Transliteration:( 'Aalimul Ghaibi wash shahaadatil Kaabeerul Muta'aal )
"Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, the Greatest, the Exalted." [26]
This means those things which are unseen for you or before you, He has knowledge of all this, as nothing is unseen or hidden from Allah Almighty.
Remember that an invisible thing is that which is concealed from a sense, e.g. colour is invisible from the nose, fragrance and odour are hidden from the eye, while the unseen is that which is concealed from the senses and extemporary intellect.
The opposite of absent is present, while the opposite of unseen is to witness.
You should also remember that the absolute knowledge of all things seen and unseen is the special attribute of Allah Almighty which is not bestowed upon anyone. However, knowledge of the seen and unseen is bestowed upon His creation. Thus here both ALIF and LAAM are articles of absorption, and there is no inconsistency in the verse.
The tafsir of Surah Ar-Ra’d verse 9 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Rad ayat 8 which provides the complete commentary from verse 8 through 9.
(13:9) He knows both what is hidden and what is manifest. He is the Supreme One, the Most High.
There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.
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