What is the meaning of Ibn al-Qayyim's division of the Beautiful Names of Allah into three categories—what He named Himself with but did not reveal in a book, what He revealed in His book, and what He kept to Himself in His unseen knowledge—in light of Allah's saying, "And to Allah belong the Beautiful Names, so invoke Him by them," and the Prophet's (peace be upon him) saying in the Hadith of Intercession, "Then He will open for me such praises of Him that I do not know now"?

The Beautiful Names of Allah are not limited to a specific number, as the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said in the hadith: "I ask You by every name that You have, by which You have named Yourself, or which You have taught to anyone from Your creation, or which You have revealed in Your Book, or which You have kept hidden in the knowledge of the unseen with You."

Ibn al-Qayyim divided these names into three categories: 1. Names by which Allah has named Himself and revealed to whomever He willed from His creation, but did not reveal in His Book. 2. Names that He revealed in His Book and by which He made Himself known to His servants. 3. Names that He kept hidden in the knowledge of the unseen with Him, and did not reveal to any of His creation.

Among the names revealed in His Book, some are exclusive to Him, such as "Allah," while others can also be used for creation, such as "Al-Hakeem" (The Wise). The praises that Allah will open up for His Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, on the Day of Resurrection, may be from any of these types of names, or they may be from the type that Allah has kept hidden in His knowledge.