Name #3 of 100 Root: ع-ل-م (ʿ-l-m)

Al-'Alim — The All-Knower

Al-'Alim · Al-A'lam · 'Alim al-Ghayb · 'Allam al-Ghuyub

Al-'Alim (The All-Knower) signifies Allah’s complete, eternal knowledge encompassing the unseen and the witnessed, outer deeds, and the innermost secrets of hearts. In the Quran, this Divine Name appears 220 times across 213 verses in 57 surahs, from Quran 2:29 (Surah Al-Baqarah) to Quran 84:23 (Surah Al-Inshiqaq).

Reflection: Living in awareness of Al-'Alim inspires sincerity in private and public, knowing no intention or struggle ever goes unnoticed by Him.

العليم · الأعلم · عالم الغيب · علام الغيوب

Mentioned 220 times Across 213 verses In 57 surahs First: Quran 2:29 Key verses: 2:29 · 2:32 · 6:73 · 59:22 · 2:95

All surahs (213) 2 · Al-Baqarah (22) 3 · Ali 'Imran (11) 4 · An-Nisa (19) 5 · Al-Ma'idah (7) 6 · Al-An'am (13) 7 · Al-A'raf (1) 8 · Al-Anfal (7) 9 · At-Tawbah (14) 10 · Yunus (3) 11 · Hud (2) 12 · Yusuf (8) 13 · Ar-Ra'd (1)

Verses mentioning “The All-Knower”

Showing 20 of 213 verses (220 mentions)

24:58 An-Nur

يا أيها الذين آمنوا ليستأذنكم الذين ملكت أيمانكم والذين لم يبلغوا الحلم منكم ثلاث مرات من قبل صلاة الفجر وحين تضعون ثيابكم من الظهيرة ومن بعد صلاة العشاء ثلاث عورات لكم ليس عليكم ولا عليهم جناح بعدهن طوافون عليكم بعضكم على بعض كذلك يبين الله لكم الآيات والله عليم حكيم

O you who believe! Let ask your permission those whom possess your right hands and those who (have) not reached puberty among you (at) three times, from before (the) prayer (of) dawn, and when you put aside your garments at noon and from after (the) prayer (of) night. (These) three (are) times of privacy for you. Not on you and not on them any blame after that (as) moving about among you, some of you among others. Thus makes clear Allah for you the Verses, and Allah (is) All-Knower, All-Wise.

24:59 An-Nur

وإذا بلغ الأطفال منكم الحلم فليستأذنوا كما استأذن الذين من قبلهم كذلك يبين الله لكم آياته والله عليم حكيم

And when reach the children among you the puberty then let them ask permission as asked permission those who (were) from (were) before them. Thus makes clear Allah for you His Verses. And Allah (is) All-Knower All-Wise.

24:60 An-Nur

والقواعد من النساء اللاتي لا يرجون نكاحا فليس عليهن جناح أن يضعن ثيابهن غير متبرجات بزينة وأن يستعففن خير لهن والله سميع عليم

And postmenopausal among the women who (do) not have desire (for) marriage, then not is on them any blame that they put aside their (outer) garments, not displaying their adornment. And that they modestly refrain (is) better for them. And Allah (is) All-Hearer, All-Knower.

24:64 An-Nur

ألا إن لله ما في السماوات والأرض قد يعلم ما أنتم عليه ويوم يرجعون إليه فينبئهم بما عملوا والله بكل شيء عليم

No doubt! Indeed, to Allah (belongs) whatever (is) in the heavens and the earth. Verily, He knows what you (are) on [it], And (the) Day they will be returned to Him then He will inform them of what they did. And Allah of every thing (is) All-Knower.

26:188 Ash-Shu'ara

قال ربي أعلم بما تعملون

He said, "My Lord knows best of what you do."

26:220 Ash-Shu'ara

إنه هو السميع العليم

Indeed, He [He] (is) the All-Hearer, the All-Knower.

27:6 An-Naml

وإنك لتلقى القرآن من لدن حكيم عليم

And indeed, you surely, receive the Quran from [near] the All-Wise, the All-Knower.

