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The '''God Beyond''' or the '''Unknown God''' is a god that is worshipped on multiple [[Shardworld]]s.{{book ref|aol|10}}{{wob ref|date=2013-04-15|4089|/r/fantasy AMA 2013}}{{book ref|sfs}}
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The '''God Beyond''' or the '''Unknown God''' is a god that is worshiped on multiple [[Cosmere#Planets|planets]] in the [[cosmere]].{{book ref|aol|10}}{{wob ref|4089}}{{book ref|sfs}} It is a belief in a greater God of the universe beyond entities like Shards, and presumably Adonalsium itself.{{wob ref|697}} It is unknown what relationship the God Beyond has to [[Adonalsium]] or to the [[Beyond]].{{wob ref|6555}}
 
== Mentions of the religion ==
* On [[Scadrial]], [[Wayne]] mentionsand [[Lessie]] mention the God Beyond in passing.{{book ref|aolmb4|10}}{{book ref|mb5|13}}{{book ref|mb5|prologue}}
 
* On [[Roshar]], Hoid refers to the God Beyond in a parable while talking with Shallan.{{book ref|sa2|45}} Although [[Dalinar]] doesalso notcasually usementions the name God Beyond, hewhile mentionstalking having felt a warmth and light from a being beyond theto [[AlmightyKaladin]].{{book ref|sa3sa4|410}} Based[[Nomad]] onstates thethat wording,he thisbelieves could bein the sameGod beingBeyond while on [[Canticle]].{{book ref|tsm|39}}
 
* On [[Sel]], it is referred to as the Unknown God by the [[MaiPon]], although this is indeed the same as the God Beyond.{{wob ref|date=2013-04-15|4089|/r/fantasy AMA 2013}} [[Wan ShaiLu]] prays to the unknownUnknown godGod,{{tes ref|2}}, and her people relate it to the rocks that fell from the sky.{{tes ref|98}} Additionally, inwhile aattempting sceneto frombecome thean perspective[[Elantrian]] ofat [[Devotion's Perpendicularity]], [[Hoid]] atthinks that the backlights of the restored city of [[Elantris (city)|Elantris]] Tenthseem Anniversary Edition, Hoidto refersascend "to the Unknown God's indomain passingitself."{{book ref|elantris|part=postscript}} It is unknown what relationship the God Beyond has to [[Adonalsium]].
 
* On [[Threnody]], [[Silence Montane]] and her daughter [[William Ann]] swear to the God Beyond.{{book ref|sfs}}
 
== Trivia ==
* The relation between the [[Beyond]] and the God Beyond, like most questions about the Beyond, is currently [[RAFO]]'d.{{wob ref|6555}}
* Brandon Sanderson has compared the God Beyond to various Gnostic interpretations of God.{{wob ref|697}}
* According to Silence Montane, the symbol for the religion worshiping the God Beyond is a silver dagger.
 
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