THE BEAUTIFUL NAMES (ASMA'UL-HUSNA) OF ALLAH (S.W.T.) - AL-BASEER

Allah (s.w.t.)’s name “Al-Baseer” means “The All-Seeing”, “The All-Perceiving”, “The All-Comprehending”. This name is the essence of Allah, being part of His being. He does not need any aid to see like His creations that need eyes to see.

Allah (s.w.t.) is the One Whose insight sees all things clearly, both apparent and hidden. He is the One Who sees and understands all that has been and all that will be, twenty four hours a day. He perceives every detail. He is the One Who gave human beings outer eyes of the body and inner eyes of the heart.

The root words ba, sa, ra, are the classical Arabic connotations are: to see, to behold, to notice, to understand, to know, to perceive, the insight, and actually aware. Allah (s.w.t.) is All-Seeing, Who sees all things that are seen by His Eternal Seeing without the help of “the pupil” as required in the process of vision in which the light rays reflect from the material object back to pupil of the eye.

Al-Baseer has been used 42 times in the Glorious Qur’an and the derivatives of “ba, sa, ra” have been used 148 times in the Glorious Qur’an.

In our daily life when we see that a police man is watching us then we are very careful to avoid any penalty. Likewise, if we really believe that Allah (s.w.t.) is watching us anywhere in the world then we must be very careful to commit any sin. We must completely submit to His Commandments. Allah (s.w.t.) sees the smallest virtue and sin committed by His creatures and they have to account for them and rewarded as well. It is clearly demonstrated in Surah al-Zilza’l Ayah 7 & 8: “Whoever has done an atom’s weight of good will see it, and whoever has done an atom’s weight of evil will also see it.”

The Noble Messenger (s.a.w.a.s.) said: “For excellence in Faith is to worship Allah (s.w.t.) as if you see Him, and though you do not see Him, know that He sees you.”

We should develop close relations with Him so as to have confidence that Allah is close to us, He sees and hears everything we are experiencing. Whatever is happening to us is in our own good. We must seek refuge in Him. We should pray to Him to bless our sight to see things which are pleasing to Him and not to misuse it in seeing prohibited things.

Al-Baseer in the Glorious Qur’an:

Surah al-Baqarah Ayah 110: “Be steadfast in your prayer and pay the religious tax. You will receive a good reward from Allah for all your good deeds. Allah Sees what you do.”

Surah al-Imra’n Ayah 163: “People of various grades in the sight of Allah (s.w.t.). Allah Sees all that they do.”

Surah al-Nisa Ayah 58: “Allah (s.w.t.) commands you to return that which had been entrusted to you to the rightful owners. Be just when passing judgment among people. Allah (s.w.t.)’s advice is most noble. He Sees and Hears everything.”

Surah Younus Ayah 61: “(Muhammad), We observe all your affairs; whatever you recite from the Qur’an and whatever (you) people do. Nothing in the heavens and the earth is hidden from your Lord, even that which is as small as the weight of atom or greater or small. All is recorded in the Glorious Book.”