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just as
the people of the invisible knowledge were compelled to interpret His saying - the High -: "He is
with
you wherever you are" (Quran 57:4). 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 Throne, and is either
equal to
it in size, or larger or smaller. But all this is impossible, and what leads to the impossible is
itself
impossible.
the people of the invisible knowledge were compelled to interpret His saying - the High -: "He is
with
you wherever you are" (Quran 57:4). 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 Throne, and is either
equal to
it in size, or larger or smaller. But all this is impossible, and what leads to the impossible is
itself
impossible.