https://padlet.com/jrelyea/fr2b98t1aicn Please include: 1) Verse 2) Context 3) What does it contribute to your understanding of the divine, divine-human interactions, human-human interactions (aka ethics) 4) What "theme" would you classify this name under? 5) What other names related to this theme/ conception of the divine. (and your name) en-us 2019-02-25 01:41:49 UTC 2019-02-27 15:20:22 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Brightnessdown.png jrelyea https://padlet.com/jrelyea/fr2b98t1aicn/wish/334665054 1. VERSE: 
"Then they His servants are returned to Allah, their true Lord. Unquestionably, His is the judgement, and He is the swiftest of accountants" (Quran 6:62).
2. CONTEXT: After determining the period of its revelation, it is easier to visualize the background of the Surah. Twelve years had passed since the Holy Prophet had been inviting the people to Islam. The antagonism and persecution by the Quraish had become most savage and brutal, and the majority of the Muslims had to leave their homes and migrate to Habash (Abyssinia). 
3. DIVINE: God is Truth. This is a more abstract and less personal conception of the divine. 
4. THEME: At first glance, omnipotence. However, given the context it is also comforting and encouraging people in their practice of Islam, despite hardship...
5. SIMILAR: The first, the last, the guide, the light - all of these names indicate a divine that ceases to have boundaries, something outside of time/ conception, perhaps time and truth itself.

(Ms. Relyea) ]]> 2019-02-25 01:43:54 UTC https://padlet.com/jrelyea/fr2b98t1aicn/wish/334665054 https://padlet.com/jrelyea/fr2b98t1aicn/wish/335044370 1. VERSE:
“And ask forgiveness of your Lord and then repent to Him. Indeed, my Lord is Merciful and Affectionate” (Quran 11:90).
2. CONTEXT:
Allah is merciful, and if one strays from the path of morality it is possible for them to regain favor. Later verses describe an example of his mercy extended to persecutors and those of other religions
3. DIVINE:
Allah is forgiving and merciful
4. THEME:
There is a theme of forgiveness and knowledge, such that Allah knows of all mistakes but does not begrudge them as long as correction is attempted
5. SIMILAR:
Ar-Rahim (Mericful)
Al-Ghaffar (Forgiving)
Al-‘Afuww (Pardoner)
Ar-Ra’uf (Compassionate)



]]> 2019-02-25 19:10:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jrelyea/fr2b98t1aicn/wish/335044370 https://padlet.com/jrelyea/fr2b98t1aicn/wish/335045801 1. Indeed, it is Allah who is the [continual] Provider, the firm possessor of strength. (Quran 51:58)
2. The root of this name R-z-q has to do with support, nourishment and something beneficial (gift).  Allah provides for people when they are not able to do so on their own.  
3. This shows that Allah is supportive of his people and will continuously assure that they have the strength needed for their lives. It also helps me understand  how people maintain strength during times of turmoil.  
4. The themes is Allah as a provider/giver of a gift
5. Al-Wahhab (The Bestower), Al-Muhaymin (The Preserver, The Overseeing Protector), Al-Mu‘ezz (The giver of honor)/Al-Mudhell (The giver of dishonor), Al-Mudhell (The giver of life)

John Arsenault

]]> 2019-02-25 19:12:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jrelyea/fr2b98t1aicn/wish/335045801 https://padlet.com/jrelyea/fr2b98t1aicn/wish/335046078 1. 
Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The example of His light is like a niche within which is a lamp, the lamp is within glass, the glass as if it were a pearly [white] star lit from [the oil of] a blessed olive tree, neither of the east nor of the west, whose oil would almost glow even if untouched by fire. Light upon light. Allah guides to His light whom He wills. And Allah presents examples for the people, and Allah is Knowing of all things.

2. The context of this verse and the other verses around it bring praise to Allah as the almighty power that should be prayed to and worshiped.

3. The verse says how there is a god in Islam that is all powerful. You can strengthen your relationship with Allah by praying to him and carrying out his message. For human interaction it just wants you to be kind and respectful. 

4. The theme is appreciation because the quarantine acknowledges the greatness of Allah]]> 2019-02-25 19:13:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jrelyea/fr2b98t1aicn/wish/335046078 https://padlet.com/jrelyea/fr2b98t1aicn/wish/335047173 1. Verse:  “That is Allah, your Lord; there is no deity except Him, the Creator of all things, so worship Him. And He is Disposer of all things.”
2. Context: You must worship, follow and respect him because he created you and everything around you so you must value all of it.
3. Divine: This supports it in the way where he creates everything and gives us life, and gives us the ability to live. 
4. Theme: This is very uplifting and supporting to the manor of not losing hope in Allah because he still is giving you everything u need in order to live, even though at sometimes it don’t seem like it. 
5. Similar: I think this is very similar to the ideas of Allah/God in the past because they are all supporting the idea that he created everything and gives us all of our abilities that we pertain, and that he is also giving us all the abilities to live by creating them.


]]> 2019-02-25 19:15:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jrelyea/fr2b98t1aicn/wish/335047173 https://padlet.com/jrelyea/fr2b98t1aicn/wish/335048752 1. VERSE:
Allah will judge between you on the Day of Resurrection concerning that over which you used to differ." (22:69)

2. CONTEXT:
The day of Resurrection is unknown,  but when it does happen, Allah is the one who determines who will remain on earth, or be passed on to heaven. Because Allah is the one to determine this, Allah is the only one who would know what and who is in Heaven and Earth.

3. DIVINE:
Allah is the sole judge. No one can judge your past or future except Allah. No one is capable of telling you that you are doomed to hell or heaven. Allah is forever merciful and judges based on his mercy. 

