tanzih (tanzīh)

(Language: Arabic)

Short Description: Remoteness, exaltation

Long Description: Affirmation of the Divine transcendence; the contrary is tashbīh : comparison, similitude, affirmation of symbolism. The two terms are to be found together in such sayings of the Qur’ān as, “Nothing is like unto Him (=tanzīh) and it is He who sees and hears (=tashbīh).”

Sources: Introduction to Sufi Doctrine (by Titus Burckhardt)