The Difference Between Allah’s Saying “He is High above His Throne” and “He Rose Above His Throne”
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, in his second question he says: Is it correct to say that Allah is High above His Throne, but not that He Rose Above His Throne?
Answer:
One says what Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said,[Yunus 10:3]. One says what Allah said, and the meaning of rising above (istiwa') is explained as being high above the Throne.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, in his second question he says: Is it correct to say that Allah is High above His Throne, but not that He Rose Above His Throne?
Answer:
One says what Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said,
and then established Himself above the Throne
ثُمَّ اسْتَوَىٰ عَلَى الْعَرْشِ
Source
مدى صحة قول إن الله عال على عرشه — alfawzan.live
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