Al-Shahīd (The Witness) -Exalted be He
Praising His sublime Self by His Name "the Witness", Allah Almighty says:
{Indeed Allah is Witness over all things.}
[Surat al - Hajj: 17]
{Indeed Allah is Witness over all things.}
[Surat al - Hajj: 17]
Allah’s Name "the Witness" occurs 18 times in the Book of Allah.
Our Lord, Glorified and Exalted, is the One from Whom nothing is hidden, and He is the Preserver of all things, and His knowledge encompasses everything.
Our Lord, Glorified and Exalted, gives the true testimony, supports the oppressed, and inflicts retribution upon the oppressor. He hears all sounds, low and loud, and sees all creatures, great and minute, for He encompasses all things in knowledge.
Our Almighty Lord bears witness in favor of and against His servants with regard to their deeds. His testimony is the basis and origin of all other testimonies, and it is the greatest of them all. This is because nothing is hidden from Him, and He is a Witness to all; in other words, He knows the facts and truths of everything, as He sees and watches them.
Out of His Majesty, He testifies that He is the One and Just God. He says:
{Allah witnesses that there is no god but Him, and [so do] the angels and those of knowledge -[that He is] maintaining [creation] in justice.}
[Surat Ᾱl - ‘Imr ān: 18]
And He bears witness to the truthfulness of the believers who believe in His Oneness, and He gives testimony about His messengers and angels. He says:{And We have sent you [O Muhammad] to the people as a messenger, and sufficient is Allah as Witness .}
[S urat an - Nisā’: 79]
And He gives testimony on behalf of the oppressed who has no witness or supporter against the oppressor. This testimony from Him entails help and support. Allah Almighty says:
{Indeed Allah is Witness over all things.}
[Surat al - Hajj: 1 7]
His servants, on the other hand, testify to His Oneness and acknowledge their servitude to Him:
{And [remember] when your Lord took from the children of Adam -from their loins -their descendants and made them testify of themselves, [saying]: “Am I not your Lord?” They said: “Yes, we have testified.”}
[Surat al - A‘rāf: 172]
{Allah witnesses that there is no god but Him, and [so do] the angels and those of knowledge - [that He is] maintaining [creation] in justice.}
[Surat Ᾱ l - ‘Imrān: 18]
And He bears witness to the truthfulness of the believers who believe in His Oneness, and He gives testimony about His messengers and angels. He says:
{And We have sent you [O Muhammad] to the people as a messenger, and sufficient is Allah as Witness.}
[Surat an - Nisā’: 79]
And He gives testimony on behalf of the oppressed who has no witness or supporter against the oppressor. This testimony from Him entails help and support. Allah Almighty says:
{Indeed Allah is Witness over all things.}
[Surat al - Hajj: 17]
His servants, on the other hand, testify to His Oneness and acknowledge their servitude to Him:
{And [remember] when your Lord took from the children of Adam - from their loins - their descendants and made them testify of themselves, [saying]: “Am I not your Lord?” They said: “Y es, we have testified.”}
[Surat al - A‘rāf: 172]
