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Tanzih (Arabic:تنزيه) is an Islamic religious concept meaningtranscendence.[1][2] InIslamic theology, two opposite terms are attributed toGod:tanzih andtashbih.The latter means"nearness, closeness, accessibility".However, the fuller meaning oftanzih is 'declaring incomparability', i.e. affirming God's transcendence from humanity. This concept is eternally juxtaposed with God'stashbih (closeness, or 'affirming similarity').
The literal meaning of the word is "to declare something pure and free of something else". This definition affirms that Allah cannot be likened to anything: "Nothing is like Him." (Sura 42:11) and reinforces the fundamental, underlying Islamic belief intawhid.
TheAttributes of God in Islam associated withtanzih are those that indicate distance, transcendence, awe and fear: King, Avenger, Knowing, Praiseworthy, Slayer, Strong, Abaser and Independent.
Murata, Sachiko;William C. Chittick (2000).The Vision of Islam.I. B. Tauris. pp. 267–282.ISBN 1-86064-022-2.
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