The Concept of God

grasp only that part of His knowledge which He wills. His throne extends over the heavens and the earth, and their upholding does not weary Him. He is the Sublime, the Almighty one!” (2:255) Then there is another chapter in the Quran which has this to say about God: “Say, ‘He is God, the One, God, the Self-sufficient One. He does not give birth, nor was He born, and there is nothing like Him.’” (112:1-4) This short chapter of the Quran describes the oneness of God in a pure and unadulterated form. The concept of the one God is the central concept of Islam: this belief is the essence of Islam and the sole source of all of its teachings. The Message of the Quran The Quran is the book of God. Therefore, preserved in its original form, the Quran is a reliable source of divine guidance. There are 114 chapters in the Quran. Everything laid down in the Quran can be summed up thus: an