the Most Compassionate is Firm on the Empyrean.

“He is equal (in distance) to everything. Therefore, He is not closer to one thing than another.”

I asked Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) about the Word of Allah, the Mighty and High: The Most Compassionate is firm on the Empyrean, so he (AS) answered, “He is equal with everything. Nothing is closer to Him than another.…

“Inform me about the Lord. Where is He, and where was He?” `Ali (AS) replied, ” The Lord, Exalted be His Glory, is not subject to space. He is how He was, and He was as He is now. He is not in any place, nor has He…

“He is equal in distance to everything. Therefore, He is not closer to one thing than another.”

“Whoever claims that Allah, the Mighty and High, is from something or in something or on something, then he has certainly disbelieved.” I said: “Explain that to me.” He (AS) responded, “I refer to a person who claims…

6. And in another tradition it says “Whoever claims that Allah is from something, he implies that He has been created. Whoever claims that He is in something, he implies that He is limited. And whoever claims that He is…

I asked Ja`far ibn Muhammad (AS) about the Word of Allah, the Mighty and High: The Most Compassionate is firm on the Empyrean, so he (AS) replied, “He is equal in distance to everything. Therefore, He is not closer to…

“Whoever claims that Allah, the Mighty and High, is from something, in something, or on something, has surely lied.”

Whoever claims that Allah, the Mighty and High, is from something, in something, or on something, he has surely committed polytheism. “He (AS) added, “Whoever claims that Allah is from something, he implies that He is…