He is the One who, in truth, rose above the Throne and took charge of the administration of the worlds (Discussion on the attribute of rising above the Throne and the refutation of those who deny His rising above His Throne)
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The Shaykh :"He is the One who, in truth, rose above the Throne and took charge of the administration of the worlds"
"Rose above the Throne" means He elevated Himself above it and settled there in a manner befitting His Majesty. If someone were to say, "He is above everything," we would say, yes, He is above everything. But rising above the Throne is a specific elevation, specific to the Throne. Consider a person sitting on a chair on a roof: he is above the roof and above those beneath him, but he is specifically settled on the chair. Thus, rising above the Throne is specific to the Throne, just as a person's settling on a chair on a roof is specific to the chair. Therefore, His elevation above the Throne, or His rising above it, is a specific elevation, not the all-encompassing elevation over all creation. And his saying: "He took charge of the administration of the worlds"
This is a reference to the refutation of those who said that "rose above" means "dominated," i.e., He owned and subjugated. The author indicates that His ownership, subjugation, and domination extend to all the worlds, whereas rising above is specific to the Throne. Yes.
"Rose above the Throne" means He elevated Himself above it and settled there in a manner befitting His Majesty. If someone were to say, "He is above everything," we would say, yes, He is above everything. But rising above the Throne is a specific elevation, specific to the Throne. Consider a person sitting on a chair on a roof: he is above the roof and above those beneath him, but he is specifically settled on the chair. Thus, rising above the Throne is specific to the Throne, just as a person's settling on a chair on a roof is specific to the chair. Therefore, His elevation above the Throne, or His rising above it, is a specific elevation, not the all-encompassing elevation over all creation. And his saying: "He took charge of the administration of the worlds"
This is a reference to the refutation of those who said that "rose above" means "dominated," i.e., He owned and subjugated. The author indicates that His ownership, subjugation, and domination extend to all the worlds, whereas rising above is specific to the Throne. Yes.