Al-'Alim
الْعَلِيم
The All-Knowing
What it means
Al-ʿAlīm knows what has been, what is, and what will be — down to the intention in every chest and the atom in every void. His knowledge is intrinsic, not learned; complete, not partial.
Qur'anic evidence
This name appears explicitly in the following ayahs:
Sources for this entry
The Arabic name and its enumeration follow the traditional list in Sunan al-Tirmidhī (§3507). The concise explanation reflects the consensus classical understanding taught in Al-Ghazālī's Al-Maqṣad al-Asnā and Ibn Kathīr's tafsīr. Qur'anic references are locations where the name appears in the Mushaf.
Contemplate Al-'Alim with SABR
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