158 Preface بَل رَفَعَهُ اللَّهُ إِلَيهِ ۚ وَكانَ اللَّهُ عَزيزًا حَكيمًاAhmed AliBut God raised him up (in position)1 and closer to Himself; and God is all-mighty and all-wise. For similar meaning of rafa’a see 19:57, 40:15, 56:23, 94:4.