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”

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3:34 Ali 'Imran

ذرية بعضها من بعض والله سميع عليم

Descendents, some of them from others. And Allah (is) All-Hearer, All-Knower.

3:35 Ali 'Imran

إذ قالت امرأت عمران رب إني نذرت لك ما في بطني محررا فتقبل مني إنك أنت السميع العليم

When [she] said (the) wife (of) Imran, "My Lord! Indeed, I [I] vowed to You what (is) in my womb, dedicated, so accept from me. Indeed, You, You (are) the All-Hearer, the All-Knower.

3:36 Ali 'Imran

فلما وضعتها قالت رب إني وضعتها أنثى والله أعلم بما وضعت وليس الذكر كالأنثى وإني سميتها مريم وإني أعيذها بك وذريتها من الشيطان الرجيم

Then when she delivered her, she said, "My Lord, indeed I [I] (have) delivered [her] a female." And Allah knows better [of] what she delivered, and is not the male like the female. "And that I [I] (have) named her Maryam and that I [I] seek refuge for her in You and her offspring from the Shaitaan the rejected."

3:63 Ali 'Imran

فإن تولوا فإن الله عليم بالمفسدين

And if they turn back, then indeed, Allah (is) All-Knower, of the corrupters.

3:73 Ali 'Imran

ولا تؤمنوا إلا لمن تبع دينكم قل إن الهدى هدى الله أن يؤتى أحد مثل ما أوتيتم أو يحاجوكم عند ربكم قل إن الفضل بيد الله يؤتيه من يشاء والله واسع عليم

And (do) not believe except (the one) who follows your religion." Say, "Indeed the (true) guidance (is the) Guidance (of) Allah - lest is given (to) one - (the) like (of) what was given to you or they may argue with you near your Lord." Say, "Indeed, the Bounty (is) in the Hand (of) Allah. He gives it (to) whom He wills, and Allah (is) All-Encompassing, All-Knower."

3:92 Ali 'Imran

لن تنالوا البر حتى تنفقوا مما تحبون وما تنفقوا من شيء فإن الله به عليم

Never will you attain [the] righteousness until you spend from what you love. And whatever you spend of a thing then indeed, Allah of it (is) All-Knower.

3:115 Ali 'Imran

وما يفعلوا من خير فلن يكفروه والله عليم بالمتقين

And whatever they do of a good, then never will they be denied it. And Allah (is) All-Knower of the god-fearing.

3:119 Ali 'Imran

ها أنتم أولاء تحبونهم ولا يحبونكم وتؤمنون بالكتاب كله وإذا لقوكم قالوا آمنا وإذا خلوا عضوا عليكم الأنامل من الغيظ قل موتوا بغيظكم إن الله عليم بذات الصدور

Lo! You are those, you love them but not they love you and you believe in the Book - all of it. And when they meet you they say, "We believe." And when they are alone they bite at you the finger tips (out) of [the] rage. Say, Die in your rage. Indeed. Allah (is) All-Knower of what (is in) the breasts."

3:121 Ali 'Imran

وإذ غدوت من أهلك تبوئ المؤمنين مقاعد للقتال والله سميع عليم

And when you left early morning from your household to post the believers (to take) positions for the battle. And Allah (is) All-Hearer, All-Knower.

3:154 Ali 'Imran

ثم أنزل عليكم من بعد الغم أمنة نعاسا يغشى طائفة منكم وطائفة قد أهمتهم أنفسهم يظنون بالله غير الحق ظن الجاهلية يقولون هل لنا من الأمر من شيء قل إن الأمر كله لله يخفون في أنفسهم ما لا يبدون لك يقولون لو كان لنا من الأمر شيء ما قتلنا هاهنا قل لو كنتم في بيوتكم لبرز الذين كتب عليهم القتل إلى مضاجعهم وليبتلي الله ما في صدوركم وليمحص ما في قلوبكم والله عليم بذات الصدور

Then He sent down upon you from after the distress security - slumber overcoming a group of you, while a group certainly worried [them] (about) themselves thinking about Allah other than the truth - (the) thought (of) [the] ignorance. saying, "Is (there) for us from the matter any thing?" Say, "Indeed the matter all (of) it (is) for Allah." They hide in themselves what not they reveal to you, They say, "If was for us from the matter anything not we would have been killed here." Say, "If you were in your houses, surely (would have) come out those who - was decreed upon them [the] death towards their places of death. And that might test Allah what (is) in your breasts and that He may purge what (is) in your hearts. And Allah (is) All-Knower of what (is in) the breasts.

3:167 Ali 'Imran

وليعلم الذين نافقوا وقيل لهم تعالوا قاتلوا في سبيل الله أو ادفعوا قالوا لو نعلم قتالا لاتبعناكم هم للكفر يومئذ أقرب منهم للإيمان يقولون بأفواههم ما ليس في قلوبهم والله أعلم بما يكتمون

And that He (might) make evident those who (are) hypocrites. And it was said to them, "Come, fight in (the) way (of) Allah or defend." They said, "If we knew fighting certainly we (would have) followed you." They - to disbelief that day (were) nearer than [them] to the faith, saying with their mouths what was not in their hearts. And Allah (is) Most Knowing of what they conceal.