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dhālika ʿālimu l-ghaybi wa-sh-shahādati l-ʿazīzu r-raḥīmu
That is the Knower of the sensible and the Unseen, the All-mighty, the All-merciful,
— Ali Quli Qarai
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Surah As-Sajdah – Verse 6
6. “This is the Knower of the hidden and the manifest, the Mighty, the Merciful,”
The facts of the world are divided into two kinds for us: manifest and hidden, but there is nothing absent or hidden for Allah. Therefore, the rules governed over the world are based on the infinite knowledge of Allah, and the Divine knowledge is equal for the manifest and hidden things. This holy verse at first refers to and emphasizes on the Monotheistic discussions mentioned in the former noble verses which contained four Attributes of Allah: Unity in Creative Power, Sovereignty, Mastership, and Lordship.
It says:
It is evident that the One Who manages the affairs of the heaven and the earth, governs on them, and undertakes the rank of Mastership, intercession, and creation, must be aware of everything whether seen or unseen, because without a vast knowledge none of these affairs is possible to be fulfilled. In the meantime such one must be Mighty so that He can do these important affairs, but this power and glory logically is not accompanied with rudeness, it is accompanied with mercifulness and grace.