Knowledge of the Names of Allah is the basis for all other knowledge, as Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
Knowledge of the Most Beautiful Names of Allah is the basis of all other kinds of knowledge, for the objects of all these other branches of knowledge were either created or commanded by Allah ﷻ
Explanation: (the various branches of knowledge either deal with objects created by Allah ﷻ or with the laws and guidance revealed by Him).
The reason for creation and guidance is found in His Most Beautiful Names (because Allah ﷻ is the Creator, He creates things; because He is the Guide to the Straight Path, He reveals guidance, and so on)
Knowing the Most Beautiful Names is the basis of all objects of knowledge, because all knowledge stems from these Names
(Badai' al-Fawaaid by Ibn al-Qayyim, 1/163).
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