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subḥānahū wa-taʿālā ʿammā yaqūlūna ʿuluwwan kabīran
Immaculate is He, and greatly exalted above what they say!’
— Ali Quli Qarai
17Al-Isrā’الإسراءVerse 43 of 111
The Night Journey17. Al-Isrā’الإسراء
Al Isrā’
The Night Journey
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Surah Isra’ – Verse 43
43. “Glory be to Him and Exalted is He far above from what they say! He is High, the Great.”
And, now, the Lord differentiates Himself and distances Himself from having got partners. The Qur’an implies that the Almighty is so far superior to what they say and excels in everything for which no limits can be set. The verse says:
“Glory be to Him and Exalted is He far above from what they say! He is High, the Great.”
The objective in mentioning superiority in this connection, is excellence in the Lord’s attributes which are unmatched by any means and unequalled for any one else, because none is more omnipotent and omniscient than Him. In other words, the Lord is far superior and pure to what they claim.