(Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: {Then He drew near and descended, so He was the distance of two bows or closer}) And Allah is greater than one who ascended above the layers, His messenger, so he drew near to the Judge, and to Him
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The Shaykh :"And Allah is greater than one who ascended above the layers *** His messenger, so he drew near to the Judge"
This also contains evidence of the elevation of Allah, O 'Adil, that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) ascended to Allah and drew near to Him, referring to the saying of Allah the Exalted in Surat al-Najm, He says:[An-Najm 53:5-9], and the correct view regarding the verse is that the phrase [An-Najm 53:8]
"*** And he drew near to the Lord, the One of pure grace"
This also contains evidence of the elevation of Allah, O 'Adil, that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) ascended to Allah and drew near to Him, referring to the saying of Allah the Exalted in Surat al-Najm, He says:
(5) Taught to him by one intense in strength - (6) One of soundness. And he rose to [his] true form (7) While he was in the higher [part of the] horizon. (8) Then he approached and descended (9) And was at a distance of two bow lengths or nearer.
علمه شديد القوى ذو مرة فاستوى وهو بالأفق الأعلى ثم دنا فتدلى فكان قاب قوسين أو أدنىThen he approached and descended
ثم دنا فتدلى"*** And he drew near to the Lord, the One of pure grace"