Question No. 2938 31 August 2022 Official answer by Master Ali Saei (Abdullah Meshkat) verified Content level: Intermediate

Is the Knowledge at the Origin of All Creation Eternal?

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Dear questioner, Master Ali Saei

Tracking code: #Q-2938

Greetings again, teacher.
My question was specifically whether the knowledge at the origin of all creation is eternal.

Subject category: Theology and Creed Epistemology Theology and creed

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Divine knowledge is eternal, without beginning or end: it exists before every beginning and beyond every final return. The manifestations of this knowledge—God’s acts—make that knowledge manifest, but must not be confused with divine knowledge itself.

Answer by Master Ali Saei (Abdullah Meshkat)

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Divine knowledge encompasses pre-eternity and post-eternity. It has neither a beginning nor an end; rather, it precedes the beginning and extends beyond the end. Yet the manifestations of divine knowledge are, in reality, divine acts through which divine knowledge is displayed; they are not identical with the knowledge itself that is at issue here.

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Is the Knowledge at the Origin of All Creation Eternal?

The essence and first answer at a glance (60-word summary)

Answer by Master Ali Saei (Abdullah Meshkat)

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