4. THEME:
Allah is the sole judge and this only reinforces the oneness of Allah in Islam. 

5.  SIMILAR: 
As-Sami’e (All Hearing) and Al-Basir (All Seeing)
Both names are needed for Allah to be a right and just judge, if he knows, sees and hears everything, he will be able to judge correctly and justly. 

-Julian


]]> 2019-02-25 19:17:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jrelyea/fr2b98t1aicn/wish/335048752 https://padlet.com/jrelyea/fr2b98t1aicn/wish/335049178 1. VERSE:
“Allah has prepared for them a severe punishment; so fear Allah, O you of understanding who have believed. Allah has sent down to you the Qur'an.”
(Quran 65:10)

2. CONTEXT:  
Allah has prepared severe punishment for people who do not believe in or forget about Allah. People should believe Allah because he has sent down the Quran. 

3. DIVINE: 
The Verse shows how Allah has supreme power and can reckon or punish people based on if they believe or forget about him. 

4. THEME:
Allah is prepared to punish people and should be feared. Allah has supreme power over everybody, nobody is safe. You should believe in Allah to avoid punishment. 

5. SIMILIAR: 
Al-Aliyy, The supremely exalted.
They are similar because they both show that Allah has supreme power over everybody and should be feared and believed in.

]]> 2019-02-25 19:17:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jrelyea/fr2b98t1aicn/wish/335049178 https://padlet.com/jrelyea/fr2b98t1aicn/wish/335050012 1. Chapter 22 Verse 7: “
And [that they may know] that the Hour is coming - no doubt about it - and that Allah will resurrect those in the graves.”

2. The surrounding verses are all very in line with the theme of resurrection, and it states that Allah is the truth and gives life to the dead. Basically Al Ba’ith is a resurrector.

3. This is surprising to me, as I have never thought that god could actually resurrect someone, unless that person was sacred, such as Jesus. Although I definitely don’t see this as believable, it is very interesting when we are observing the powers and roles/jobs of God.

4. Overall theme is resurrection and rebirth.

5. Al Mu’id is very similar, as that means the Reinstater who Brings Back All.

]]> 2019-02-25 19:19:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jrelyea/fr2b98t1aicn/wish/335050012 https://padlet.com/jrelyea/fr2b98t1aicn/wish/335051818 57:2
1.His is the dominion of the heavens and earth. He gives life and causes death, and He is over all things competent
2. In the surrounding texts the Quran explains that Allah is placed above everything else, it also explains that he is the bringer of all life and can bring death upon anything


]]> 2019-02-25 19:22:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jrelyea/fr2b98t1aicn/wish/335051818 https://padlet.com/jrelyea/fr2b98t1aicn/wish/335058113 Verse: 2:256 There shall be no compulsion in [acceptance of] the religion. The right course has become clear from the wrong. So whoever disbelieves in Taghut and believes in Allah has grasped the most trustworthy handhold with no break in it. And Allah is Hearing and Knowing.
 
Context: At Makkah Islam was mainly concerned with the propagation of its fundamental principles and the moral training of its followers. But after the migration of the Holy Prophet to Al-Madinah, where Muslims had come to settle from all over Arabia and where a tiny Islamic State had been set up with the help of the Ansar (local supporters), naturally the Quran had to turn its attention to the social, cultural, economic, political and legal problems as well. This accounts for the difference between the themes of the surahs revealed at Makkah and those at Al-Madinah. Accordingly about half of this Surah deals with those principles and regulations which are essential for the integration and solidarity of a community and for the solution of its problems.- quran.com

Understanding: This understanding of God indicates that he is knowledgeable of not only what is onservable but what is found in the confines of our hearts and minds.

Theme: This name falls under the theme of God's all-knowing power over his creation.

Similar: The Guarantor, The Self Affirming, The Granter of Security, The Affirmer of Truth, The All Aware, The All Hearing, The All Seeing 

Christian Rodriguez]]> 2019-02-25 19:33:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jrelyea/fr2b98t1aicn/wish/335058113 https://padlet.com/jrelyea/fr2b98t1aicn/wish/335701396 At-Tawwab: The ever returning, ever relenting
1. VERSE: 
And We did not send any messenger except to be obeyed by permission of Allah . And if, when they wronged themselves, they had come to you, [O Muhammad], and asked forgiveness of Allah and the Messenger had asked forgiveness for them, they would have found Allah Accepting of repentance and Merciful (Quran 4:64).
2. CONTEXT: Th overall context is explaining how God is all powerful. Historically, there are some specific rules in the Quran about praying and fasting. The Quran also mentions important prophets such as Abraham or Muhammad. Every muslim must attempt to do the best they can and ask for forgiveness if they do something wrong. The Quran describes how muslims should devote their faith in God and to not stray away from Islam like other religions.
3. DIVINE: God is foregiving; however, God is punishing. This all depends on who chooses to follow God and who chooses to reject God.
4. THEME: God is all powerful and has the ability to decide who will rise into the heavens and recieve forgiveness and joy. Muslims can also have an understanding that if they are faithful to God, then they will recieve mercy for the mistakes they make.
5. SIMILAR: Al-Muqtadir
                       Al-Mu’akhir
                       Al-‘Afuww  

]]> 2019-02-27 00:51:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jrelyea/fr2b98t1aicn/wish/335701396 https://padlet.com/jrelyea/fr2b98t1aicn/wish/335927145 3 Issues Jack Flynn]]> 2019-02-27 15:11:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jrelyea/fr2b98t1aicn/wish/335927145