Sufi Introduction to the 99 Names of Allah and sufi ... - Deen islam

Collected by Muhammad Sajad Ali - webmaster – www.deenislam.co.uk - 10 th December 2009
The Knower. He who knows what has been and what will be, who ever has known and ever will
know what has been and what will be, from whom nothing is concealed in the earth nor in the
heaven, whose knowledge comprehends all things in the most complete manner. His knowledge is
timeless and essential.
Al-'Alim is one of the Ninety-Nine Names.
"Truly Allah has knowledge of the Hour and sends down abundant rain and knows what is in the
womb. And no self knows what it will earn tomorrow and no self knows in what land it will die.
Allah is All-Knowing ('alîm), All-Aware." (31:33)
"That is the Knower of the Unseen and the Visible, the Almighty, the Most Merciful." (32:5)
"Allah knows the Unseen of the heavens and the earth. Allah knows ('âlam) everything the breasts
contain." (35:38)
"If I did say it, then You would have known it. You know what is in my self but I do not know what is
in Your Self. You are the Knower ('allâm) of all unseen things." (5:118)
Al-Khabîr: The All-Aware
He who has perfect knowledge, not touched by doubt or error, who knows even the most hidden.
He knows what has been and what is or will be, He knows the internal qualities of things.
Al-Khabir is one of the Ninety-Nine Names.
"Do you not see that Allah makes night merge into day and day merge into night, and that He has
has made the sun and moon subservient, each one running for a specified time, and that Allah is
aware of everything you do? (31:29)
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