Understanding Salat — Page 63
Qiyam 63 Hadrat Mu s le h Mau‘ ū d ra said, In my opinion, the word “ wa hī ” was chosen for referring to “revelation from God” because spiritual realities cannot be fully expressed in words, they can only be indicated to. Thus, in the word “ wa hī ” is an indication of how lofty revelation is. ( Tafs ī r-e-Kab ī r, vol. 3, pp. 14) While every name of Allah is filled with eternal truths and blessings, but the reality of Allah behind that name is infinitely greater. The Majesty of Allah and the greatness of His being are supremely exalted and far beyond what any word or name can signify. Jadd refers to the ‘Greatness, or majesty;’ of God. It also refers to His ‘freedom from all wants or the like; syn. ghina ’ ( Lane’s Lexicon, Root: جد , Entry: ٌّ جَد ). It refers to a Majesty that is independent of us. No matter how great the majesty of an ordinary king is, he is not free of want. It is only the Majesty of Allah that includes the absence, or non-existence, of wants. The Majesty of Allah is free of needing anything from us. His Majesty is independent of our existence. Ta‘ a la means, ‘Exalted, or supremely exalted, is He] in his essence and his attributes, above the created beings. ’ ( Lane’s Lexicon, Root: علو - Entry: تعالى ). When we say ‘exalted is Your majesty’ ( َ تَعَالَى جَدُّك ), we should remember that no mat- ter how much we advance in the knowledge of the attributes