ABSTRACT

This chapter shows how the most eminent signifier of divine otherness, namely, al-Quddūs (“the Pure,” “the Holy”) is so constituted in the Qur'ān that it preserves the distinction of God while it bridges the gap between the metaphysical and the anthropological.

This chapter shows how the most eminent signifier of divine otherness, namely, al-Quddūs (“the Pure,” “the Holy”) is so constituted in the Qur'ān that it preserves the distinction of God while it bridges the gap between the metaphysical and the anthropological.