The wisdom behind specifically mentioning the Throne in the phrase "then they would have sought a way to the Lord of the Throne"
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: In His saying, the Exalted:[Al-Isra 17:42], he asks: What is the wisdom behind specifically mentioning the Throne in this verse?
The Shaykh:
It is the greatest of created things, because the Throne is the greatest of created things, and because it is the place where the Lord, Glorified and Exalted is He, rises above it. Yes, and it is the ceiling of the created things. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Does...
The Shaykh:
The Throne has been described as noble, and the Throne has been described as great, "Lord of the great Throne." And it has been given descriptions in the Book and the Sunnah that indicate its greatness: the Throne of the Majestic, a Majestic Throne, a Noble Throne. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: In His saying, the Exalted:
then they [each] would have sought to the Owner of the Throne a way."
إِذًا لَّابْتَغَوْا إِلَىٰ ذِي الْعَرْشِ سَبِيلًاThe Shaykh:
It is the greatest of created things, because the Throne is the greatest of created things, and because it is the place where the Lord, Glorified and Exalted is He, rises above it. Yes, and it is the ceiling of the created things. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Does...
The Shaykh:
The Throne has been described as noble, and the Throne has been described as great, "Lord of the great Throne." And it has been given descriptions in the Book and the Sunnah that indicate its greatness: the Throne of the Majestic, a Majestic Throne, a Noble Throne. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 205- الحكمة من تخصيص العرش بالذكر في قوله "إذًا لابتغوا إلى ذي العرش سبيلا" - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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