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NAMES OF ALLAH
AlAleem
April10,2016
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IntroductionOurheartsfindrestwiththeremembranceofAllahbyHisnames.Allahhas99namesandonenameisenoughtofillyourlifewiththeloveofAllah.TheheartistheplaceofloveandmagnificationofAllah.WeneedtoworshipAllahoutofloveandfeelings.Themainfeeling,weneedtohavewithAllahisloveandfearwithmagnification.Whenwedothisourheartiscontent.TherichnessoftheheartistobecontentwithAllah.WhenweknowAllah, it takesall thespace inourheart.Allah isgreatandevenhis love isgreat.ThereisaduatoaskAllahforHislove
AlAleem–TheAllKnowerTherootwordis م ل ع Whichmeansknowledge.Thismeans:
1. Toknowthethingbyitselfi.e.toknowtherealityofthings(withoutanydoubt)2. Hewishesforsomethinggoodbutwhenthemeanscometohim,hedoesnottakeit.
KnowledgeofHumanbeing
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Thehumanshaveknowledgeandinfacthumansaretheonlycreationgrantedtheblessingofknowledge.AllahcreatedAdamandtaughthim.Thehumansarecreatedtolearn.AllahtaughtAdamallthenamesofeverythingincludingthenameofangels.AdamhasalltheknowledgegiventohimbyAllah.AllahallowedtheknowledgetobediscoveredbytheoffspringofAdam.Whenthehumanslearnandtheyapplytheknowledgeitmakesthemhappy.ThebestknowledgeistheknowledgeofAllahandHisreligioni.e.knowledgeoftheunseen.
• IfweseekknowledgeofAllahandthereligion,AllahwillmakeeasythepathofJannahforsucha
person.
• Angelssurroundthestudycircleandmakesalaminordertoappreciatethepeopleofknowledge.
• AllahaskedtheanglesandiblistoprostratetoAdamafterhetaughtAdameverything.
• Weneedtheknowledgeoftheworld.Allahcreatedusandheguidedustothewordlyknowledgethatissuitableforus.Allahknowswhatissuitableforustolearn.
• Nopersoncanencompassalltheknowledge.Thehumanbeingiscreatedwithoutanyknowledge.
AllahistheOnetoteachus.ThefirststudentisAdamandthentheknowledgeistransferredtohisoffsprings.
• AnexampleofsomeonewhoisproudofhisknowledgeisQarunwhowasfromtheBanuIsrael.He
hasknowledgetocreatetreasures.Itrequired10peopletoholdjustthekeysofhistreasures.Hewasproudandhappyofhishimselfwhichleadtohisdestruction.TheknowledgeisfromAllahbutthepersonquicklyattributes tohimself.Oneshouldnotbeproudorarrogantofhisknowledgenorshouldonelookdownonanyonebecauseofknowledge.
• Thehumanforgetswhathelearnswithtime.E.g.storyofMusa.MusawasaddressingBaniIsrael
and they asked him is there anyone more knowledgeable than you? Musa said no. But Allahshowedhimthereissomeonemoreknowledgeablethanhim(Khizr).Musawastolearnfromhim.And this shows one should not be arrogant in seeking knowledge. Also that there is alwayssomeonewhohasmoreknowledgewhetheritisaboutDuniyaorDeen.
• All the above shows that the human being’s knowledge is imperfect. The knowledge of human
beingislimitedanditcanbeeffectedbytime.
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KnowledgeofAllahAllahisthesourceofalltheknowledge.AlAleemisapraisedcharacter.Weloveandadmiretheonewhohasknowledge.ThereisnoboundaryforthenamesofAllah.WeneedtoknowaboutAllahAlAleemforourattachmenttoHim.HowweunderstandAllahisAlAleem?
1. Allah isAl-Aleem isHispersonal character.Theknowledge isnot separated fromHim.Allah isalwaysAlAleem.NoonetaughthimandthereisnosourceforHisknowledge.
2. Allahencompassesalltheknowledge.Allahknowseverything.ThisincludesalltheknowledgeofHiscreation.Foranyoneelse thebigger thekingdomthe less thekinghasknowledgeabouthisdominion.Allahknowseverysinglethinginhisdominion.Evenifaleavefalls,Allahknowsaboutit.Allahknowshowmanyfishesareintheocean.Allahknowsaboutasmallgraininthesand.
3. OurmindcannotencompassAllah.NovisioncangraspHimbutHegraspsallvision.Allahknows
the minute details about us. He encompasses us with all the knowledge. Allah will nevermisunderstand us. Allah knows about our feelings andHe knows about our pain. Allah knowswhatIneedbeforemytonguewillspeak.WhenwetellAllahallthatwefeelandneverwillAllahturnyoudown.Allahissufficientforus.Thisgivesussomuchcomfort.
4. Whenwedoagooddeed,thenwedon’tneedtotellpeopleaboutit.Itisenoughforthebeliever
thatifheisdoinggooddeedsthatAllahknowsaboutitandHewillrewardus.
5. Whenwesin,weshouldnotbeafraidof thepeoplebutweneed tobescared thatAllahknowsabout it. IneedtobescaredonlyofAllah. Ineedtohope forrewardonly fromHimandtobeafraidofHispunishment.WeneedtocautiousofAllah,AlAleem.Heknowsaboutmyproblems,mysinsandevenmythoughts.WeneedtobewatchingourheartasAllahknowsaboutit.Allahknowswhatiswithinusandevenwhatourself iswhisperingtoourselves.Allahknowsgeneralthingsaboutusandwhatisdeepinourheart.Heknowsourdeepestsecrets.OurutteranceandoursecretsarethesamewithAllah.NothingisdifficultforAllah.