أَمَّاAs forالْعُلُوِّthe exaltationالْمَعْنَوِيِّmoral؛;فَهُوَit isثَابِتٌestablishedلِلَّهِfor Allahبِإِجْمَاعِby the consensusأَهْلِof the peopleالْقِبْلَةِof the Qibla؛;
As for the moral exaltation, it is established for Allah by the consensus of the people of the Qibla;
أَيٌّThat is::بِالإِجْمَاعِby consensusمِنْofأَهْلِthe peopleالْبِدَعِof innovationوَأَهْلِand the peopleالسُّنَّةِof the Sunnah؛;
That is: by consensus of the people of innovation and the people of the Sunnah;
كُلَّهُمْAll of themيُؤْمِنُونَbelieveبِأَنَّthatاللَّهَAllahتَعَالَىthe Exaltedعَالٍis exaltedعُلُوًّاin degreeمَعْنَوِيًّاmoral..
All of them believe that Allah, the Exalted, is exalted in degree morally.
وَأَمَّاAs forالْعُلُوُّthe exaltationالذَّاتِيِّthe inherent؛;فَيُثْبِتُهُit is established byأَهْلُthe peopleالسُّنَّةِof the Sunnah,,وَلَاand notيُثْبِتُهُis established byأَهْلُthe peopleالْبِدْعَةِof innovation؛;يَقُولُونَthey say::إِنَّIndeedاللَّهَAllahتَعَالَىthe Exaltedلَيْسَis notعَالِيًاexaltedعُلُوًّاin degreeذَاتِيًّاinherent..
As for the inherent exaltation; it is established by the people of the Sunnah, and is not established by the people of innovation; they say: Indeed, Allah, the Exalted, is not exalted in degree inherently.
فَنَبْدَأُSo we beginأَوَّلًاfirstبِأَدِلَّةِwith evidenceأَهْلِthe peopleالسُّنَّةِof the Sunnahعَلَىonعُلُوِّexaltationاللَّهِof AllahسُبْحَانَهُGlory be to Himوَتَعَالَىand Exalted
So we begin first with the evidence of the people of the Sunnah on the exaltation of Allah, Glory be to Him and Exalted;
فَنَقُولُWe say::إِنَّIndeedأَهْلَthe peopleالسُّنَّةِof the Sunnahاسْتَدَلُّواhave deducedعَلَىonعُلُوِّthe exaltationاللَّهِof Allahتَعَالَىthe Exaltedعُلُوًّاexaltedذَاتِيًّاinherentlyبِالْكِتَابِby the Bookوَالسُّنَّةِand the Sunnahوَالإِجْمَاعِand consensusوَالْعَقْلِand reasonوَالْفِطْرَةِand the innate disposition::
We say: Indeed, the people of the Sunnah have deduced the exaltation of Allah, the Exalted, by the Book, the Sunnah, the consensus, reason, and the innate disposition:
أَوَّلًاFirst::فَالْكِتَابُthe Bookتَنَوَّعَتْhas variedدَلَالَتُهُits indicationعَلَىonعُلُوِّexaltationاللَّهِof Allah؛;فَتَارَةًsometimesبِذِكْرِby mentioningالْعُلُوِّthe exaltation،,وَتَارَةًand sometimesبِذِكْرِby mentioningالْفَوْقِيَّةِthe superiority،,وَتَارَةًand sometimesبِذِكْرِby mentioningنُزُولِthe descentالْأَشْيَاءِof thingsمِنْfromعِندَهُHim،,وَتَارَةًand sometimesبِذِكْرِby mentioningصُعُودِهَاtheir ascentإِلَيْهِto Him،,وَتَارَةًand sometimesبِكَوْنِهِby His beingفِيinالسَّمَاءِthe sky......١)1)فَالْعُلُوُّThe exaltationمِثْلُlikeقَوْلِهِHis saying﴿ وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ﴾"And He is the Most High, the Most Great"[البقرة: ٢٥٥][Surat Al-Baqarah: 255]،,وَandسَبِّحْGlorifyاسْمَthe nameرَبِّكَof your Lordالْأَعْلَىthe Most High"
First: the Book has varied its indications on the exaltation of Allah; sometimes by mentioning the exaltation, and sometimes by mentioning the superiority, and sometimes by mentioning the descent of things from Him, and sometimes by mentioning their ascent to Him, and sometimes by His being in the sky ... 1) The exaltation is like His saying: "And He is the Most High, the Most Great" [Surat Al-Baqarah: 255], and Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High [Al-A'la: 1].
٢)2)وَالفَوْقِيَّةُAnd the superiority::﴿ وَهُوَ الْقَاهِرُ"And He is the Subduer"فَوْقَaboveعِبَادِهِHis servants"
2) And the superiority: "And He is the Subduer above His servants";