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The History of God
FIELD No. BF82
Visual depiction of Al-Qabid

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Vol. IV · Monotheism

Al-Qabid

The Withholder

inscribed in measured Kufic script beside its paired name Al-Basit, the divine hand that withholds and the divine hand that expands in perfect balance

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 Ruach Elohim

Ruach Elohim

Names of the One God

 Visual depiction of Al-Basit

Al-Basit

Names of the One God

 Visual depiction of Al-Wasi'

Al-Wasi'

Names of the One God

 Visual depiction of El Ha-Shamayim

El Ha-Shamayim

Names of the One God

 Visual depiction of Marya

Marya

Names of the One God

 Visual depiction of Verbum Dei

Verbum Dei

Names of the One God