Aalim aalam

[iao]

Just to add to this, and to put more simply,

"aalim" means the one who knows, reference to a scholar, especially 
religious scholar in Persian and Urdu usage of the terms.

the second word "aalam" means the world/universe and in Urdu also refers 
to a 'condition' for want of a better word.

and yes it is also the name of a computer software.

Irfan Omar
Temple University




On Fri, 19 Sep 1997, Naseem Hines wrote:

> It is quite possible that it is the name of a computer software. "Aalim"
> means one who knows the sciences and "aalam" means the world. The words
> are formed from the three radical consonants ain, laam and miim. Put
> together without any vowel or reduplication or jazam the word a(a)l(a)m(a)
> means "he
> knew", i.e. third person, singular, past perfective. According to the
> grammar rules 
> of the Arabic language, the meaning of this basic form
> of the verb will change with change in vowel. As it does, for example, in
> your message. Hope this helps.  
> 
> On Fri, 19 Sep 1997, Anand Nayak wrote:
> 
> > Could someone help me to find out what "Aalim aalam" means in Islam? Some
> > students have come across this term and have approached me for its meaning.
> > I have absolutely no idea what that can mean.   Is it a coranic or islamic
> > concept? Or could it be some new islamic  computer software?  Thanks.  A.
> > Nayak
> > 
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