Continuation of the commentary on Tafsir al-Jalalayn: “And He is the Most High” over His creation, “the Magnificent,” the Great.

And his statement, may Allah have mercy on him: "

The Most High

العلي

over His creation " We cannot say that the author denied the intrinsic elevation, nor can we say with certainty that he affirmed it, because “the Most High over His creation” can mean being high over them in terms of dominion and control, in which case it is a descriptive elevation, or it can mean that He is high over them by His essence. In any case, it is not permissible for us to accuse the author of denying elevation, nor to testify that he affirmed it, because the author, may Allah have mercy on him, is from the Asha'irah, so we do not know. However, it is obligatory for us, when we hear words from our Muslim brothers that may have a correct interpretation, to interpret them with the correct interpretation unless there is evidence preventing that. Otherwise, the default is that when you hear a word from your brother, interpret it with the correct meaning, even if you hear a word and say, “This man is mocking me or making fun of me,” do not interpret it that way; interpret it with the true meaning.
As for he says, may Allah have mercy on him: " the Great " and there is a consideration here, because “the Great” is not “the Magnificent.” “The Magnificent” means the One possessing magnificence, and the magnificence of the Magnificent means the strength of dominion, the strength of knowledge, the strength of anything that can be included in the meanings; so it is included in the word “the Magnificent.”