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What is the mathematical ratio of the knowledge of created beings to the knowledge of Allah?

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Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Oct 24, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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The knowledge of Allah the Almighty is one of His attributes, bearing no resemblance to the attributes of created beings. It does not resemble the limited knowledge of creatures, nor can it be measured against it. Allah the Almighty says: "So do not present analogies to Allah. Indeed, Allah knows and you do not know." Therefore, whoever wishes to determine the proportion of creatures' knowledge to Allah's knowledge has erred, for that involves likening the Creator to the created. Allah's knowledge is limitless and cannot be measured by the knowledge of creatures. Allah the Almighty says: "Indeed, from Allah nothing is hidden in the earth nor in the heaven," and "And with Him are the keys of the unseen; none knows them except Him." Whereas the knowledge of humans is little, Allah the Almighty says: "And you have not been given of knowledge except a little." And Al-Khidr said to Moses: "My knowledge and your knowledge, compared to Allah’s knowledge, are nothing but like the amount of water a sparrow takes from the sea with one peck."

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