Ash-Shahīd - The Witness

The meaning of Ash-Shahīd goes back to the Omniscient One, Al-ʿAlīm together with a particular application. God Most High is the “Knower of the invisible and the visible”. The invisible consists of that which is hidden, and the visible consists of that which is manifest. He is the One who witnesses (all things). If one considers knowledge in an absolute sense, then He is Al-ʿAlīm. If one relates (knowledge) to the invisible and hidden things, then He is the All-Cognizant One, Al-Khabīr. If one relates (knowledge) to the things that are manifest, then He is Ash-Shahīd. Along with this, one must consider the fact that He will bear witness concerning mankind on the way of Resurrection on the basis of that which He knows and has witnessed of them.