صِفَاتُهُ تَعَالَى تَوْقِيفِيَّةٌ
Language about God’s attributes is governed by revelation.
Human speculation is not free to assign to God every possible descriptor known in human sciences. A term that names some quality in creatures may carry implications of embodiment, change, dependence or limitation when used without qualification. Those implications cannot simply be transferred to the Creator.
A sound explanation clarifies the meaning toward which revealed language directs the hearer. It is something quite different to invent detailed descriptions of the divine reality solely by philosophical conjecture, or to negate established attributes because their reality is beyond human imagination. Both unrestricted projection and unwarranted denial miss the purpose of revelation.
Illustration: signs of efficacy may direct us to affirm divine power; the mechanics of human muscles, however, cannot be treated as the modality of God’s power. Shared words do not guarantee shared creaturely conditions.