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What is the meaning of "صلى الله عليه وسلم" (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) and "قال الله تعالى" (Allah Almighty said), and is "تعالى" (Almighty/He is exalted) here derived from exaltation (علو) or is it a verb?

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The word "تعالى" (ta'ala) is a verb derived from "التعالي" (al-ta'ali), which means elevation or rising high, as stated in Lisan al-Arab and other dictionaries.

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