1.4 How to Understand the Meaning of al-ʿĀlamīn (الْعَالَمِين) — “All the Worlds”
Read in Arabic: Arabic Text Listen in Chinese: YouTube Audio السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته All praise is due to Allah, the Most High and Most Glorious, and endless blessings be upon our Seal of the Prophets, Muḥammad ﷺ. May Allah be pleased with all of his noble Companions. Understanding الْعَالَمِين and رَبِّ الْعَالَمِين Today the topic we want to share is: understanding الْعَالَمِين (al-ʿālamīn) , focusing mainly on analysing رَبِّ الْعَالَمِين (Lord of all the worlds) , which is mentioned 41 times in the Qur’an. As for الْعَالَمِين , translated as “all the worlds,” it is the plural of عَالَم (ʿālam) . Scholars explain it as the whole universe and everything in it apart from Allah, the Most High and the Most Great. ʿĀlam means “world,” and it is derived from العَلامَة (ʿalāmah) , which means “sign.” Scholars understand this as: the world is a sign of the existence and oneness of the Creator. From the perspective of Arabic, العَلامَة itself is a plural and has no singul...