99 Al-‘Alīm

Al-‘Alīm (ٱلْعَلِيمُ)

The All-Knowing, The Infinitely Aware

Pronounced: al-‘A-leemRoot: ع-ل-م (‘A-L-M) — to know deeply, to be aware with precision, to perceive truth without veil

Original Invocation (Arabic Calligraphy):ٱلْعَلِيمُ

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Sacred Reflection

Al-‘Alīm is the One who knows,

not with cold facts,

but with loving intimacy.

He knows the secrets you never speak.

The ache you can’t name.

The reason behind the reason behind the reason.

He knows where the wound came from

ong before you learned to hide it.

In Sufi knowing, Al-‘Alīm is not just the God of information.

He is the One whose knowing sees the soul,

without distortion,

without disgust,

without fear.

His knowledge does not make Him flinch.

It makes Him stay.

When others misunderstood you, He knew.

When you misunderstood yourself, He still knew.

There is nothing about you He missed.

Not the ugly thought.

Not the broken vow.

Not the ancient need.

And still, He whispers:

I want you.

This is not surveillance.

This is divine intimacy.

And when you forget who you are,

Al-‘Alīm is the One who remembers for you.

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Parts Work Invitation

What part of you is convinced

that if anyone truly knew you,

they would turn away?

The one that hides behind roles,

performs to be accepted,

silences itself in fear of exposure.

Let that part be met now by Al-‘Alīm.

Let it feel the weightless gaze

of the One who knows everything

and still calls you beloved.

Let it hear:

I saw what they didn’t.

I understood what even you couldn’t explain.

And I stayed.

You are not unknown to Me.

You never were.

Let this part know:

There is no need to pretend

in the presence of the All-Knowing.

You are already seen.

Already understood.

Already safe.