The Upper Presence, the General Presence, and the Special Presence

Question:
This questioner asks: What is the upper presence?

Answer:
It is said: upper presence, special presence, and general presence. What is the upper presence? There is no delegation.
So what is the upper? The upper is spiritual and physical. Yes, the upper is not the presence. The physical upper is that Allah is above the Throne, and the spiritual upper is that Allah is above all creation. Being above all creation means that He is described as the Most High; He is better than creation and higher than creation. So He has both uppers: the spiritual and the physical. The spiritual upper is that He is higher than His creation, better and nobler than His creation. The physical upper is that the creation is thirsty, and the creation came to Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He. This is the attribute of creation. As for the presence, it is said to be special and general. The special presence is with His awliya (close friends of Allah), His prophets, and those who obey Him. It is called special. Do not say that Allah is with us, that Allah is with the believers, or that Allah is with the righteous; this is the special presence. The Prophet is with you, though they did not hear and did not see. The general presence is that He is with you wherever you are, and He is with them by His knowledge and His encompassing awareness. He is with His awliya by His knowledge, His encompassing awareness, His command to them, and His guidance for them.