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The History of God
FIELD No. D489
Visual depiction of Al-Jalil

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Vol. IV · Monotheism

Al-Jalil

The Majestic

inscribed in the grandest Thuluth on the qibla wall of a mosque, the divine majesty and transcendence that inspires awe and trembling in the worshipper

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-Hafiz

Al-Hafiz

Names of the One God

 Visual depiction of Alaha d-Yaqub

Alaha d-Yaqub

Names of the One God

 Visual depiction of Elaha

Elaha

Names of the One God

 Visual depiction of Melech Yisrael

Melech Yisrael

Names of the One God

 Visual depiction of Yeho

Yeho

Names of the One God

 Visual depiction of Al-Muhaymin

Al-Muhaymin

Names of the One God