allah, the Eternal Refuge. He neither begets nor is born, Nor is there to Him any equivalent.
[Quran 112:1-4]
spirit

Now the Spirit of the LORD had departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD tormented him.
[1 Samuel.16:14]
Your god is one God. But those who do not believe in the Hereafter - their hearts are disapproving, and they are arrogant.
[Quran 16:22]
satan

The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
[2 Corinthians 4:4]
Say, Who is Lord of the heavens and earth? Say, Allah. Say, Have you then taken besides Him allies not possessing [even] for themselves any benefit or any harm? Say, Is the blind equivalent to the seeing? Or is darkness equivalent to light?
[Quran 13:16]
truth

They will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well.
[Mark 16:18]
Say, O Prophet, Allah has declared the truth. So follow the Way of Abraham, the upright who was not a polytheist.
[Quran 3:95]
people

For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie
[2 Thessalonians 2:11]
All praise is for Allah, Lord of all worlds, the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful
[Quran 1:1]
caring

The Lord regretted that he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was deeply troubled. So the Lord said, 'I will wipe from the face of the earth the human race I have created and with them the animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the ground for I regret that I have made them.'
[Genesis 6:6-7]
And Allah invites all to the Home of Peace and guides whoever He wills to the Straight Path.
[Quran 10:25]
peace

Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.
[Matthew 10:34]
And Allah invites all to the Home of Peace and guides whoever He wills to the Straight Path
[Quran 10:25]
hate

And I will dash them one against another, fathers and sons together, declares the Lord. I will not pity or spare or have compassion, that I should not destroy them
[Jeremiah 13:14]
Here you are! You love them but they do not love you, and you believe in all Scriptures. When they meet you they say, 'We believe.' But when alone, they bite their fingertips in rage. Say, O Prophet, May you˺ die of your rage! Surely Allah knows best what is hidden in the heart.
[Quran 3:119]
ownership

All this I will give you, he said, if you will bow down and worship me
[Matthew 4:9]
He is the One Who created everything in the earth for you. Then He turned towards the heaven, forming it into seven heavens. And He has perfect knowledge of all things
[Quran 2:29]
lewd

You engaged in prostitution with the Assyrians too, because you were insatiable; and even after that, you still were not satisfied
[Ezekiel 16:28]
Touched by none except the purified angels
[Quran 56:79]
fatigue

It will be a sign between me and the Israelites forever, for in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed
[Exodus 31:17]
Indeed, We created the heavens and the earth and everything in between in six Days,1 and We were not even touched with fatigue
[Quran 50:38]
forgets

Why do you forget us forever, why do you so long forsake us? [Lamentations 5:20]
He replied, That knowledge is with my Lord in a Record. My Lord neither falters nor forgets anything
[Quran 20:52]
see god

So Jacob called the place Peniel, saying, It is because I saw God face to face, and yet my life was spared
[Genesis 32:30]
No vision can encompass Him, but He encompasses all vision. For He is the Most Subtle, All-Aware.
[Quran 6:103]
regret

The Lord regretted that he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was deeply troubled
[Genesis 6:6]
The Word of your Lord has been perfected in truth and justice. None can change His Words. And He is the All-Hearing, All- Knowing
[Quran 6:115]
original sin

As I listened, he said to the others, Follow him through the city and kill, without showing pity or compassion.
[Ezekiel 9:5]
Say, O Prophet, Should I seek a lord other than Allah while He is the Lord of everything? No one will reap except what they sow. No soul burdened with sin will bear the burden of another. Then to your Lord is your return, and He will inform you of your differences
[Quran 6:164]
go sin

When the Lord began to speak through Hosea, the Lord said to him, Go, marry a promiscuous woman and have children with her, for like an adulterous wife this land is guilty of unfaithfulness to the Lord
[Hosea 1:2]
And when they commit a shameful deed, they say, 'We found our forefathers doing it and Allah has commanded us to do it.' Say, 'No! Allah never commands what is shameful. How can you attribute to Allah what you do not know?'
[Quran 7:28]
no partner

The Lord is One
[Deuteronomy 6:4]
Say: He is God, the One
[Quran 112:1]
supreme

I know that the Lord is great, that our Lord is greater than all gods
[Psalm 135:5]
Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High
[Quran 87:1]
all knowing

Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding has no limit
[Psalm 147:5]
He is the One Who created everything in the earth for you. Then He turned towards the heaven, forming it into seven heavens. And He has perfect knowledge of all things
[Quran 2:29]
eternal

For this is what the high and exalted One says, he who lives forever, whose name is holy: I live in a high and holy place, but also with the one who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite
[Isaiah 57:15]
Allah, the Sustainer needed by all
[Quran 112:2]
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