Throne of God in Islam
Al-ʽArsh (Arabic: العرش, romanized: Al-ʿArsh, lit. 'The Throne') is the throne of God in Islamic theology. It is believed to be the largest of all the creations of God. The Throne of God has figured in extensive theological debates across Islamic history with respect to the question of the anthropomorphism and corporealism of God. Some schools argue that it is metaphorical while others argue that it is a literal reality and creation of God. It generally represents God's divine majesty (Al-Jalal), power, and sovereign dominion over the cosmos as king. As Al Jalalayn says in his tafsir of Quran 7:54, "then presided upon the Throne a presiding befitting of Him al-‘arsh ‘throne’ in the classical language is the elevated seat on which a king sits." In Islamic cosmology and mythology, the Heavens span in a dome-like structure over the earths, arranged in horizontal layers one upon another. At top stands the Throne of God (Al-ʽArsh) separated from the seven heavens below. The lowest heaven is...
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