Allah is the proper name of God, however, we know Him generally 
through His attributes. These attributes describe how Allah manifests 
Himself to us. God's attributes are innumerable since human intellect 
cannot possibly comprehend every aspect of the Supreme Being. A 
Hadith of the Holy Prophet (peace be on him) makes mention of Ninety 
Nine names of Allah commonly known as al- Asmaul Husna, the Most 
Names. In the Holy Quran we read: "And to Allah alone belong all 
perfect attributes. So call Him by these. And leave alone those who 
deviate from the right way with respect to His Attributes." (7:181).