Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Hinduism
Buddhism
Divine Attributes & Names
How do humans describe the indescribable? Every tradition wrestles with the attributes of the divine — omnipotence, mercy, justice, beauty — while acknowledging that God ultimately transcends all human categories. The 99 Names of Allah, the Sephirot, and the Saguna Brahman all attempt to map the unmappable nature of the sacred.
Across the World's Religions
Christianity
- פרקטיקה
- God as omniscient, omnipotent, omnipresent, loving
- Key Text
- Psalm 139:1-16; 1 John 4:8
Islam
- פרקטיקה
- Al-Asma al-Husna — 99 Beautiful Names of Allah
- Key Text
- Quran 7:180, 59:22-24
Judaism
- פרקטיקה
- Attributes of God — El Rachum, YHWH, Adonai
- Key Text
- Exodus 34:6-7; Psalm 145
Hinduism
- פרקטיקה
- Saguna Brahman — God with attributes (creator, preserver, destroyer)
- Key Text
- Bhagavad Gita 10:19-42; Vishnu Sahasranama
Buddhism
- פרקטיקה
- Qualities of the Buddha — wisdom, compassion, skillful means
- Key Text
- AN 6.2 (Buddhanusmati); Itivuttaka 112