The meaning is that the messengers (peace be upon them) pointed out the Truth and explained Allah's Names and Attributes that proved His Great Omnipotence and His worthiness of worship, for He is the Creator, Owner and Provider Who gives life and death and manages all affairs
They exhibited also Allah's Superiority over His Creatures. Therefore, Pharaoh said to his minister Haman: Build me a tower that I may arrive at the ways The ways of the heavens, and I may look upon the Ilâh (God) of Mûsâ (Moses)
Musa (peace be upon him) told Pharaoh that Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) is above the heaven, so that the tyrant dared insolently say this futile speech.
Likewise, Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) says about `Isa (Jesus, peace be upon him) and the Disciples in Surah AlMa'idah: (Remember) when AlHawâriyyûn (the disciples) said: "O 'Isâ (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary)! Can your Lord send down to us a table spread (with food) from heaven?" 'Isâ (Jesus) said: "Fear Allâh, if you are indeed believers." They said: "We wish to eat thereof and to satisfy our hearts (to be stronger in Faith), and to know that you have indeed told us the truth and that we ourselves be its witnesses." ' Isâ (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), said: "O Allâh, our Lord! Send us from the heaven a table spread (with food) that there may be for us for the first and the last of us a festival and a sign from You; and provide us sustenance, for You are the Best of sustainers." Allâh said: "I am going to send it down unto you, but if any of you after that disbelieves, then I will punish him with a torment such as I have not inflicted on anyone among (all) the 'Alamîn (mankind and jinn)."
This indicates some aspects of Allah's Omnipotence, Who is Capable of everything and that He (Glorified be He) is up above the heavens, for His saying, "Send it down to you" which means that He must be above, as "sending down" is from up above to down below.
Sending down the table and asking for this is proof that the people knew that their Lord is up above; hence, they are more knowledgeable of Allah than Jahmiyyah (a deviant Islamic sect denying some Attributes of Allah, claiming they are ascribed to people and cannot be ascribed to Allah) and their likes who denied the Highness of Allah. The Disciples asked for this desire and `Isa stated the truth to them and so did Allah, saying: "I am going to send it down unto you This proves that Allah (may He be Exalted and Glorified) is up above;
He (may He be Exalted and Glorified) is above the heavens, all creatures and the Throne. He rose over the Throne in a way that befits His Exaltedness and Magnificence. None of His Creatures is like Him in any of His Attributes.
There are so many Ayahs to the effect that Allah (may He be Exalted and Glorified) is above all His Creatures. This includes the seven Ayahs of Istiwa' (Allah's rising over the Throne in a manner that befits Him), one of which is Allah's Saying in Surah AlA`raf: Indeed your Lord is Allâh, Who created the heavens and the earth in Six Days, and then He rose over (Istawâ) the Throne (really in a manner that suits His Majesty). He brings the night as a cover over the day, seeking it rapidly, and (He created) the sun, the moon, the stars subjected to His Command. Surely, His is the Creation and Commandment. Blessed is Allâh, the Lord of the 'Alamîn (mankind, jinn and all that exists)!
In this Ayah, Allah (may He be Exalted and Glorified) declares His Highness and that He is the Creator and Provider, the One Who creates and commands. He brings the night as a cover over the day. He is the Creator of the sun, moon and stars, so that people could know his Perfect Omnipotence and Knowledge. He is Above all His Creatures, Who deserves truly to be worshiped.
In this respect, Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) says: And (remember) when Allâh will say (on the Day of Resurrection): "O 'Isâ (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary)! Did you say unto men: 'Worship me and my mother as two gods besides Allâh?' " He will say: "Glory be to You! It was not for me to say what I had no right (to say). Had I said such a thing, You would surely have known it. You know what is in my innerself though I do not know what is in Yours; truly, You, only You, are the AllKnower of all that is hidden (and unseen). "Never did I say to them aught except what You (Allâh) did command me to say: 'Worship Allâh, my Lord and your Lord.' And I was a witness over them while I dwelt amongst them, but when You took me up, You were the Watcher over them; and You are a Witness to all things. (This is a great admonition and warning to the Christians of the whole world). "If You punish them, they are Your slaves, and if You forgive them, verily You, only You, are the AllMighty, the AllWise."
Look how he (peace be upon him) unveiled these
great Divine Attributes that necessitate worshiping Allah Alone and abandoning all false deities. He is the All Knower of the unseen, the AllMighty, the AllWise, the Watcher over His Servants and Witness over them. He (Glorified and Exalted be He) knows what is in the innerself of `Isa (peace be upon him), while `Isa does not know what is in His.
This is evidence of Allah's Attributes and that the prophets came to confirm Allah's Names and Attributes appropriately. Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) is described as having an InnerSelf that befits Him and does not resemble that of creatures. He (Glorified be He) has a Face, Hands, Feet and Fingers that do not resemble those of the creatures. Some of this is mentioned in the EverGlorious Qur'an. The purified Sunnah (whatever is reported from the Prophet) made a mention of the Face, Hands, Feet, and Fingers. This confirms that Allah (Glorified be He) is described with the Attributes of Perfection; however, this does not entail likening Him to creatures. Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) says: There is nothing like Him; and He is the AllHearer, the AllSeer. All Glory and Might are His Alone.