(Discussion of the name of Allah, al-'Alim, and the attribute of knowledge) He is al-'Alim, encompassing with knowledge what is in the universe, whether secret or public, and He knows every thing, Glorified and Exalted is He***
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The Shaykh : This is also from the names of Allah, al-'Alim, and He, Glorified and Exalted is He, encompasses everything with knowledge; His knowledge is not preceded by ignorance and not followed by forgetfulness. Musa (peace be upon him) said: [Taha 20:52] He does not ignore meaning He does not overlook what He has mentioned. Likewise, He encompasses everything in detail. Allah the Exalted said: [Al-An'am 6:59] Yes.
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[Moses] said, "The knowledge thereof is with my Lord in a record. My Lord neither errs nor forgets."
علمها عند ربي في كتاب لا يضل ربي ولا ينسىdoes not err
لا يضلnor forget
ولا ينسىAnd with Him are the keys of the unseen; none knows them except Him. And He knows what is on the land and in the sea. Not a leaf falls but that He knows it. And no grain is there within the darknesses of the earth and no moist or dry [thing] but that it is [written] in a clear record.
وعنده مفاتح الغيب لا يعلمها إلا هو ويعلم ما في البر والبحر وما تسقط من ورقة إلا يعلمها ولا حبة في ظلمات الأرض ولا رطب ولا يابس إلا في كتاب مبينThe reader: Section