At-Tamimi Ibn Kelab Abu Yali and his followers denied...

At-Tamimi Ibn Kelab Abu Yali and his followers denied falling of the optional deeds. Two groups claim that the Lord descends but does not come. One attempted at finding suitable interpretation of this saying while the other suspended the meaning. Two groups suspended the whole matter. One confessed of their lacking the knowledge of God's intendment from such attributing. The other was sufficed by reciting the Quran.

Majority of Sunnis and worthy ancestors' followers rule of fallibility of interpretation deciding denial of the Lord's settling and coming. Most of them however refute void interpretation and reckon such texts with 'Items interpretation of which should be concealed'." Ibn Teimiya's book of Tafseer part 6 page 118: This implies that Allah's exaltation is one of the indispensable attributes of praise. Thus it is impermissible to refer opposite of exaltation to Him.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) stated "Thou art the Prior. Nothing was before Thee. Thou art the Ultimate. Nothing is after Thee. Thou art the Ascendant. Nothing is over Thee. Thou art the Prevailing. Nothing is after Thee." See that the Prophet (peace be upon him) had used 'after' instead of 'under'. This hadith has been discussed under another title.

Owing to texts in the Quran and the Prophet's traditions; such as (Are you secure of that in the heavens that He 67:13) and the like some may conceive that the heavens is the very elevated created thing including the Divine Throne and whatsoever down. Hence they claim that (in the heavens) mentioned in the previous text stands for 'on the heavens'. They treated this text as same as God's sayings (I will certainly crucify you in the trunks of palm trees. 20:71) and (Walk in the earth. 67:15).

In addition Every elevated thing is unidentifiably called 'heavens'. Hence (in the heavens) indicates whatsoever is elevated not low. The Lord is the Elevated and the Highest. He occupies the most elevated point in the heavens; the topmost of the Throne. There is nothing other than the Elevated the Highest the Praised and the Exalted. Ibn Teimiya's ArRisaletut-Tadmuriya page 39: ( 61 ) Attributes of affirmation and negation are ascribed to Allah the Praised.

Examples of the earlier are His sayings (The Knowing of everything. 2:29) (He has power on everything. 2:20) (He is the Hearing the Seeing. 42:11) and the like. An example of the latter is His saying (Slumber does not overtake him nor sleep. 2:255).