tanzih
(tanzīh)
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Remoteness, exaltation. |
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Affirmation of the Divine transcendence; the contrary is tashbīh : comparison, similitude, affirmation of symbolism. The two terms are to be found together in such sayings of the Qur’ān as, “Nothing is like unto Him (=tanzīh) and it is He who sees and hears (=tashbīh).” |
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Introduction to Sufi Doctrine (by Titus Burckhardt) |
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