Is it permissible to use the words "khalq" (creation) and "ta'ẓīm" (magnification/exaltation) in phrases such as "khalq al-fāʾiḍ al-mālī" (creation of financial surplus) and "ta'ẓīm al-arbāḥ" (magnification/exaltation of profits)?
Adding the attribute of "creation" (al-khalq) to humans is permissible because it is relative, not absolute like the attribute of "creation" for Allah the Almighty. This is mentioned in the verse: "and you invent a falsehood" (wa takhluqūna ifkā), which some interpreted as carving and صنعing idols. "Creation" has a general meaning of invention and innovation. What applies to the word "creation" also applies to the word "glorification" (al-taʿẓīm), for glorification of Allah is absolute, while for creatures it is restricted.
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