Concept
Throne Verse
Overview
Āyat al-Kursī (Arabic: آيَة ٱلْكُرْسِيّ), also known as the 'Throne Verse', is the 255th verse of the second chapter of the Quran, al-Baqara 2:255. Considered the greatest and one of the most well-known verses of the Quran, it is widely memorised and displayed in the Islamic faith.
In general, the Quran likens God to a king seated upon a throne, and the word "Kursi" —from which this verse derives its name— is equated with the Al-Arsh in many interpretations; the other expressions used in the same sentence underscore the impossibility of such a comparison, serving as the clearest statement—one that has become a hallmark of Islamic belief—that no one’s power or greatness can be compared to His.
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Possible passages
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And withall delivereth to either of them a jewel, made in the figure of an ear of wheat, which they ever after wear in the front of their turban or hat. This done, they fall to music and dances, and other recreations, after their manner, for the rest of the day. This is the full order of that feast.
Francis Bacon, New Atlantis
States what Throne Verse is.
Thus Damascene (De Fide Orth. ii) holds as one heaven all the space between the waters and the moon's orb, calling it the aerial. According to him, then, there are three heavens, the aerial, the starry, and one higher than both these, of which the Apostle is understood to speak when he says of himself that he was "rapt to the third heaven." But since this space contains two elements, namely, fire and air, and in…
Aquinas Thomas, Summa Theologica, Part I
States what Throne Verse is.
Now, we occupy a lowly position, both in space and rank in comparison with the heavenly sphere, and the Almighty is Most High not in space, but with respect to absolute existence, greatness and power. When it pleased the Almighty to grant to a human being a certain degree of wisdom or prophetic inspiration, the divine communication thus made to the prophet and the entrance of the Divine Presence into a certain place…
Moses Maimonides, The guide for the perplexed
States what Throne Verse is.
Related ideas
Place in the tradition
Part of Illuminationism.