SIMILARITIES TO ISLAM · BELIEF
Divine Omniscience
O Lord, you have searched me and known me! You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar...
[Saba’ - 2]
﴿ يَعۡلَمُ مَا يَلِجُ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا يَخۡرُجُ مِنۡهَا وَمَا يَنزِلُ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا يَعۡرُجُ فِيهَاۚ وَهُوَ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ٱلۡغَفُورُ ﴾ [سبأ - ٢]
[Saba’ - 2] He knows that which goes into the earth and that which comes forth from it, and that which descend from the heaven and that which ascends to it. And He is the Most Merciful, the OftForgiving.
This is relevant because it shows that basic conceptions of God’s attributes, like omniscience, aren’t uniquely Islamic. They’re part of a broader, older religious heritage. By showing that Psalm 139 aligns with Islamic theology, Muslims can clarify that their view of God’s knowledge isn’t novel. Instead, it is a faithful continuation of how prophets have always described the Almighty, strengthening Islam’s case as a preserver of authentic theism.
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Divine Omniscience