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For those who wonder why God doesn't stop evil, etc., that "supernatural theism" - belief in a person-like God who exists "out there somewhere" - is just one view of God. [b]A pantheistic God, in contrast, is the encompassing spirit that is everywhere, the source without a source.[/b] It's the "More," the something instead of nothing. Western traditions call this God, but other traditions use the names Tao, [b]Allah[/b], Atman, Spirit, etc. This sense of the divine speaks of divine intention or interaction, but not of divine intervention.[/quote]

I'm not a Muslim, but I did live in a deeply Muslim community for years and study the Quran with an Imam.  Based on what I learned, I'm pretty confident that Allah has nothing to do with "a Pantheistic God" that "does not speak of divine intervention."  In orthodox Sunni Islam, it's pretty simple --- God is God.  The stuff in the Quran is literally true (with some room for interpretation).  Man's role is submission to the will of God, who is merciful and compassionate, but definitely God.  Life after death is similarly a literal thing.

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