while Aisha was in the chamber, yet some of the woman’s words were inaudible to her. Allah Most High says in His Book: ﴾Allah has indeed heard the words of the woman who argued with you concerning her husband﴿ [al-Mujādilah: 1]. Hence Aisha said, “Praise be to Allah, Whose hearing encompasses all voices.” (1) Indeed, the woman who argued was complaining to the Prophet—may Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him and his family—yet some of her words were inaudible to me.
Thus, ﴾Glorify﴿ means: declare Allah free of every defect and deficiency. Regarding His words, ﴾the name of your Lord, the Most High﴿, some commentators have said that ﴾the name of your Lord﴿ means your Lord Himself, since glorification is not directed to the name, but to Allah Himself. The correct meaning, however, is: glorify your Lord while mentioning His name. In other words, do not glorify Him only in your heart; rather, glorify Him with both your heart and your tongue by mentioning His exalted name. This meaning is supported by Allah Most High’s words: ﴾So glorify the name of your Lord, the Magnificent﴿ [al-Wāqiʿah: 96]. That is, glorify Him in conjunction with mentioning His name. This is because Allah Most High may be glorified in the heart through belief, with the tongue, or with both together. What is intended is that He be glorified with both: in one’s heart and through words uttered by one’s tongue.
As for ﴾your Lord﴿, “Lord” means the Creator, the Sovereign, and the Governor of all affairs. Allah Most High is the Creator, the Sovereign, and the Governor of all affairs, and the polytheists acknowledge this: ﴾If you ask them who created the heavens and the earth, they will certainly say, “Allah”﴿ [Luqmān: 25]. ﴾If you ask them who created them, they will certainly say, “Allah”﴿ [al-Zukhruf: 87]. Allah, Glorified and Exalted, also informs us that when they are asked, ﴾Who controls hearing and sight? Who brings forth the living from the dead and the dead from the living? And who governs all affairs? They will say, “Allah”﴿ [Yūnus: 31].
They therefore acknowledge that all sovereignty, governance, and creation belong to Allah, yet they worship others alongside Him. This stems from ignorance. How can you acknowledge that Allah alone is the Creator, the Sovereign, and the Governor of affairs