وَهُوَ غَيْرُ الْعِلْمِ
It is distinct from knowledge.
Knowledge concerns the disclosure of a reality; speech may involve reporting, commanding, or prohibiting. A person's making a statement does not establish that the person knows it to be true. A human can report falsely even while knowing the contrary.
This example demonstrates a conceptual distinction between knowledge and speech. It does not allow falsehood to be predicated of God; divine truthfulness and transcendence remain affirmed.
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Divine Speech: Eternal Attribute, Inner Speech and Its Relations
وَهُوَ غَيْرُ الْعِلْمِ
It is distinct from knowledge.
Knowledge concerns the disclosure of a reality; speech may involve reporting, commanding, or prohibiting. A person's making a statement does not establish that the person knows it to be true. A human can report falsely even while knowing the contrary.
This example demonstrates a conceptual distinction between knowledge and speech. It does not allow falsehood to be predicated of God; divine truthfulness and transcendence remain affirmed.