The places in the Noble Qur'an where Istiwa' is mentioned.
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The Shaykh : If someone asks in how many places the Istiwa' upon the Throne is mentioned in the Qur'an? In one place? Two? Three? A moment, the one who points and says it is mentioned in such-and-such a place, we will say: recite the verses for us. We are ready for this. No one has raised their hand now. All right, let us take it verse by verse. Please.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : In seven places. The first place, in which surah?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : All right, in Surah al-A'raf. Well done. The second surah?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : No, no, it does not have "Istawa 'ala al-'Arsh" (He rose above the Throne). Al-Baqarah does not have it. Yes.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : No, the heavens. We say we want the Istiwa' upon the Throne. Yes. Rest. May Allah reward you with good.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : What?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : You cannot remember the surahs only in order. Yunus, al-A'raf, and Yunus, we mentioned it now. The third. Rest. Please, stand up, you.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Surah al-Hadid. Yes, the last thing in Surah al-Hadid. Rest. Before that, what did we mention? Al-A'raf and Yunus. Rest. Where are the memorizers of the Qur'an? Please. Here. What?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Al-Sajdah. No, that is wrong.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Salama? Surah al-Ra'd. Who recites the verse? Yes.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : We did not reach it. May Allah reward you with good. This is al-Furqan. Rest. All right, out of necessity, you answer while you are in the back. Go ahead.
The student:[Ar-Ra'd 13:2].
The Shaykh : In which surah?[Ar-Ra'd 13:2]
The student: Surah al-Ra'd.
The Shaykh : In Surah al-Ra'd. May Allah bless you. Rest. Yes, go ahead.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : In Surah Ta-Ha.[Taha 20:5] All right, well done. Rest.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : After that, two remain.
The student: The Criterion.
The Shaykh : Yes, say it. Say it?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, of course.
The student: ...[Al-Furqan 25:59].
The Shaykh :[Al-Furqan 25:59] All right, well done. Rest. Yes, please. What? The hadith. All right, bring it. Rest. Yes.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : What?
The student:[Al-A'raf 7:54].
The Shaykh : Yes, well done. Surah al-Hadid. One remains. Yes, what?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.[Al-Furqan 25:59] May Allah bless you. Seven places. And glory to Allah, how dare we take six verses from the Book of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and interpret them in a way that contradicts their apparent meaning? I mean, if "istawla" (he seized or took control) had been mentioned in one place, we would have applied the rest to it. But it was not mentioned, not even in one place, that he "istawla." And I do not know how a person who interpreted "istawla" with "istawa" (He rose above) can face his Lord. He has no excuse, because the Qur'an was revealed in the Arabic language, and the word is seven times in the Qur'an, so that it would be firmly established in the hearts of the servants and so that its meaning would not be changed.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : In seven places. The first place, in which surah?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : All right, in Surah al-A'raf. Well done. The second surah?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : No, no, it does not have "Istawa 'ala al-'Arsh" (He rose above the Throne). Al-Baqarah does not have it. Yes.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : No, the heavens. We say we want the Istiwa' upon the Throne. Yes. Rest. May Allah reward you with good.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : What?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : You cannot remember the surahs only in order. Yunus, al-A'raf, and Yunus, we mentioned it now. The third. Rest. Please, stand up, you.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Surah al-Hadid. Yes, the last thing in Surah al-Hadid. Rest. Before that, what did we mention? Al-A'raf and Yunus. Rest. Where are the memorizers of the Qur'an? Please. Here. What?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Al-Sajdah. No, that is wrong.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Salama? Surah al-Ra'd. Who recites the verse? Yes.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : We did not reach it. May Allah reward you with good. This is al-Furqan. Rest. All right, out of necessity, you answer while you are in the back. Go ahead.
The student:
It is Allah who erected the heavens without pillars that you [can] see; then He established Himself above the Throne
الله الذي رفع السماوات بغير عمد ترونها ثم استوى على العرشThe Shaykh : In which surah?
It is Allah who erected the heavens without pillars that you [can] see; then He established Himself above the Throne
الله الذي رفع السماوات بغير عمد ترونها ثم استوى على العرشThe student: Surah al-Ra'd.
The Shaykh : In Surah al-Ra'd. May Allah bless you. Rest. Yes, go ahead.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : In Surah Ta-Ha.
The Most Merciful [who is] above the Throne established.
الرحمن على العرش استوىThe student: ... .
The Shaykh : After that, two remain.
The student: The Criterion.
The Shaykh : Yes, say it. Say it?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, of course.
The student: ...
He who created the heavens and the earth and what is between them in six days
الذي خلق السماوات والأرض وما بينهما في ستة أيامThe Shaykh :
He who created the heavens and the earth and what is between them in six days and then established Himself above the Throne - the Most Merciful, so ask about Him one well informed.
الذي خلق السماوات والأرض وما بينهما في ستة أيام ثم استوى على العرش الرحمن فاسأل به خبيراThe student: ... .
The Shaykh : What?
The student:
Allah, who created the heavens and earth in six days and then established Himself above the Throne
الله الذي خلق السماوات والأرض في ستة أيام ثم استوى على العرشThe Shaykh : Yes, well done. Surah al-Hadid. One remains. Yes, what?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.