Both the Qur’an and the Bible extol the great attributes of Allah and the Lord God such as wisdom, might, mercy, and forgiveness. The strong divergence is that the Qur’an focuses on the unity, sovereignty, and transcendence of Allah, and while the Bible holds to the same, the Bible uniquely reveals that in his essence God is love. This love is centered and conveyed to sinful humankind in the person of Jesus, the Son of God, who is the mediator between God and humankind. In his Son the
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