Throne of God in Islam

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Al-ʽArsh (

Islamic theology. It is believed to be the largest of all the creations of God.[1][2]

Quran

The Quran mentions the throne some 25 times (33 times as Al-ʽArsh), such as in verse 10:3 and 23:116:

Surely your Lord is Allah Who created the heavens and the earth in six Days, then subjugated the Throne, conducting every affair. None can intercede except by His permission. That is Allah—your Lord, so worship Him ˹alone˺. Will you not then be mindful?

— Surah Yunus 10:3

Exalted is Allah, the True King! There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him, the Lord of the Honourable Throne.

— 
Surah Al-Mu'minun 23:116

The Quran depicts the angels as carrying the throne of GodSurah Ghafir 40:7}} and praising his glory Surah Az-Zumar 39:75}}

The

sura of the Quran. It references the Kursi (كرسي) which is different from the Throne [عرش], and also God's greatest name, Al-Hayy Al-Qayyoom ("The Living, the Eternal").[3]

Hadith

Sunni

Sunni prophetic hadith say that The Throne is above the roof of Al-Firdaus Al-'Ala, the highest level of Paradise where God's closest and most beloved servants in the hereafter shall dwell.[4]

Sunni scholars of

Paradise,[5] and that reciting it is a protection from the devil.[6]

Characteristics

I said to the Prophet: O Messenger of God, whatever has been revealed to you is greater. He said:

Ayat al-Kursi
, then he said: O Abu Dharr, what are the seven heavens with the Kursi except like a ring thrown into a desert land, and the preference of the Throne over the Chair is like the preference of the desert over the ring.

Views

Sufi

Diagram of "Plain of Assembly" (Ard al-Hashr) on the Day of Judgment, from an autograph manuscript of Futuhat al-Makkiyya by Sufi mystic and Muslim philosopher Ibn Arabi, ca. 1238. Shown are the ʽArsh, pulpits for the righteous (al-Aminun), seven rows of angels, Gabriel (al-Ruh), A'raf (the Barrier), the Pond of Abundance, al-Maqam al-Mahmud (the Praiseworthy Station; where the prophet Muhammad will stand to intercede for the faithful), Mizan (the Scale), As-Sirāt (the Bridge), Jahannam (Hell), and Marj al-Jannat (Meadow of Paradise).[11]

Sufi Muslims believe God created the throne as a sign of his power and not as place of dwelling.[12]

Arabic: العرش al-'Arsh) as a symbol of God's power and authority and not as a dwelling place for Himself,[14][15][16] others describe it as an allegory, and many others said that the heart of the believer is the Throne of Allah (قلب المؤمن عرش الله), a quote criticized by Salafi Muslim scholars.[17]

Salafi

Some Islamic sects, such as the

Karramis and the Salafis believe that God has created it as a place of dwelling.[18][19][20]

The four supporters (angels) of the celestial throne

Bearers of the Throne

rooster, with their feet on the earth and their nape supporting the Throne of God in the highest sky.[Notes 1] a number modern Islamic scholars from Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University , and other institutes Yemen and Mauritania also agreed the soundness of this hadith by quoting the commentary from Ibn Abi al-Izz who supported this narrative.[22]

These four angels are also held to be created from different elements: One from light, one from fire, one from water and one from mercy. It is also said they are so large that a journey from their earlobes to their shoulders would take seven hundred years.

Day of Resurrection.[24] This interpretation were based on Qur'an chapter Surah Al-Haqqa 69:17.[24]

According to

Ibn al-Mubarak, archangel Israfil is one of the bearer of the throne.[25]

See also

Note

  1. Sunan Abu Dawood.[22]

References

  1. ISBN 9781317095927
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  2. ^ Tafseer al-Qurtubi, 8/302, 303.
  3. ^ Book 004, Number 1768: (Sahih Muslim).
  4. ^ Saheeh al-Bukhaari (#2581).
  5. ^ Sunnan Nasai'i al Kubra, (6/30), At-Tabarani; Al-Kabeer (8/114).
  6. ^ Sahih al-Bukhari - Volume 3, Book 38, Number 505
  7. islamqa.infoArchived 17 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  8. Majmoo’ al-Fatawa
    6/ 556.
  9. ^ خلق العرش والكرسي ـ موقع الكلم الطيب Archived 13 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine
  10. Ibn al-Qayyim in Mukhtasar al-Sawa’iq al-Mursalah p.:435 Al-Dhahabi in Al-Ulwu li’l-Ali al-Ghaffar
    p. 64.
  11. ISBN 0884022358
    . pp. 229–231.
  12. ^ The Creed of Imam Al-Tahawi.
  13. ^ "Allah's Establishment Over the Throne". sunnah.org. As-Sunnah Foundation of America. Archived from the original on 31 May 2021.
  14. ^ Mohammad Ibrahim Teymori. "The Creed of Imam Tahawi" (PDF). Afghan Islamic Cultural Centre in London, UK. pp. 20–24.
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  16. ^ Yılmaz, Hakkı (14 June 2020). The Division By Division English Interpretation of THE NOBLE QUR'AN in The Order of Revelation. Hakkı Yılmaz. p. 566.
  17. ^ Jabbar, Abdunur Ibn Abdul (7 April 2015). আকীদাহ্ সম্পর্কিত কতিপয় গুরুত্বপূর্ণ মাস'আলাহ্ - বাংলা - আব্দুননূর ইবন আব্দুল জাব্বার (Some Important Mas'alahs Regarding Aqidah - Bengali - Abdunur Ibn Abdul Jabbar) (PDF) (in Bengali). Islamhouse.com. p. 7. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  18. ^ Rifai, Sayyid Rami Al (2016). The Light Of Allah In The Heavens and The Earth: The Creation Of The Atom (24:35) and The Physics Of Spirituality. Sunnah Muakada.
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  20. ^ al-Din, Khwajah Kamal (1963). The Islamic Review. Woking Muslim Mission and Literary Trust.
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  22. ^ a b c Abdullaah Al-Faqeeh; Fatwa centers & Islamic educational institutes in Yemen and Mauritania (2013). "رتبة حديث: أذن لي أن أحدث عن ملك من ملائكة الله من حملة العرش..." [The rank of hadith: Permit me to narrate on the authority of one of the angels of God from among the bearers of the Throne... Fatwa Number: 205000]. Islamweb (in Arabic). Saudi Arabia: Al-Imaam Muhammad Bin Saud Islamic University. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  23. ISBN 978-3-447-04511-7
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  24. ^
    Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance
    . Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  25. ISBN 9789795929512
    . Retrieved 6 February 2022. Quoting Ibnul Mubarak from a book of az-Zuhd; ad Durr al-Manshur, chain narration from Ibnul Mubarak to Ibn SHihab (1/92)
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