Al-Basir

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Al-Basir is one of the 99 Names of Allah in Islam, signifying God as the All-Seeing who perceives everything, both apparent and hidden.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Al-Basir canonical 3
Al-Basīr 1
Al-Baṣīr 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic theonym
Name of Allah
attribute of God in Islam
affirmedBy Hadith literature
Quran
associatedConcept ihsan (worshipping God as if you see Him)
muraqabah (spiritual watchfulness)
taqwa (God-consciousness)
attributeType attribute of knowledge
attribute of perception
belongsToTradition Shia Islam
Sunni Islam
category Names expressing God’s knowledge
contrastedWith human limited sight
denotesAttribute God’s perception of all things
divine awareness
divine omniscience
describes God as the All-Seeing
grammaticalForm Arabic intensive form (faʿīl pattern)
implies God perceives everything apparent
God perceives everything hidden
impliesNegationOf any limitation in God’s seeing
isOneOf 99 Names of Allah
linked to: Al-Asma ul-Husna
language Arabic
meaning The All-Seeing
The One Who Sees All
linked to: The All-Seeing
moralImplication encourages justice and fairness even when unobserved by people
recitationPractice recited as part of the 99 Names of Allah lists
recited for increased awareness of God’s watchfulness
religion Islam
rootLetters ب ص ر
spiritualEffect cultivates inner vigilance
strengthens trust that God sees oppression and injustice
theologicalRole deters from sin done in secret
encourages sincerity in actions
reminder that nothing escapes God’s sight
transliteration Al-Baṣīr
linked to: Al-Basir
usedIn Islamic dhikr
Islamic supplications
Islamic theology
worshipImplication believers should act as if always seen by God

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Al-Asma ul-Husna includesName Al-Basir
Al-Basir transliteration Al-Basīr
subject linked to: Al-Basir (The All-Seeing)
linked to: Al-Basir
Al-Alim relatedName Al-Basir
As-Sami‘ pairedWith Al-Basir
Al-Basir transliteration Al-Baṣīr
linked to: Al-Basir