What is the meaning of the statement of Allah the Exalted: “And His Throne was over the water”?
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Question:
He asks: What is the meaning of the statement of Allah the Exalted:[Hud 11:7].
Answer:
The Throne of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He), upon which He rose above His creations, is over the water, which is a sea above the heavens, a sea whose magnitude no one knows except Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He).
He asks: What is the meaning of the statement of Allah the Exalted:
and His Throne had been upon water
وَكَانَ عَرْشُهُ عَلَى الْمَاءِAnswer:
The Throne of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He), upon which He rose above His creations, is over the water, which is a sea above the heavens, a sea whose magnitude no one knows except Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He).
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما معنى قوله تعالى ﴿وكان عرشه على الماء﴾؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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