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By Mawlana Ashraf Ali Thanawi Allah and His Attributes,Qur an Commentary January 22, 2009

He (Allah) then firmly established Himself over the Throne

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/Translated by Hamood Aleem/

He (Allah Most High) then firmly established (/istawa/) Himself overthe Throne (Qur'an 7:54) means He firmly established Himself over theKingly Throne and began decreeing orders (/ahkams/) in the heavens andthe earth. In the /tafsir/ (exegesis) of [the verse] He then firmlyestablished Himself over the Throne, it is safer to adopt silence inagreement with the methodology of the /salaf/ (pious predecessors) andthat is also my view although the /muta'akhirin/ (scholars of the latergenerations) have opened the doors for /ta'wil/ (interpretation).

The /ta'wil/ which has been done in this place is extremely /latif/(delicate), the gist of which is that [the act of] being seated on the

throne is figuratively used to express the decreeing of orders and theadministrating of affairs. Hence, it is said that following a certainking, such a person sat on the throne. This is even if he still has nothad the opportunity to sit on the [physical] throne. The meaning of thisstatement is that after the king this person became ruler and took theadministration of the kingdom in his hands. This same usage has beenused in the Qur'an, where the intended meaning is that Allah Most High,having brought the heavens and the earth etc. into existence, begandecreeing orders and administrating over affairs .

In another verse, /istawa àla al-'arsh/^[1 ] isfollowed by [the words] /yudabbir al-amr /[he administers the affairs] ,which can be considered the exegesis of /istawa àla al-'arsh/ which in

turn corroborates this /ta'wil/. Furthermore, in this verse,/istawa àlaal-'arsh /is followed by the verse: He covers the day with the nightthat pursues it swiftly. (He created) the sun and the moon and thestars, subjugated to His command. Lo! To Him alone belong the creationand the command. Glorious is Allah, the Lord of all the worlds.(Qur'an, 7:54). This expresses [the meaning of] administrating overaffairs, after which no objection remains because Allah Most High isfree from being seated on a throne.

The response to the doubt that arises from this verse is that /istawaàla al-'arsh /has been used figuratively such that the intended meaningis of administrating over affairs because this is the meaning of beingseated on a throne that is commonly understood. Consequently, where the

/muta'akhirin/ have introduced other /ta'wils/ they have also givenconsideration to this [above mentioned] /ta'wil/. Insha'Allah (Allahwilling), this is the most /latif/ /ta'wil/.

Excerpt /from Tashil^[2 ] Tafsir Bayan al-Qur'an/ (/SuraAl-A'raf/, Verse 54)

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1. Translation: Firmly established (/istawa/) /Himself/ over (/àla/)


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January 29, 2009

Hanif

JazakAllah!

For the readers who may be interested in knowing further details on this issue, it is worth mentioning that Hakim al-Umma (may Allah have mercy on him)answered to some of the objections that were raised on this explanation and he further elaborated on this topic

to make his point clear.

This was published as `Tamheed al-farsh fi tahdeed al-arsh' in Bawadir al-nawadir, pages 601-28 (Idarae Islamiyat, Pakistan). It is in Urdu with arabic references.

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ASHRAFIYA He (Allah Most High) then firmly established Himself over the Throne

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March 13, 2009

aamirik

Magnificent explanation by Mawlana Ashraf Ali Thanvi sahab (rah), the best way to answer literalists (aka Salafis) is through this Glorious Ayah

Quran states: He it is Who has sent down to thee the Book: In it are verses basic or fundamental (of established meaning); they are the foundation of the Book: OTHERS ARE ALLEGORICAL. BUT THOSE IN WHOSE HEARTS IS PERVERSITY FOLLOW THE PART THEREOF THAT IS ALLEGORICAL,

SEEKING DISCORD and searching for its hidden meanings, but no one knows its hidden meanings except Allah. And those who are firmly grounded in knowledge say: We believe in the Book; the whole of it is from our Lord: and none will grasp the Message except men of understanding. (Quran 3:7)

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August 23, 2010

davidovitch

I think English has a similar expression to Istawa alal Arsh. Thus, in English, we say that the King Ascended the throne in such and such a year. This does not mean he physically sat on the throne at this time, rather, that he came to power / became king / began giving orders at this time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_of_the_United_Kingdom (2nd paragraph) http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/ascend?view=uk

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February 11, 2012

bilal hassn

jazakAllah khaira

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June 16, 2012


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abuzaynab

Assalamualaykum brothers,

In another Verse it is said And it is He who created the heavens and the earth in six days and His Throne had been upon water {Surah Hud, 7}

In Hadeeth it is mentioned that Narrated by Abu Said Al-Khudri The Prophet said, The people will fall unconscious on the Day of Resurrection, then suddenly I will see Moses holding one of the pillars of the throne. Abu Huraira said: The Prophet said, I will be the first person to be resurrected and will see Moses holding the throne. [Saheeh Al-Bukhari]

A hadeeth in Sunan Ibn Majah The Throne is above the Firdaus

So, it is not necessary for us to support the Taaweel. Just because our predecessors did this and we will support it!!!

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