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.
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واذكروا نعمة الله عليكم وميثاقه الذي واثقكم به إذ قلتم سمعنا وأطعنا واتقوا الله إن الله عليم بذات الصدور
And remember (the) Favor (of) Allah upon you and His covenant which He bound you with [it] when you said, "We heard and we obeyed;" and fear Allah. Indeed, Allah (is) All-Knower of what (is in) the breasts.
يا أيها الذين آمنوا من يرتد منكم عن دينه فسوف يأتي الله بقوم يحبهم ويحبونه أذلة على المؤمنين أعزة على الكافرين يجاهدون في سبيل الله ولا يخافون لومة لائم ذلك فضل الله يؤتيه من يشاء والله واسع عليم
O you who believe! Whoever turns back among you from his religion, then soon (will) bring Allah a people whom He loves and they love Him, humble towards the believers (and) stern towards the disbelievers; striving in (the) way (of) Allah and not fearing the blame (of) a critic. That (is the) Grace (of) Allah, He grants whom He wills. And Allah (is) All-Encompassing, All-Knower.
وإذا جاءوكم قالوا آمنا وقد دخلوا بالكفر وهم قد خرجوا به والله أعلم بما كانوا يكتمون
And when they come to you they say, "We believe." But certainly they entered with disbelief and they certainly went out with it. And Allah knows best [of] what they were hiding.
قل أتعبدون من دون الله ما لا يملك لكم ضرا ولا نفعا والله هو السميع العليم
Say, "Do you worship from besides Allah what not has power to (cause) you any harm and not any benefit, while Allah, He (is) the All-Hearer, the All-Knower?
جعل الله الكعبة البيت الحرام قياما للناس والشهر الحرام والهدي والقلائد ذلك لتعلموا أن الله يعلم ما في السماوات وما في الأرض وأن الله بكل شيء عليم
has made Allah the Kabah, the House, the Sacred, an establishment for mankind and the month(s) [the] sacred and the (animals) for offering and the garlands. That (is) so that you may know that Allah knows what (is) in the heavens and what (is) in the earth, and that Allah of every thing (is) All-Knower.
يوم يجمع الله الرسل فيقول ماذا أجبتم قالوا لا علم لنا إنك أنت علام الغيوب
(The) day will gather Allah the Messengers and He will say, "What was (the) response you received?" They said, "(There is) no knowledge for us. Indeed You, You (are the) Knower (of) the unseen."
وإذ قال الله يا عيسى ابن مريم أأنت قلت للناس اتخذوني وأمي إلهين من دون الله قال سبحانك ما يكون لي أن أقول ما ليس لي بحق إن كنت قلته فقد علمته تعلم ما في نفسي ولا أعلم ما في نفسك إنك أنت علام الغيوب
And when said Allah, "O Isa, son (of) Maryam! Did you say to the people, "Take me and my mother (as) two gods from besides Allah?" He said, "Glory be to You! Not was for me that I say what not I (had) right. If I had said it, then surely You would have known it. You know what (is) in myself, and not I know what (is) in Yourself. Indeed, You, You (are) All-Knower (of) the unseen.