Quran - 'best Knower'?

Question

'The Cow' says in the first verse - 'I, Allah, am the best Knower'. What does that mean?

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I'm not interested in causing an argument, and I am firm in my personal faith - just want to understand where my Muslim friends are coming from.

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It isn't as obvious as you might think, at least in my view - 'best Knower' implies more than one who knows

Answer 1

Thats mean Allah knows the outside or inside the knowledge of the world...
He knows what happened in the the past, present and future holds for the human...
Not every single infant that birth in this world gone unnoticedly by Him...He knows what comes to humans mind...

He knows everything...it is simple as that...

Answer 2

He is the All-Knowing

1. He is the one God, Who has no partner.
2. Nothing is like Him. He is the Creator, not created, nor a part of His creation.
3. He is All-Powerful, absolutely Just.
4. There is no other entity in the entire universe worthy of worship besides Him.
5. He is First, Last, and Everlasting; He was when nothing was, and will be when nothing else remains.

6. He is the All-Knowing, and All-Merciful,the Supreme, the Sovereign.
7. It is only He Who is capable of granting life to anything.
8. He sent His Messengers (peace be upon them) to guide all of mankind.
9. He sent Muhammad (pbuh) as the last Prophet and Messenger for all mankind.
10. His book is the Holy Qur'an, the only authentic revealed book in the world that has been kept without change.
11. Allah knows what is in our hearts.





These are some of the basic guidelines Muslims follow in their knowledge of God:

1. Eliminate any anthropomorphism (human qualities) from their conception of Allah. His attributes are not like human attributes,despite similar labels or appellations.
2. Have unwavering faith in exactly what Allah and Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) described Allah to be, no more, no less.
3. Eradicate any hope or desire of learning or knowing the modality of His names and attributes.
4. Belief totally in all the names and attributes of Allah; one cannot believe in some and disbelieve the others.
5. One cannot accept the names of Allah without their associated attributes, i.e. one cannot say He is Al-Hayy - 'The Living' and then say that He is without life.
6. Similarity in names (or meanings) does not imply similarity in what is being described (referents). As a robotic arm differs from a human arm, so the "hand" of Allah is nothing like a human hand, His speech is nothing like human speech, etc.
7. Certain words are ambiguous or vague in their meanings, and thus may be susceptible to misinterpretation. Only those meanings that are in accordance with what is specified by Allah and His Prophet (pbuh) are acceptable.

Answer 3

Not knowing the Muslim bible at all that one is very simple. It means that Allah (God) knows all. Its only stating the obvious that being that the more aware (conscious) one is, the more they will know.

Answer 4

can you tell me what' s in my pocket right now then ?maybe the best knower is not so all knowing as you might claim?

Answer 5

that he is the only the one that knows everything he knows what are you thinking of he kows what you hid inside your heart he watch you he is even closer than the main vin of the heart you can't see him but he sees you feel you and gaurde you and knowing he is alwayes with you will give the courge to don't care what is goign to happen next because you will alwayes know that what ever happenes is better eventhouhgt it seems bad form outside

Answer 6

It means, He knows every things that happened, happening and gonna happens.

Answer 7

that he knows best?