And his saying: (The Most Merciful rose above the Throne) in seven places
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The Shaykh : Then he said, may Allah have mercy on him: "And his saying: [Taha 20:5] in seven places".
[Taha 20:5] Is it a nominal declarative sentence, saying: [Taha 20:5] in seven places?
The apparent meaning of the author's statement contains some consideration, because it did not repeat with this exact wording in seven places; rather, it came in one place only. However, the author, may Allah have mercy on him, is considered to have said it in terms of meaning rather than wording, as if he said: "And his saying: that He rose above His Throne." Thus, the intended meaning is the concept, and he said: "in seven places" to emphasize the establishment of the rising (istiwa') for Allah and that it is not possible to intend anything other than the apparent meaning, since none of the places came with an explanation indicating a meaning other than the apparent one. For example, if these seven places had come in one place saying: "He rose, He took possession," yes, we would have attributed the rest to it. But this wording did not come at all.
The Most Merciful [who is] above the Throne established.
الرحمن على العرش استوىThe Most Merciful [who is] above the Throne established.
الرحمن على العرش استوىThe Most Merciful [who is] above the Throne established.
الرحمن على العرش استوىThe apparent meaning of the author's statement contains some consideration, because it did not repeat with this exact wording in seven places; rather, it came in one place only. However, the author, may Allah have mercy on him, is considered to have said it in terms of meaning rather than wording, as if he said: "And his saying: that He rose above His Throne." Thus, the intended meaning is the concept, and he said: "in seven places" to emphasize the establishment of the rising (istiwa') for Allah and that it is not possible to intend anything other than the apparent meaning, since none of the places came with an explanation indicating a meaning other than the apparent one. For example, if these seven places had come in one place saying: "He rose, He took possession," yes, we would have attributed the rest to it. But this wording did not come at all.