God as creator, merciful, and Judge: Common belief for both Islam, Christianity, and Judaism.

Fazlur Rahman in his articulation of the personality of God highlighted that the mercy and justice of God are interpenetrated in the Qur’anic concept of God as inseparable attributes. This invariably indicates that God is the creator of everything in the sense that everything is contingent upon God, which equally gives credence that God is almighty. Thus, it becomes amazing that God in His almighty is merciful, hence this becomes the character of God, which entails the relationship between God and man, the servant and the servant, and consequently between man and man. From this foregoing, Qur’an is said to be all about man and his behavior, and not God. In the light of this, it implies that Qur’an is a guide to man’s life. That is, it contains the rule which directs man’s affairs in relation to God and fellow man. It means, therefore, that God through the Qu’ran gives man power to be responsible, thereby making it a book replete with moral principles that are true to the realities of life. It is against this backdrop, that Qur’an talks about the expected judgment of man by God in which he will account of his responsibilities. This judgment is expected to be strict. This is a position the modern thinkers seem not be comfortable with as they emphasize more on the mercy and love of God at the expense of his justice. Christianity to some extent shares this view. This position of Qur’an points to the fact that God created man for a purpose and just for frivolities and sport according to Rahman.