29. Are there verses in the Holy Books about God being “Holy”? (el-Kuddus)
the Bible Yes
Yes the Quran
the Bible's Perspective
1 Samuel 6:20The men of Beth Shemesh said, “Who is able to stand before the LORD, this holy God? To whom shall he go up from us?”
Isaiah 6:3One called to another, and said, “Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of Armies! The whole earth is full of his glory!”
Isaiah 40:25“To whom then will you liken me? Who is my equal?” says the Holy One.
Isaiah 57:15For the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy, says: “I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.
John 17:11I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them through your name which you have given me, that they may be one, even as we are.
Revelation 4:8The four living creatures, each one of them having six wings, are full of eyes around and within. They have no rest day and night, saying, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty, who was and who is and who is to come!”
the Quran's Perspective
Al-Hashr (The Gathering) 59:23He is Allah, other than whom there is no deity, the Sovereign, the Pure, the Perfection, the Bestower of Faith, the Overseer, the Exalted in Might, the Compeller, the Superior. Exalted is Allah above whatever they associate with Him.
Al-Jumu'a (The Congregation) 62:1Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth is exalting Allah, the Sovereign, the Pure, the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
Notes
This attribute only appears twice in the Qur’an, but is found over 450 times in the Bible.
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