Allah has personal Memory
From the Holy Qur’an we can understand that Allah always remembers us. He remembers all our good and bad activities. Allah remembers our devotional service and reciprocates accordingly. He also remembers all our promises and desires. It proves that Allah has memory that is characteristic of a person. Certainly, Allah’s memory is not like ours. His memory is unlimited and beyond the limits of time and space. He is never subjected to forgetfulness like us. Therefore He is The Supreme Transcendental Person beyond the limits of matter.
In the sura “Al-Baqarah”, or “The Cow” of the Holy Qur’an, Allah exclaims,
Faz-kuruni ‘az-kurkum washkuru li wa la takfurun: “Therefore remember Me, I (Allah) will remember you. Give thanks to Me, and reject not Me.” (2.152)
The word “zikr”, or “remember” is very important in this verse. Allah assures us that if we remember Him, He will remember us. Factually Allah always remembers us by His causeless mercy. We are subject to forgetfulness, but He is not. His memory is perfect, complete and unlimited.
It is stated in the sura “Al-Mujadila”, or “The Woman who Pleads” of the Holy Qur’an:
Alam tara ‘annallaaha ya’-lamu maa fis-samaawaati wa maa fil-’arz? Maa yakuunu min – najwa salaasatin ‘illaa Huwa raabi-’uhum wa laa Huwa saadisuhum wa laaa ‘adnaa min-zaalika wa laaa ‘aksara ‘illaa Huwa ma-’ahum ‘aynamaa kaanuu summa yunabbi-’uhum-bimaa ‘amiluu Yawmal-Qiyaamah / ‘innallaaha bikulli shay-’in ‘Aliim: “Have you not seen that Allah knows all that is in the heavens and on earth? There is no a secret consultation between three, but He is the fourth of them, nor between five but He is the sixth, nor between less than that or more, but He is with them, wheresoever they may be; and afterward, on the Day of Judgment, He will tell them what they did. For Allah is Knower of all things.” (58.7)
Thus secrecy is a relative and limited term among ourselves. There is nothing hidden from or unknown to Allah. Everything is open before Allah’s sight. He remembers everything, and afterwards Allah will remind “them what they did.”
In the sura “Ta-Ha” we can find following verse:
Qaala ‘ilmuhaa ‘inda Rabbii fii Kitaab / laa yazillu Rabbii wa laa yansaa: “He (Moses) said: ‘The knowledge of that is with my Lord, duly recorded. My Lord neither errs nor forgets.” (20.52)
Thus the Holy Qur’an show how Allah remember everything. In the 152nd ayat of the 2nd sura Allah says: “Remember Me and I will remember you”. This means Allah has individual memory. Allah remembers everything which happens in past. In the Holy Qur’an (58.7) it is explained that Allah knows and remembers all the actions of the living beings, good and bad. So, on the Day of Judgment, He will tell them of what they have done. It is revealed, therefore, Allah can remember. Also it is explained by Moses in (20.52) that Allah neither errors nor forgets. Men may make mistakes or may not remember, but Allah never mistakes and never forgets. This means He has a personal memory which further reveals and confirms that Allah is an individual Being, not an abstract thing.
