about allah-istawa

” Bismillahir Rahmannir Raheem “”Al-Hamdu Lillaahi Rabbil ‘Aalameen was Salaatu was- Salaamu ‘Alaa Sayidinaa Muhammadin wa Aalihi wa Asabihi Ajma ‘een (tauheed- risalat- ahkirat and islam-iman-ihsan)

About Al-rahmanu `al al-`arshi istawa — Allah `ala al-`arsh(“Allah is above the Throne”)

Means with the height of sovereignty(al mulk) and power(al qudra), not the height of displacement and movement to and fro.

It does not mean that He is touching it or that He is located on it or bounded by a certain side of the Throne ….. for there is nothing like Him whatsoever, and from Him is all success.

As for “over His throne” (in the hadith) it refers to the Book. Some have taken it in the sense of “upwards from His Throne,” as in Allah’s saying: “a gnat, or anything above it” (2/26)

istawa as referring to whatever Allah wills of His power, which is the Book He has placed above His Throne.”

An action He has created named istiwa’ and related to the Throne, just as He has created an action named ityan (coming) related to a certain people; and this implies neither descent nor movement.”

Allah effected an act in relation to the Throne and He called that act istiwa’,

Allah  effected other acts in relation to other objects, and He called those acts ‘sustenance’ (rizq), `favor’ (ni`ma) etc etc.

{ Then turned He (thumma istawa) to the heaven, and fashioned it as seven heavens } (2/29) means with the height of sovereignty(al mulk) and power(al qudra), not the height of displacement and movement to and fro.

Allah is not subject to change, substitution, nor limits, whether before or after the creation of the Throne.

Istawa– without saying how it is meant, without any resemblance (to created things), and without nullifying it (wa la ta‘til):

“THE OUTWARD (LITERAL) meaning that comes to the minds of anthropomorphists is negated of Allah for nothing created has any resemblance to Him:

Istiwa[ throne of Allah] cannot be conceived or imagined or taken literally

the istiwà is in-conceivable, while belief in it is mandatory for me and you

Created the throne to manifest His power, not as a place for his essence.

” And the ascription of the ‘Arsh (throne) to Allah ta’alaa is with the meaning of honouring Him, just as it is said ‘The House of Allah and Its Sanctity”. It is not because it is His place or the abode for which he sits (istiqraar).”

Mureed is from iradah/intention ,to seek Allah and his pleasure/raza ,qurb/nearness and wajah/face.

Mureed =no talib e jannat or talib e duniya only talib e moula (because jannat/highest and duniya/lowest  both are creations).

Mard e kamil/perfect insan=body (earthly) but heart arshi/celestial/heavenly.

When I want to talk to allah I say prayers and when I want that he talk to me I recite quran- Hazrath Ali(ra)

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