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The Hebrew Bible is also known as the Tanakh, an acronym from the initial Hebrew letters of these three words; and as the Mikra, meaning "that which is read". Judaism has traditionally held that, along with the Torah, referred to as the Written Torah , God revealed a series of instructions on how to interpret and apply the Torah.
Surah Al-Fatiha is narrated in the Hadith to have been divided into two halves between God and his servant (the person reciting), the first three verses being God's half and last three being the servant's. [9] There is disagreement as to whether the Bismillah is the first verse of the surah, or even a verse in the first place. [10]
Ani Sh'ani - 'I am that I am': another modern Hebrew form of "Ehyeh asher Ehyeh " Aravat (or Avarat) – 'Father of Creation'; mentioned once in 2 Enoch, "On the tenth heaven is God, in the Hebrew tongue he is called Aravat ". Av Harachamim – 'Father of Mercy' Avinu Malkeinu ⓘ – 'Our Father, Our King' Bore ⓘ – 'The Creator'
A Hebrew tetractys in a similar way has the letters of the Tetragrammaton (the four lettered name of God in Hebrew scripture) inscribed on the ten positions of the tetractys, from right to left. It has been argued that the Kabbalistic Tree of Life , with its ten spheres of emanation, is in some way connected to the tetractys, but its form is ...
The word for "Fattah" comes from the root word fataha (فتاحة). Fataha means to open, grant, explain, disclose, to make victorious or let out. The name of the first surah of the Quran, al-Fatiha, is based on this same root, and is generally translated as The Opener, or The Opening. The Arabic word miftâhî, translated as key, means that ...
The first āyah from a traditional order is In the name of God, the Compassionate Merciful One from surah Al-Fatiha. The first ayahs after the opening surah are ʾalif-lām-mīm. This is the Scripture whereof there is no doubt, a guidance for the God-fearing, from surah Al-Baqara.
In Mormonism the name of God the Father is Elohim [28] and the name of Jesus in his pre-incarnate state was Jehovah. [29] [30] Together, with the Holy Ghost they form the Godhead; God the Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. [31] Mormons typically refer to God as "Heavenly Father" or "Father in Heaven". [32] [non-primary source needed]
The Tetragrammaton YHWH, the name of God written in the Hebrew alphabet, All Saints Church, Nyköping, Sweden Names of God at John Knox House: "θεός, DEUS, GOD.". The Bible usually uses the name of God in the singular (e.g. Ex. 20:7 or Ps. 8:1), generally using the terms in a very general sense rather than referring to any special designation of God. [1]