وَأَمَّاAs forالْإِجْمَاعُ؛the consensus;فَقَدْit hasأَجْمَعَunanimously agreedالْمُسْلِمُونَthe Muslimsقَبْلَbeforeظُهُورِthe appearanceهَذِهِof theseالطَّوَائِفِsectsالْمُبْتَدِعَةِthe hereticalعَلَىthatأَنْthatاللَّهَAllahتَعَالَىthe Exaltedمُسْتَوٍis aboveعَلَىonعَرْشِهِHis Throneفَوْقَaboveخَلْقِهِ.His creation.
As for the consensus; the Muslims have unanimously agreed before the appearance of these heretical sects that Allah the Exalted is above His Throne above His creation.
قَالَSaidشَيْخُthe Sheikhالإِسْلامِof Islamلَيْسَthere is notفِيinكَلَامِthe wordsاللَّهِof AllahوَلَاnorرَسُولِهِHis Messengerوَلَاnorكَلَامِthe wordsالصَّحَابَةِthe companionsوَلَاnorالتَّابِعِينَthe followersلَهُمْof themبِإِحْسَانٍwith goodnessمَاwhatيَدُلُindicatesلَاneitherنَصًّاas a textوَلَاnorظَاهِرًاapparentعَلَىthatأَنْthatاللَّهَAllahتَعَالَىthe Exaltedلَيْسَis notفَوْقَaboveالْعَرْشِthe Throneوَلَيْسَnor isفِيinالسَّمَاءِthe skyبَلْbutكُلَّallكَلَامِهِمْtheir wordsمُتَّفِقٌagreeعَلَىonأَنْthatاللَّهَAllahفَوْقَis aboveكُلِّeverything.
The Sheikh of Islam said: There is no statement in the words of Allah or His Messenger or the words of the companions nor the followers with goodness that indicates, neither as a text nor apparently, that Allah the Exalted is not above the Throne nor in the sky; rather, all their words agree that Allah is above everything.
وَأَمَّاAnd as forالْعَقْلِ؛the intellect;فَإِنَّنَاthen weنَقُولُ :say:كُلُّEveryoneيَعْلَمُknows thatالْعُلُوَّthe highnessصِفَةٌis a characteristicكَمَالٍ،of perfection,وَإِذَاand ifكَانَتْit is aصِفَةٌcharacteristicكَمَالٍ؛of perfection;فَإِنَّهُthen it mustيَجِبُbe confirmedأَنْ يَكُونَto beثَابِتًاestablishedلِلَّهِ؛for Allah;لَأَنَّbecauseاللَّهَAllahمُتَّصِفٌis characterizedبِصِفَاتِby attributesالكَمَالِ،of perfection,وَلِذَلِكَand thusنَقُولُ:we say:إِمَّاeitherأَنْthatيَكُونَbeاللَّهُAllahفِيinأَعْلَىthe highestأَوْorفِيinأَسْفَلَthe lowestأَوْorفِيinالْمُحَاذِي؛the parallel;فَالْأَسْفَلُthen the lowestوَالْمُحَاذِيand the parallelمُمْتَنِعٌ؛is impossible;لَأَنَّbecauseالْأَسْفَلُthe lowestنَقْصٌis a defectفِيinمَعْنَاهُits meaningوَالْمُحَاذِيand the parallelنَقْصٌis a deficiencyلِمُشَابَهَةِdue to similarityالْمَخْلُوقِto the createdوَمُمَاثَلَتِهِ،and its likeness;فَلَمْtherefore, there isيَبْقَnot remainإِلَّاexceptالْعُلُوَّ،the highness,وَهَذَاand thisوَجْهٌis another aspectآخَرُanotherفِيinالدَّلِيلِthe evidenceالْعَقْلِيَّ.of reason.
And as for the intellect; then we say: Everyone knows that the highness is a characteristic of perfection, and if it is a characteristic of perfection, then it must be confirmed for Allah; because Allah is characterized by attributes of perfection; and thus we say: either Allah must be in the highest or in the lowest or at the parallel; then the lowest and the parallel is impossible; because the lowest is a defect in its meaning and the parallel is a deficiency due to similarity to the created and its likeness; therefore, there is not except the highness, and this is another aspect in the evidence of reason.
وَأَمَّاAnd as forالْفِطْرَةِ؛the innate nature;فَإِنَّنَاthen weنَقُولُ :say:مَاthere is notمِنْanyإِنْسَانٍhuman beingيَقُولُ :says:يَاOرَبِّيLordإِلَّاexceptوَجَدَfindsفِيinقَلْبِهِhis heartضَرُورَةًnecessityبِطَلَبِfor seekingالْعُلُوِّthe highnessفَتَطَابَقَتْSo it matchedالأَدِلَّةُthe evidencesالْخَمْسَةَ.the five.
And as for the innate nature; then we say: There is no human being that says: O Lord except that he finds in his heart a necessity for seeking the highness. So it matched the five evidences.
وَأَمَّاAnd as forعُلُوِّthe highness;الصِّفَاتِ؛the attributes;فَهُوَit isمَحَلٌّthe placeإِجْمَاعٍof consensusمِنْfromكُلِّallمَنْwhoيَدِينُis a followerأَوْorيَتَسَمَّىis namedبِالإِسْلامِ.as Islam.
And as for the highness of the attributes; it is a place of consensus from all who are followers or named as Muslims.
السَّادِسَةُThe sixthوَالعِشْرُونَ:and twentieth:إِثْبَاتُthe proofالْعَظَمَةِof greatnessلِلَّهِfor Allahعَزَّ وَجَلَّ؛the Almighty;لِقَوْلِهِ :for His saying:الْعَظِيمُ.the Great.
The sixth and twentieth: the proof of greatness for Allah the Almighty; for His saying: the Great.