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Allah knows best, in Arabic الله اعلم (''Allahu | Allah knows best, in Arabic الله اعلم (''Allahu 'alam'', literally "Allah knew"), is an Islamic phrase that finds frequent usage in Islamic literature such as the [[tafsir]]. In Arabic as a whole it is used in instances where the speaker does not know the answer to a particular question. In Islamic historical and theological writing it is often used as a reply to questions about the history of the Islamic narrative that are difficult to answer and questions that cast a doubt on the truthfulness or authenticity of Islam. | ||
==The phrase in Arabic== | ==The phrase in Arabic== |