and His rising over His Throne, as well as other noble descriptions and majestic attributes of the Lord. They believed in what Allah—glory be to Him—said in His Book and what was authentically reported from His Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—and accepted it as it came, without inquiring into its modality, believing it to entail similarity or likeness, or interpreting it in a way that would negate the attributes of the Lord of creation. Rather, the Muhammadan sunnah and the approved path sufficed them, and they did not stray beyond them into heretical errors or corrupt inclinations. Through this, they attained sublime ranks and lofty stations in this world and the Hereafter.1

May Allah grant us and you the grace to follow them well, proceed along their path, and follow in their footsteps. He is indeed All-Hearing, Responsive, and Near.