heavenly tablet (al-lawh al-mahfuz) in Islamic theology
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The heavenly tablet (al-lawh al-mahfuz) in Islamic theology is the divinely preserved register that contains God’s eternal knowledge and decree of all that has happened and will happen in creation.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| al-lawh al-mahfuz | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concept in Islamic theology
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heavenly tablet ⓘ preserved tablet ⓘ |
| associatedWithVerse |
Qur’an 13:39
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Qur’an 57:22 ⓘ Qur’an 6:59 ⓘ Qur’an 85:21–22 ⓘ |
| centralTo | Islamic theology ⓘ |
| contains |
God’s decree
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God’s eternal knowledge ⓘ all that has happened in creation ⓘ all that will happen in creation ⓘ |
| describedAs | divinely preserved register ⓘ |
| discussedIn |
hadith commentaries
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kalam literature ⓘ tafsir literature ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
human knowledge
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mushaf (physical written Qur’an) ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
comprehensive
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known only to God ⓘ pre-temporal ⓘ preserved from alteration ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| hasMetaphoricalDescription |
book
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register ⓘ tablet ⓘ |
| hasName | al-lawh al-mahfuz ⓘ |
| hasQuranicTerm |
imam mubin (clear register)
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kitab mubin (clear book) ⓘ umm al-kitab (mother of the book) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
foundation for belief in qadar
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locus of divine decree ⓘ record of all events ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
the Preserved Tablet
NERFINISHED
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the heavenly tablet ⓘ |
| isCreatedAccordingTo | many Sunni theologians ⓘ |
| isEternalIn | content (divine knowledge) ⓘ |
| isKnownThrough | revelation ⓘ |
| isUnseenRealmEntity | yes ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Qur’an NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | al-ghayb (unseen) in Islamic belief ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
cosmic order
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divine attribute of knowledge ⓘ divine attribute of will ⓘ |
| relatedToDoctrine |
divine omniscience
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predestination in Islam ⓘ qadar (divine decree) ⓘ |
| understoodBy |
Shi‘i theologians
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Sunni theologians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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