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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The reason for the ta'wil (figurative interpretation) of the Jahmiyyah and the Mu'tazilah regarding istiwa' (rising above the Throne)

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the reason for the interpretation of the Jahmiyyah and the Mu'tazilah of istiwa' (rising above the Throne) with this invalid interpretation?

Answer:
Because they deny the elevation, because the Jahmiyyah and the Mu'tazilah deny the elevation, and they say that Allah does not have a position, because He is not above the universe, nor with the universe, nor inside the universe, nor outside the universe, nor to the right nor to the left, so their words lead to non-existence, because the one who is not above the universe, nor with the universe, nor inside, nor outside, nor above, nor below, this is non-existence. (Exalted and Majestic is He) from what they say. The existent must be either with the creation or above the creation. And Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) is above the creation, as He informed us of this, as His messengers and prophets informed us of this. And the verses and sound minds testified to it.
This is what led them to the fact that they do not see that Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) is in the elevation, and they do not affirm for Allah a direction, they do not affirm that Allah is in a direction, not in the direction of elevation, nor the right, nor the left, nor above, nor below, and they purify Allah from a direction in their claim, and this is false speech, so they were forced to ta'wil (figurative interpretation).
The ta'wil (figurative interpretation) of the texts that indicate that Allah is in the direction of elevation, and that He is above His creations, when it contradicted their school of thought regarding Allah, they were forced to ta'wil (figurative interpretation), but their ta'wil (figurative interpretation) did not suffice them, and did not benefit them, and praise be to Allah. Yes.
Source سبب تفسير الجهمية والمعتزلة الاستواء بالاستيلاء — alfawzan.live

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