If it comes without a preposition, its meaning is perfection, so there is no deficiency in this (the meaning of *istiwa'* when isolated). Do not mix the truth that has been made clear with falsehood.
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The Shaykh : He said (may Allah have mercy on him):
"If it comes without a preposition, its meaning is perfection, so there is no deficiency in this"
Like the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Qasas 28:14] This is restricted by something. What is its meaning? It is completed, so *istiwa'* is used in four ways in the Arabic language: coupled with *'ala* (on), and what comes after? *Ila* (to), coupled with the *waw* of accompaniment, and isolated without being coupled with anything. Each one’s meaning is known by what it is coupled with.
"Do not mix the truth that *** the Most Merciful has made clear in the Furqan with falsehood"
I have now finished speaking about the Throne and *istiwa'*. What remains for us is *'Ula*.
"If it comes without a preposition, its meaning is perfection, so there is no deficiency in this"
Like the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And when he attained his full strength and was [mentally] mature
ولما بلغ أشده واستوى"Do not mix the truth that *** the Most Merciful has made clear in the Furqan with falsehood"
I have now finished speaking about the Throne and *istiwa'*. What remains for us is *'Ula*.