ABSTRACT
The tawḥīdic privileging of divine omnipotence in their representations of Allah resulted in the inversion of al-Quddūs and the assimilation of the Holy and the sacred in disregard of their distinction in the Qur'ān. This focal shift towards immanence culminated in the collapse of the categorical distinction between the human and the divine and the sacralization of worldly power. The elevation of the sacred as a manifestation of Allah further exacerbated the influence of enchantment, adversely impacting the development of Islam. The most salient indication of this transformation of the Holy and its assimilation to the sacred and contingent is the sublimation of the Sunna.
The tawḥīdic privileging of divine omnipotence in representations of Allah resulted in the inversion of al-Quddūs and the assimilation of the Holy and the sacred in disregard of their distinction in the Qur'ān. This focal shift towards immanence culminated in the collapse of the categorical distinction between the human and the divine and the sacralization of worldly power. The elevation of the sacred as a manifestation of Allah further exacerbated the influence of enchantment, adversely impacting the development of Islam. The most salient indication of this transformation is the sublimation of the Sunna.
