What is the meaning of the word "was" in the saying of Allah the Exalted: "And His Throne was over the water"?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the meaning of the saying of the Exalted and Majestic:[Hud 11:7] What is intended by the word "was"? Does it mean He settled upon the Throne? Does it mean above the water, above the sea? Does it mean above the sea?
Answer:
Yes
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the meaning of the saying of the Exalted and Majestic:
and His Throne had been upon water
وَكَانَ عَرْشُهُ عَلَى الْمَاءِAnswer:
Yes
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما معنى كلمة كان في قوله تعالى ﴿وكان عرشه على الماء﴾؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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