Beautiful Names of Allah: al-Khabîr 31

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al-Khabīr

The Inner-Knowing, The Knower of Reality, The Knower of Inner Truth

The One who knows the internal qualities and meanings of all things. The One who has perfect knowledge and understanding of the true reality of all things.

The One who knows and understands the meaning of even the most hidden secrets. The One who know the inner truth of every condition and situation.

The One who knows and understands secret requests and unspoken prayers. The One who knows and understands the real condition, the inner reality, of everything.

From the root kh-b-r which has the following classical Arabic connotations:

to know, or be aware of the real inner nature of something
to have understanding of the inner, intrinsic nature of something
to know the reality of something
to know the secret inner state of something
to prove, try, test by experience (resulting in inner knowledge)

This name is used in the Qur'ān. For example, see 22:63

Related names:

'Alīm denotes knowing with certainty, especially intuitive knowing, omniscience.

Khabīr denotes an understanding of the inner qualities, secrets and true reality.

(Also written as al-khabir, al-khabeer, al-khabiir, the Most Aware: ya khabir, ya khabeer, y akhabiir)