Arabic · noun · Spirit & the Divine

Tanzeeh

तंज़ीह
said tan-zeeh
also written: Tanzih, tanzih, tanzeeh
Meaning

The declaration of God's absolute transcendence above any likeness to creation.

Literally: declaring God transcendent / free of likeness

Usage & notes

The theological affirmation of God's absolute transcendence — that He is utterly beyond and unlike His creation, free of body, place and resemblance. It is the counterpoise to tashbeeh (likening God to creatures). Iqbal's preference for a metaphysics that keeps Creator and creature distinct (as in wahdat-ush-shuhud) aligns with the impulse of tanzeeh to guard God's otherness.