The meaning of His saying, "A revelation from the Lord of the worlds," and affirming the attribute of elevation for Allah (Mighty and Majestic)
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The Shaykh : Allah (Mighty and Majestic) said: [Al-Waqi'ah 56:80] The scholars of the people of the Sunnah derived from this verse the affirmation of Allah’s elevation with His essence. How is the evidence drawn from it? "A revelation from the Lord of the worlds." So where is the Lord of the worlds? Above, not below? Above, (Glorified and Exalted is He), because revelation does not occur except from one who is elevated. They also used it as evidence that the Qur'an is the speech of Allah. How so? "A revelation from the Lord of the worlds," so it originated from Him and returns to Him. But if someone were to tell you that it is not necessary for the revealed thing to be an attribute of the revealer, but that the revealed thing might be a creation among the creations of the revealer, such as...
