The Ruling on Attributing the Name "Al-'Arif" to Allah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, is it permissible to say that Allah, Mighty and Majestic, is the Knower (al-'Arif) in the sense of the One who conceals?
Answer:
No, we do not say "the Knower" (al-'Arif); rather, we say "the All-Knowing" (al-'Alim), as Allah named Himself with that. As for "the Knower" (al-'Arif), it is not found in the Book or the Sunnah, and the names are based on divine revelation. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, is it permissible to say that Allah, Mighty and Majestic, is the Knower (al-'Arif) in the sense of the One who conceals?
Answer:
No, we do not say "the Knower" (al-'Arif); rather, we say "the All-Knowing" (al-'Alim), as Allah named Himself with that. As for "the Knower" (al-'Arif), it is not found in the Book or the Sunnah, and the names are based on divine revelation. Yes.
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