Is Al-'Alim (The All-Knowing) among the names of Allah the Exalted?
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The questioner : ... Our Shaykh, is it permissible for us to say Allah is 'Alim (knowing)? ... 'Alim (knowing).
The Shaykh : We do not say Al-'Alim (The All-Knowing), but we say He is 'Alim (knowing) of every thing, 'Alim (knowing) of every thing, because Al-'Alim (The All-Knowing) is more eloquent than 'Alim (knowing). However, we inform about Him that He is 'Alim (knowing), but we do not name Him with this. Yes.
The Shaykh : We do not say Al-'Alim (The All-Knowing), but we say He is 'Alim (knowing) of every thing, 'Alim (knowing) of every thing, because Al-'Alim (The All-Knowing) is more eloquent than 'Alim (knowing). However, we inform about Him that He is 'Alim (knowing), but we do not name Him with this. Yes.