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The History of God
FIELD No. AFA0
Visual depiction of Al-Hafiz

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Vol. IV · Monotheism

Al-Hafiz

The Preserver

inscribed in Naskh on a manuscript colophon, the divine name invoked to protect the sacred text and all creation from harm and decay

Organization
Abrahamic Monotheism
Time period
c. 1200 BCE – present
Location
Worldwide

Source attribution

This visual depiction is one of 1,947 in the archive — a creative historical rendering of how Names of the One God has expressed the divine. The depiction is interpretive, not iconographic.

Cross-references — same archetype or region

Visual depiction of Al-Ghafur

Al-Ghafur

Names of the One God

 Visual depiction of Alaha d-Isḥaq

Alaha d-Isḥaq

Names of the One God

 Visual depiction of Elah Shmaya

Elah Shmaya

Names of the One God

 Visual depiction of Melech Ha-Olam

Melech Ha-Olam

Names of the One God

 Visual depiction of Yahveh written in an illuminated medieval manuscript style

Yahveh written in an illuminated medieval manuscript style

Names of the One God

 Visual depiction of Al-Mu'min

Al-Mu'min

Names of the One God