What is the meaning of His saying (Glorified and Exalted is He) in the Verse of the Throne: “And His Kursi (Footstool) encompasses the heavens and the earth”?
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The questioner : In the Verse of the Throne: [Al-Baqarah 2:255]?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : A simple clarification regarding that;[Al-Baqarah 2:255]?
The Shaykh : It means the Kursi (Footstool) is wider than the heavens and the earth, no more than that; the Kursi is so vast that it accommodates the seven heavens and the seven earths; this is a very clear meaning and there is no issue with it; unless you have an observation, we would like to hear it.
His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth
وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَThe Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : A simple clarification regarding that;
His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth
وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَThe Shaykh : It means the Kursi (Footstool) is wider than the heavens and the earth, no more than that; the Kursi is so vast that it accommodates the seven heavens and the seven earths; this is a very clear meaning and there is no issue with it; unless you have an observation, we would like to hear it.
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