THE NATURE OF ALLAH ALLAH’S EXISTENCE AND ONENESS Sura 112 is dedicated to the fundamental question “Who is God?” According to Islamic tradition, this chapter is Muhammad’s definition of Allah. Classical commentator Zamakhshari (d. A.D. 1146) says, “Ibn Abbas related that the Koreish said, O Mohammed, describe to us your Lord whom you invite us to worship; then this Surah was revealed.”15 The sura reads: “In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Say: He is God, The One and Only; God, the