▁is ▁unique ▁in ▁nature ▁and ▁subst ance ▁and ▁has ▁no ▁similarity ▁to ▁anything ▁else . ▁Islam ▁also ▁teach es ▁that ▁God ▁is ▁beyond ▁compreh ension , ▁and ▁the ▁best ▁way ▁for ▁Muslim s ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁relationship ▁of ▁God ▁is ▁to ▁obey ▁his ▁commands . ▁ ▁The ▁Q ur an ▁as ser ts ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁a ▁single ▁and ▁absolute ▁truth ▁that ▁trans c ends ▁the ▁world : ▁a ▁unique ▁and ▁ind iv is ible ▁being ▁who ▁is ▁independent ▁of ▁the ▁entire ▁creation . ▁The ▁Q ur ' an ▁clearly ▁oppos es ▁conce iving ▁God ▁as ▁res emb ling ▁" the ▁creation " ▁and ▁it ▁maintain s ▁that ▁whatever ▁image ▁a ▁bel ie ver ▁has ▁of ▁God ▁is ▁not ▁God , ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁truly ▁trans c endent al . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Q ur ' an : ▁" S ay : ▁He ▁is ▁God , ▁the ▁One ▁and ▁Only ; ▁ ▁God , ▁the ▁E ternal , ▁Ab solute ; ▁He ▁be get t eth ▁not , ▁nor ▁is ▁He ▁beg ot ten ; ▁And ▁there ▁is ▁none ▁like ▁unto ▁Him ." ▁( S ura ▁, ▁S ura ah ▁I kh la as ) ▁Th y ▁Lord ▁is ▁self - su fficient , ▁full ▁of ▁Mer cy : ▁if ▁it ▁were ▁God ' s ▁will , ▁God ▁could ▁destroy ▁you , ▁and ▁in ▁your ▁place ▁appoint ▁whom ▁God ▁will ▁as ▁your ▁success ors , ▁even ▁as ▁God ▁raised ▁you ▁up ▁from ▁the ▁poster ity ▁of ▁other ▁people ." ▁( S ura