(3) He is the First[1623] and the Last,[1624] the Ascendant[1625] and the Intimate,[1626] and He is, of all things, Knowing.
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[1623]- Before whom nothing existed. Also, He who is supreme, foremost or uppermost.
[1624]- Enduring eternally when nothing else remains.
[1625]- Nothing being above Him. Another meaning is "the Apparent," i.e., evident through His creation and revelation.
[1626]- Nothing being nearer than Him by way of His knowledge. Another meaning is "the Unapparent," i.e., concealed from man's physical senses.


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