If ultimate knowledge belongs to Allah, explaining yad as power, 'ayn as protection or saq as severity does not mean their definitive interpretation has been discovered.
Such explanations were offered to protect the public from bodily conceptions of God. Offering a possible meaning differs from asserting that it is unquestionably Allah's intended meaning. The first may be a tentative explanation; the second would claim unwarranted certainty.
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Obedience to Authority, Moderation and Clear versus Ambiguous Verses
If ultimate knowledge belongs to Allah, explaining yad as power, 'ayn as protection or saq as severity does not mean their definitive interpretation has been discovered.
Such explanations were offered to protect the public from bodily conceptions of God. Offering a possible meaning differs from asserting that it is unquestionably Allah's intended meaning. The first may be a tentative explanation; the second would claim unwarranted certainty.