Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (81) | The names of God (the Most High), (the Most High), and (the Most High) and the effects of believing in them
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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The names of Allah—the Most High (al-'Ali), the Most Exalted (al-A'la), and the Supremely Exalted (al-Muta'al)—and the effects of believing in them.
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These beautiful names are mentioned in more than one verse in the Book of Allah, the Almighty and Majestic.
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Allah, the Exalted, says:
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"His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great."
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And He, the Exalted, says:
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“Praise the name of thy Lord the Most High,” (87:1)
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And He, the Exalted, says:
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“He is the Knower of the Invisible and the Visible, the Great, the High Exalted.” (13:9)
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The name of Allah, the Most High, and His name, the Supremely Exalted, are coupled with His name, the Most Great.
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In numerous verses.
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As in the aforementioned verse and as in His saying:
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“(It is said unto them): This is (your plight) because, when Allah only was invoked, ye disbelieved, but when some partner was ascribed to Him ye were believing. But the command belongeth only to Allah, the Sublime, the Majestic.” (40:12)
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This is because these names, like His name the Most Great,
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signify the majesty of Allah, the Exalted, and His greatness over all things.
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The Most High and the Most Exalted is the One above whom there is nothing.
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He is the One who is above His creation, having subdued them by His power.
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He is the One above whose rank there is no other rank.
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The attributes of the creation do not reach Him.
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Nor can their imaginations define His nature.
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The Supremely Exalted is He who is far above the falsehoods of the fabricators.
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And He is far removed from the whisperings of the perplexed.
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To Allah, the Exalted, belong all forms of loftiness.
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These include the loftiness of Essence, by His rising over the Throne.
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A rising that befits His majesty and splendor.
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As He, the Exalted, says:
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"The Most Merciful rose over the Throne."
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His Throne is above all His creation and encompasses them.
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Secondly, the loftiness of subjugation and dominance.
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As He, the Exalted, says:
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"And He is the Subduer, over His servants."
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Thirdly, the loftiness of status and rank.
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As He, the Exalted, says:
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“He it is Who produceth creation, then reproduceth it, and it is easier for Him. His is the Sublime Similitude in the heavens and the earth. He is the Mighty, the Wise.” (30:27)
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And the "highest attribute" refers to the perfect qualities,
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which are neither intermingled with deficiency nor tainted by falsehood.