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friend, or they may remember
the details incorrectly, or only
partially. This usually has a
negative effect on their ability
to think justly and make correct

decisions. Allah, however, is
the All-Preserver (Al-Hafiz). In
other words, He preserves all
things in detail. He is the One
Whose Knowledge encom-
passes all that He brought into

existence. For example, every-
thing about someone who is on
their first day at primary
school—everything they say,
the way they walk and every
feature of their behaviour—all
these things are present in the

knowledge of Allah in all their
freshness, exactly as they hap-
pened on that day. And every-
thing about a farmer who lived
in the time of Ibrahim, peace be

upon him, on the day he first
sowed seed in his field is also
present in the knowledge of
Allah. On the Day of
Judgement, all these details
will be observable, with all the
immediacy they had on the day

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