islam is my deen,paradise is my dream.The Kursiy is the footstool of the Most Merciful, according to the most correct of the scholarly opinions on the matter. The ‘Arsh (Throne) is the greatest of all things that Allaah has created, over which our Lord rose in a manner that befits His Majesty. It has pillars and is carried by bearers who are angels of immense size. The evidence for the above is given below, along with the comments of some of the scholars. It was narrated that Ibn Mas’ood said: Between the first heaven and the one above it is (a distance of) five hundred years. Between each of the heavens is (a distance of) five hundred years. Between the seventh heaven and the Kursiy is (a distance of) five hundred years. Between the Kursiy and the water is (a distance of) five hundred years, and the Throne is above the water. Allaah is above the Throne, and nothing whatsoever of your deeds is hidden from Him. The great size of the Kursiy in relation to the heavens. The great size of the Throne in relation to the Kursiy. That the Throne is something other than the Kursiy and the water.(SharhKitaab al-Tawheed, p. 667, 668).The Throne of the Most Merciful is the greatest and most vast thing in His creation.Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):“So Exalted be Allaah, the True King: LaailaahaillaHuwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), the Lord of the Supreme Throne![al-Mu’minoon 23:116]“and He is the Lord of the Mighty Throne” [al-Tawbah 9:129]“Owner of the Throne, the Glorious” [al-Burooj 85:15]Al-Qurtubi said:The Throne is mentioned on its own because it is the greatest thing that Allaah has created; everything else is also included in this.(Tafseer al-Qurtubi, 8/302, 303).Ibn Katheer said:“and He is the Lord of the Mighty Throne” [al-Tawbah 9:129 – interpretation of the meaning] means, He is the Sovereign and Creator of all things, because He is the Lord of the Mighty Throne which is the roof of creation. All created things, the heavens and the earth and all that is in them and in between them are beneath the Throne of Allaah and are subject to His power. His knowledge encompasses all things and His power controls all things, and He is Watcher over all things.(Tafseer Ibn Katheer, 2/405)
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