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"Allah knows best" is sometimes used as a response to questions from the critics of Islam. This technique strengthens the close-mindedness of Muslims, who blindly believe that Allah has all the answers and don't bother to find the answers themselves. This way they are not able to realize, that there is no answer, or that the answer | "Allah knows best" is sometimes used as a response to questions from the critics of Islam. This technique strengthens the close-mindedness of Muslims, who blindly believe that Allah has all the answers and don't bother to find the answers themselves. This way they are not able to realize, that there is no answer, or that the answer proves Islam to be false. | ||
The phrase is also used as an "explanation" of some things in Islam which don't make sense or if they are in conflict with science. | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Allah knows best, in Arabic الله اعلم (Allahu A'alam), is an Islamic phrase used by Muslims.
The phrase in Arabic
Allahu A'alam is grammatically similar to Allahu Akbar. In the word A'alam the root is not كبر k-b-r (big), but علم 'a-l-m (knowing). In both phrases, "A" (alif) is added to the beginning of the word and also a short "a" (fatha) after the second root letter. So from 'a-l-m become A'alam, just like from k-b-r became Akbar.
In the Qur'an
Allah knows things
He knows difference between the two genders:
He knows that hypocritical Muslims refuse to kill non-Muslims, because they secretly don't believe in Islam:
He knows that some Muslims secretly disbelieve and commit sins [1]:
He knows who are the bad people:
Allah in the Qur'an doesn't describe any scientific facts, which were not known to the Arabs in the 7th century. It seems that his knowledge is limited by the knowledge of Muhammad.
Allah knows better then people
He knows that Ibrahim, Ismail and Jacob were not Jews nor Christians:
You might think that some people (Jews) are your friends, but they are your enemies:
Have you not considered those to whom a portion of the Book has been given? They buy error and desire that you should go astray from the way.
And Allah best knows your enemies; and Allah suffices as a Guardian, and Allah suffices as a Helper.So the message seems to be: Stop thinking and blindly believe in Islam.
People say "Allah knows best"
Jesus says he doesn't know what Allah knows:
Joseph thinks, that Allah knows that what some people said is false:
"Allah knows best" excuses
In some verses, "Allah knows best" seems to be an excuse used by Muhammad against the critics of his religion.
People wanted to get some message directly from Allah, not via Muhammad, to be sure that Muhammad is not making it all up. But Muhammad reveals, that "Allah knows best" and then threatens the people with punishment.
People wondered why the Qur'an is full of contradictions and why it needs an abrogation principle. Muhammad responds by revealing that "Allah knows best and you don't".
Jews knew some religious stories. They asked Muhammad to ask Allah to reveal to him those stories, so that they can compare them and if his stories are the same as theirs, then Muhammad is the messenger of god. One part of those stories was information about how long did some dwellers in a cave dwell. Muhammad revealed 309, which was wrong. So then he revealed that "Allah knows best":
Muhammad revealed a command for Muslims to use the same excuse (instead of arguments) to defend their religion:
However that verse was abrogated, according to the scholars. Now Muslims shouldn't respond by "Allah knows best" excuse, but they should respond by killing:
In the hadith
Polytheist dead children go to hell:
Muslims should say "Allah knows best" whenever they don't know something:
In the tafsir
In the early tafsirs on the verse 68:1, we can read about a whale, called ن (Nun), which carries the Earth on its back [2]. However in the tafsir Al-Jalalayn, from the 15th century, the interpretation changed (for some reason) to "Allah knows best":
Comfort in Ignorance
Saying "Allah knows best" instead of "I don't know" or "I am not sure" makes people more comfortable in their ignorance.
One of the most notable atheists in the 21th century said:
"Allah knows best" is sometimes used as a response to questions from the critics of Islam. This technique strengthens the close-mindedness of Muslims, who blindly believe that Allah has all the answers and don't bother to find the answers themselves. This way they are not able to realize, that there is no answer, or that the answer proves Islam to be false.
The phrase is also used as an "explanation" of some things in Islam which don't make sense or if they are in conflict with science.
See Also
References
- ↑ Al-Jalalayn commentary on the verse 84:23 "and God knows best what they are amassing accumulating in their scrolls in the way of disbelief denial and evil deeds."
- ↑ Tanwir Al-Miqbas: "And from his narration on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas that he said regarding the interpretation of Allah's saying (Nun): '(Nun) He says: Allah swears by the Nun, which is the whale that carries the earths on its back while in Water, and beneath which is the Bull and under the Bull is the Rock and..."