
Who among them knows Allah the most?!
In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy.
Imam Ibn Al-Qayyim, may Allah have mercy upon him, stated:
There are those who know Allah as the one who is magnanimous, kind and bestows favours in abundance. There are those who know Him as the one who is forgiving, forbearing and expiates the sins of the servants. There are those who know Him as the possessor of perfect Strength and punishes the wrongdoers justly. There are those who know Him as the posssessor of Perfect, All-Encompassing Knowledge and Wisdom. There are those who know Him as the possessor of perfect Might and Magesty. There are those who know Him as one with perfect mercy, benignity and graciousness. There are those who know Him as the possessor of absolute dominion and that everything is subjugated to Him willingly and unwillingly. There is one who knows Allah as the one who responds to his supplication, relieves his anxiety and fulfil his need.
The ones- among these people – with the most comprehensive knowledge and awareness about Allah are those who know Him by His Speech (i.e. the Qur’an) because they know a Lord who possesses unlimited Perfect Attributes and Perfect Exalted Descriptions – free from every similarity, dificiency, weakness and fault; the possessor of every sublime Name and perfect Attribute; does what He wills (based on perfect knowledge, justice and wisdom); above everyone – (above His throne in a way that befits His Majesty and everything is under His absolute control); knows, hears and sees everything, able to do everything, everyone and everything defends on Him for their subsistence and survival, while He depends on none; gives commands and prohibitions, perfectly ordained all the religious affairs, and spoke about everything (He wants the servants to know regarding) the events that will take place in the universe – present, past and future- based on His perfect knowledge, Perfect Justice and Wisdom). He is greater than everything – (free from all similarities, dificiencies, imperfections, weaknesses and faults). He is the most Merciful of all those who show mercy and the most able to do what He wishes, the best and the only perfect judge (whose judgments are based on absolute certainty, perfect justice, knowledge and wisdom). The Qur’an was revealed so that His servants may know Him- know the path that leads to His Pleasure as well as the affair of those who follow this path that leads to His (Pleasure and reward in this life and the next).
An Excerpt From Al-Fawa’id. page 258-259