Tanzih
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Tanzih(Arabic:تنزيه) is anIslamicreligious concept meaningtranscendence.[1][2]InIslamic theology,two opposite terms are attributed toGod:tanzihandtashbih. The latter means"nearness, closeness, accessibility". However, the fuller meaning oftanzihis 'declaring incomparability', i.e. affirming God's transcendence from humanity. This concept is eternally juxtaposed with God'stashbih(closeness, or 'affirming similarity').
The literal meaning of the word is "to declare something pure and free of something else". This definition affirms that Allah cannot be likened to anything: "Nothing is like Him." (Sura 42:11) and reinforces the fundamental, underlying Islamic belief intawhid.
The Divine Names of Allah associated withtanzihare those that indicate distance, transcendence, awe and fear: King, Avenger, Knowing, Praiseworthy, Slayer, Strong, Abaser and Independent.
References
[edit]Murata, Sachiko;William C. Chittick(2000).The Vision of Islam.I. B. Tauris.pp. 267–282.ISBN1-86064-022-2.
- ^"Tanzih - Oxford Islamic Studies Online".oxfordislamicstudies.Archived fromthe originalon October 1, 2018.Retrieved2018-09-30.
- ^"Tas̲h̲bīh wa-Tanzīh".Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition.Brill Publishers.
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