Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: (And remains the Face of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honor)
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Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: (And remains the Face of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honor)]
Allah the Exalted said: [Surat al-Rahman: 27] Meaning: Allah (Mighty and Majestic) remains, the Owner of the noble Face.
Some of the Salaf, when they recited these two verses, would connect them to one another,He said: so that the perfection of the Creator and the imperfection of the created would thereby become clear; for the created is perishing, while the Lord remains,And this is a good observation to say: [Surat al-Rahman: 26-27] And this is the point of praise and eulogy for Allah (Mighty and Majestic): that the creation perishes, except for Allah (Mighty and Majestic),and His saying, the Exalted: [Surat al-Rahman: 27] In it is the affirmation of the Face for Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), but it is a Face that does not resemble the faces of the created,because of His saying, the Exalted: [Surat al-Shura: 11] You believe that Allah has a Face, but it is obligatory for you to believe that it does not resemble the faces of the created in any way whatsoever,because of His saying, the Exalted: There is nothing like unto Him, and He is the Hearing, the Seeing) [Surat al-Shura: 11] .
When the people of denial of the divine attributes thought that affirming the Face necessitates likening Allah to creation, they denied that Allah has a Face,And they said: The intended meaning of His saying: (And remains the Face of your Lord) is: His reward, or that the word (Face) is superfluous,And that the meaning is: (And remains your Lord) But they strayed from the right path, departing from the apparent meaning of the Qur'an and distorting it, and departing from the path of the righteous Salaf,And we say: That Allah has a Face -to affirm it in this verse- that does not resemble the faces of the created, due to the negation of resemblance in His saying: (There is nothing like unto Him) And thereby we submit, and we carry the texts according to their intended apparent meaning.
And his statement: (Owner of Majesty) Meaning: Owner of greatness, (and Honor) Meaning: the honoring of those who obey Allah (Mighty and Majestic),As Allah the Exalted said: [Surat al-Ma'arij: 35] So, Honor means: that He honors those who deserve honor from among His creation,And it is possible that it has another meaning: And it is that He honors those who are people of worship among His creation, so that this Honor is a source valid for both the object and the agent; He is the One who honors and the one who is honored.
[Surat al-Rahman: 28] And this verse was repeated several times in this surah,And we have explained its meaning: That with which of the blessings of Allah do you both deny, O assembly of jinn and mankind? And this is like a challenge to them; for no one is able to bring forth such blessings.
Allah the Exalted said:
And there will remain the Face of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honor.
وَيَبْقَى وَجْهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو الْجَلالِ وَالْأِكْرَامِSome of the Salaf, when they recited these two verses, would connect them to one another,He said: so that the perfection of the Creator and the imperfection of the created would thereby become clear; for the created is perishing, while the Lord remains,And this is a good observation to say:
(26) Everyone upon the earth will perish, (27) And there will remain the Face of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honor.
كُلُّ مَنْ عَلَيْهَا فَانٍ * وَيَبْقَى وَجْهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو الْجَلالِ وَالْأِكْرَامِAnd there will remain the Face of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honor.
وَيَبْقَى وَجْهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو الْجَلالِ وَالْأِكْرَامِThere is nothing like unto Him, and He is the Hearing, the Seeing.
لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِ شَيْءٌ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْبَصِيرُWhen the people of denial of the divine attributes thought that affirming the Face necessitates likening Allah to creation, they denied that Allah has a Face,And they said: The intended meaning of His saying: (And remains the Face of your Lord) is: His reward, or that the word (Face) is superfluous,And that the meaning is: (And remains your Lord) But they strayed from the right path, departing from the apparent meaning of the Qur'an and distorting it, and departing from the path of the righteous Salaf,And we say: That Allah has a Face -to affirm it in this verse- that does not resemble the faces of the created, due to the negation of resemblance in His saying: (There is nothing like unto Him) And thereby we submit, and we carry the texts according to their intended apparent meaning.
And his statement: (Owner of Majesty) Meaning: Owner of greatness, (and Honor) Meaning: the honoring of those who obey Allah (Mighty and Majestic),As Allah the Exalted said: