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What is the meaning of Allaah’s name al-Shaheed (the Witness)?

Praise be to Allah.Al-Shaheed

is the One Who is honest and trustworthy in His testimony. It was said

He is the One from Whose knowledge nothing is missing. Al-Shaheed is

the One Who is present and witnessing. He is also the One who will testify

against His creation on the Day of Resurrection. He points to His Oneness

(Tawheed) in all that He has created.

Al-Shaheed

is al-Khabeer (the All-Aware), al-‘Aleem (All-Knowing). It all comes

back to His knowledge; the first name refers to that which is apparent,

the second refers to that which is hidden, and the third refers to both.

Because

nothing is hidden from Allaah, He is both Shaahid and Shaheed (Witness),

i.e., He knows their reality like one who sees and witnesses them, because

nothing at all is hidden from Him.

And

He will be the Witness for the oppressed who have no other witness or

supporter against the aggressors and oppressors who have no one to stop

them in this world from abusing the rights of the oppressed. So He will

restore their rights and avenge them.

Allaah

is the One Who is watching over all things. He hears all voices, loud

and silent alike. He sees all that exists, great and small alike. His

knowledge encompasses all things, and He is the One Who will bear witness

for and against His slaves with regard to what they do.

Source: IslamQA (Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid)
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