All-Knowing (Omniscient)

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The number of droplets of water, or of stars in the sky, or of gusts of wind in the air are not unknown to Him, and neither is the crawling of ants on rocks, nor the settling place of tiny particles in the darkness of the night. He knows the spots where leaves fall and the subtle movement of the pupils of the eyes.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He knows the howls of beasts in the forests, the sins of the people committed in secret, the fishs frequenting the deep seas and the rising of the waters by tempestuous winds.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘His knowledge pierces through the inside of unknown secrets and encompasses the innermost beliefs of the hearts.

Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, ‘He always knows what is to be, such that His knowledge of it before its coming into being is the same as His knowledge after its coming into being.

Imam al-Sadiq (AS) was once asked about Allahs knowledge of space [i.e. the concept] and whether He knows it before its coming into existence or during it or after it, to which he replied, ‘Most High is Allah! He always knows space before its conception just as He knows it after He has created it, and such is His knowledge of all things like His knowledge of space.

Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Knowledge is His very essence and not the object of knowing [or a known], such that when He created things, knowledge projected from Him onto the known things.

Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, ‘The knowledge of Allah cannot be defined by where, nor can Allahs knowledge be described by how. Allahs knowledge cannot be separated from Him, nor can Allah be distinguished from it, and there is no barrier between Allah and His knowledge.