And He has said:

“He taught by the pen—taught man what he did not know.”
[Al-ʿAlaq: 4–5].

And He has said:

“He gave each thing its form, then guided it.”
[Tā Hā: 50].

And He has said:

“Who created and fashioned, and Who determined and guided.”
[Al-Aʿlā: 2–3].

And He has said:

“The Most Merciful taught the Quran, created man, and taught him articulate speech.”
[Al-Rahmān: 1–4].

And He has said:

“He taught you what you did not know.”
[Al-Nisāʾ: 113].

And He has said:

“We taught him knowledge from Ourselves.”
[Al-Kahf: 65].

And He has said:

“Let no scribe refuse to write as Allah has taught him. So let him write.”
[Al-Baqarah: 282].

And He has said:

“He taught Adam all the names,”

up to the angels’ words:

“Glory be to You! We have no knowledge except what You have taught us. Indeed, You are the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.”
[Al-Baqarah: 31–32].

And He has said:

“You train them with what Allah has taught you.”
[Al-Māʾidah: 4].

If, by His “apprehending things from things,” he means that He cannot be a knower unless His knowledge has an actual object, then this is true. But knowledge cannot be established otherwise. If one were to suppose knowledge that did not correspond to its object, it would be ignorance, not knowledge. The matter thus returns to the question of attaining perfection, which has already been discussed.