The last three verses of the Surah al-Hashr (59...

The last three verses of the Surah al-Hashr (59:22-24)108 perhaps hint at this division of the divine names: (i) He is Allah, there is no other deity but He, the Knower of the invisible and the visible. He is the Beneficent, the Merciful. (ii) He is Allah, there is no other deity but He, the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One, Peace, the Keeper of Faith, the…