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and allegorical interpretation just as the people of
the invisible knowledge were compelled to interpret His saying
-the High -: "He is with you wherever you are" (Ch. 57:4
Koran). This has been taken, by agreement, to mean thorough
comprehension and knowledge just as the words of the Prophet
-the praise and peace be upon him - "The heart of the believer
lies between two of the fingers of the Merciful (Allah,")
have been taken to mean might and power while his words,
"The Black Stone is the Right Hand of Allah in the earth",
have been taken to mean veneration and honor, because if they
were taken literally, the result would have been impossible.
Similarly the "istawa" of Allah upon the Throne, if it were left
to mean fixity of location and stability, would necessitate
that He who is seated upon the Throne is a body touching
the invisible knowledge were compelled to interpret His saying
-the High -: "He is with you wherever you are" (Ch. 57:4
Koran). This has been taken, by agreement, to mean thorough
comprehension and knowledge just as the words of the Prophet
-the praise and peace be upon him - "The heart of the believer
lies between two of the fingers of the Merciful (Allah,")
have been taken to mean might and power while his words,
"The Black Stone is the Right Hand of Allah in the earth",
have been taken to mean veneration and honor, because if they
were taken literally, the result would have been impossible.
Similarly the "istawa" of Allah upon the Throne, if it were left
to mean fixity of location and stability, would necessitate
that He who is seated upon the Throne is a body touching