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Would God be described as the greatest “plotter” or “schemer” of them all? (Makara)

Bible: No Qur'an: Yes

Habakkuk 1:13 – Thou are of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity.

Micah 2:1 – Woe to those who plan iniquity, to those who plot evil on their beds.

Zechariah 8:17 – Do not plot evil against your neighbor, and do not love to swear falsely. I hate all this, declares the LORD.

Ali 'Imran 3:54 – And they (the disbelievers) schemed, and Allah schemed (against them); and Allah is the best of schemers.

Ra’d 13:42 – All plotting is (in the hand) of Allah.

An-Naml 27:50 – So they plotted, and We plotted.

Note: In the Bible ‘plotting’ and ‘scheming’ are seen as being evil and these activities are attributed to Satan, not God: Cf. Genesis 3:1, Esther 9:25, Psalm 21:11 & 36:4, Proverbs 1:30, 2 Cor. 11:13-15, Eph. 6:11, 1 Peter 5:8-9, 2 John 1:7.