Does the spherical shape of the earth contradict the affirmation of the attribute of elevation for Allah?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Can we say that the proofs of elevation established in the Book and the Sunnah prove that the earth is not spherical? Because if it were, it would prove the claim of the Jahmiyyah that Allah is above and below, depending on the person's position on the earth?
Answer:
My brother, you did not understand; you did not understand. There is no contradiction between the earth being spherical and the attribute of elevation. Because wherever you go on the earth, the sky is above you, is it not? And the earth is beneath you, wherever you go. That means, if you go in that direction, the sky is above you. The sky is above you in any place. Allah is in the elevation (Exalted and Majestic is He). Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Can we say that the proofs of elevation established in the Book and the Sunnah prove that the earth is not spherical? Because if it were, it would prove the claim of the Jahmiyyah that Allah is above and below, depending on the person's position on the earth?
Answer:
My brother, you did not understand; you did not understand. There is no contradiction between the earth being spherical and the attribute of elevation. Because wherever you go on the earth, the sky is above you, is it not? And the earth is beneath you, wherever you go. That means, if you go in that direction, the sky is above you. The sky is above you in any place. Allah is in the elevation (Exalted and Majestic is He). Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/2631] هل كروية الأرض تتعارض مع إثبات صفة العلو لله؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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