Among The Sunniyy Scholars of the 7th Century is Imam Fakhrud-Din ar-Raziyy who died in the hijri year 606 AH. He said In his book of the explanation of the Quran known as 'at-Tafsir al-Kabir': Regarding the verse { وهو العلي العظيم } it is impossible for the meaning of the word '^Aliyy', when attributed to Allah, to refer to aboveness in terms of an upward direction or place. Hence, this mandates that the meaning of the word '^Aliyy' is that Allah is high in status and degree and is clear of resembling the creation. Furthermore In his book 'Mulhat al-I^tiqad' Shaykh ^Izzud-Din Ibn ^Abdis-Salam who died in the hijri year 660, said: Allah is not a body and thus Has no form, He is not an entity and thus Has no measured limits. He does not resemble anything and nothing resembles Him. The six directions do not contain Him, nor do the earths and skies enclose Him. He existed eternally before creating the creations.
