We ask you to clarify the attribute of Allah’s elevation and that He is in the sky, because many people come to the Haram while being ignorant of this belief.
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The questioner : He says:The questioner : We ask you to clarify Allah’s elevation and that He is in the sky, because many Muslims come to the Haram while being ignorant of this belief.
The Shaykh : The poet says:
"And nothing is sound in the minds ** if the day needs a proof.
And nothing is sound in the minds ** if the day needs a proof".
Does anyone need to be brought a proof for Allah’s elevation? This is a matter of fitrah (the innate natural disposition); every person is created with the disposition that Allah is in the sky. It is a fitrah[Ar-Rum 30:30]. It is said that Abu al-‘Ala’ al-Ma’arri was with Abu al-Ma‘ali al-Juwayni, and al-Juwayni (may Allah forgive him) was on the path of the Asha'irah, and he said:
The Shaykh : The poet says:
"And nothing is sound in the minds ** if the day needs a proof.
And nothing is sound in the minds ** if the day needs a proof".
Does anyone need to be brought a proof for Allah’s elevation? This is a matter of fitrah (the innate natural disposition); every person is created with the disposition that Allah is in the sky. It is a fitrah