27:78 An-Naml

إن ربك يقضي بينهم بحكمه وهو العزيز العليم

Indeed, your Lord will judge between them by His Judgment, and He (is) the All-Mighty, the All-Knower.

28:37 Al-Qasas

وقال موسى ربي أعلم بمن جاء بالهدى من عنده ومن تكون له عاقبة الدار إنه لا يفلح الظالمون

And said Musa, "My Lord knows best of who has come with [the] guidance from Him and who - will be for him in the Hereafter the good end Indeed, not will be successful the wrongdoers."

28:56 Al-Qasas

إنك لا تهدي من أحببت ولكن الله يهدي من يشاء وهو أعلم بالمهتدين

Indeed, you (can) not guide whom you love, but Allah guides whom He wills. And He (is) most knowing (of) the guided ones.

28:85 Al-Qasas

إن الذي فرض عليك القرآن لرادك إلى معاد قل ربي أعلم من جاء بالهدى ومن هو في ضلال مبين

Indeed, He Who ordained upon you the Quran (is) surely the Restorer (of) you to a place of return. Say, "My Lord (is) most knowing (of him) who comes with the guidance, and who - he (is) in an error manifest."

29:5 Al-'Ankabut

من كان يرجو لقاء الله فإن أجل الله لآت وهو السميع العليم

Whoever [is] hopes (for the) meeting (with) Allah, then indeed, (the) Term (of) Allah (is) surely coming. And He (is) the All-Hearer, the All-Knower.

29:10 Al-'Ankabut

ومن الناس من يقول آمنا بالله فإذا أوذي في الله جعل فتنة الناس كعذاب الله ولئن جاء نصر من ربك ليقولن إنا كنا معكم أوليس الله بأعلم بما في صدور العالمين

And of the people (is he) who says, "We believe in Allah." But when he is harmed in (the Way of) Allah he considers (the) trial (of) the people as (the) punishment (of) Allah. But if comes victory from your Lord, surely they say, "Indeed, we were with you." Is not Allah most knowing of what (is) in (the) breasts (of) the worlds?

29:60 Al-'Ankabut

وكأين من دابة لا تحمل رزقها الله يرزقها وإياكم وهو السميع العليم

And how many of a creature (does) not carry its provision. Allah provides (for) it and (for) you. And He (is) the All-Hearer, the All-Knower.

29:62 Al-'Ankabut

الله يبسط الرزق لمن يشاء من عباده ويقدر له إن الله بكل شيء عليم

Allah extends the provision for whom He wills of His slaves and restricts for him. Indeed, Allah of every thing (is) All-Knower.

30:54 Ar-Rum

الله الذي خلقكم من ضعف ثم جعل من بعد ضعف قوة ثم جعل من بعد قوة ضعفا وشيبة يخلق ما يشاء وهو العليم القدير

Allah (is) the One Who created you from weakness, then made from after weakness strength, then made from after strength weakness and gray hair. He creates what He wills, and He (is) the All-Knower the All-Powerful.

31:23 Luqman

ومن كفر فلا يحزنك كفره إلينا مرجعهم فننبئهم بما عملوا إن الله عليم بذات الصدور

And whoever disbelieves, let not grieve you his disbelief. To Us (is) their return, then We will inform them of what they did. Indeed, Allah (is) the All-Knower of what (is in) the breasts.

31:34 Luqman

إن الله عنده علم الساعة وينزل الغيث ويعلم ما في الأرحام وما تدري نفس ماذا تكسب غدا وما تدري نفس بأي أرض تموت إن الله عليم خبير

Indeed, Allah, with Him (is the) knowledge (of) the Hour and He sends down the rain, and knows what (is) in the wombs. And not knows any soul what it will earn tomorrow, and not knows any soul in what land it will die. Indeed, Allah (is) All-Knower All-Aware.

32:6 As-Sajdah

ذلك عالم الغيب والشهادة العزيز الرحيم

That (is the) Knower (of) the hidden and the witnessed, the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful,

33:1 Al-Ahzab

يا أيها النبي اتق الله ولا تطع الكافرين والمنافقين إن الله كان عليما حكيما

O Prophet! Fear Allah and (do) not obey the disbelievers and the hypocrites. Indeed, Allah is All-Knower, All-Wise.