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The History of God
FIELD No. E68E
Visual depiction of Al-Qahhar

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Vol. IV · Monotheism

Al-Qahhar

The Subduer

inscribed in powerful angular Kufic calligraphy, the divine name that overcomes all resistance and subdues all that would oppose the divine sovereignty

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 Adon

Adon

Names of the One God

 Visual depiction of Al-Quddus

Al-Quddus

Names of the One God

 Visual depiction of Dominus Deus

Dominus Deus

Names of the One God

 Visual depiction of Jahweh in Gothic calligraphy on illuminated vellum

Jahweh in Gothic calligraphy on illuminated vellum

Names of the One God

 Visual depiction of Shekhinah

Shekhinah

Names of the One God

 Visual depiction of Al-Hakam

Al-Hakam

Names of the One God