Transliteration:( Huwal-laahul-lazee laaa Ilaaha illaa Huwa 'Aalimul Ghaibi wash-shahaada; Huwar Rahmaanur-Raheem )
“He is Allah, besides Whom there is none worthy of worship, the Knower of the unseen and the seen [63]. He is the Affectionate, the Merciful.”
Allah Almighty is fully aware of all of them. Nothing — whether present or absent, visible or concealed — is hidden from Him. Every single thing, whether it exists or does not yet exist, is known to Allah.
The concept of "unseen" (Ghaib) is relative to us, not to Allah.
It is important to understand the difference between the unseen and the absent:
Unseen (Ghaib) is that which is entirely concealed from everyone, and cannot be known by any sense, instrument, or exploration.
Absent is that which is hidden only from some, in some way or at some time, but may be accessible to others.
Thus, Allah’s knowledge encompasses every level of reality, from the most hidden to the most apparent.
The tafsir of Surah Hashr verse 22 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Hashr ayat 21 which provides the complete commentary from verse 21 through 24.
(59:22) He[32] is Allah: there is no god but He;[33] the Knower of the unseen and the manifest,[34] He is the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate.[35]
32. These verses explain what kind of God He is, and what are His attributes, Who has sent this Quran to you, Who has placed these responsibilities on you, and before Whom you have to render an account of your deeds in the end. This mention of the divine attributes immediately after the above theme automatically gives man the feeling that he has not to deal with an ordinary being but with Almighty Allah Who has such and such attributes. Here, one should also understand that although in the Quran, the attributes of Allah Almighty have been stated in a unique way, which gives a clear concept of the divine Being, there are two places where the attributes of Allah have been mentioned in a most comprehensive way, in the verse of the Alkursi (Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayat 255) and in these verses of Surah Al-Hashr.
33. That is, He is the One besides Whom none else has the rank, position, attributes and powers of Godhead so that he may be worshiped and served as god.
34. That is, He knows whatever is hidden from the creatures as well as whatever is known and visible to them. Nothing of this universe is unknown to Him. He directly knows whatever has happened in the past, whatever exists at present and whatever will happen in the future. He does not stand in need of any means or medium of knowledge.
35. That is, He alone is the Being Whose mercy is limitless, which covers the whole universe and blesses and benefits everything in it. None else in the world is the bearer of such all-pervading, infinite mercy. The mercy of every other being, characterized by the ability of mercy, is partial and limited, and that quality too is not essentially its own, but bestowed by the Creator for a specific need and purpose. He has created the quality of mercy for some other creature. He has created it in order to make one creature a means for the development and well-being of the other creature. This by itself is a proof that Allah’s Mercy is infinite.
[1657]- See footnotes to 6:73.
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