Allah has personal Knowledge
The word Alim, or “Knower” in the previously mentioned ayat (24.35) is very important. This defines Allah as one who knows everything. Our knowledge is limited and imperfect. But His knowledge is all-encompassing and perfect. It is yet another attribute which supports Mahaprabhu’s statement in relation to the personal aspect of Allah.
Thus the Holy Qur’an says:
Wallahu bi – kulli shay-’in ‘Alim: “Allah is Knower of all things.” (24.35)
Wa ‘indahu mafatihul Gaybi la ya’-lamuha ‘illa hu / wa ya’-lamu ma fil-bari wal-bahr / wa ma tas-qutu minw-waraqatim ‘illa ya’-lamuha / wa la habatin fi zulumatil-’arzi / wa la rat-binw-wa la ya-bisin ‘illa fi Kitabim-Mubin: “With Him are the keys of the invisible. None but He knows them. And He knows whatever there is on the earth and in the sea. Not a leaf falls but He knows it. There is not a grain in the darkness of the earth, nor anything wet or dry but (it is noted) in a clear record.” (6.59)
Thus, Allah is Alim, Knower, that is, He knows everything, visible and invisible, manifest and unmanifest. This means that Allah has absolute knowledge about everything and about Himself also. He has knowledge about His identity. Metaphysical philosophy defines a person as “a self-objectifying consciousness”. Allah, in the ultimate sense, is the Person, as He knows His own individuality and is aware of who He is. Allah is the absolute individual Person with the ultimate inconceivable consciousness. He is fully conscious of His own individuality and is fully conscious of every other individual.
