Question: Respected Imam! What is the Kursi like? (Throne of Allah Ta’ala) Answer by Imaam Ahmad Rida Khan (Rahimahullah): The Hadith Sharif and the Shari’ah have not given a clear description of the Kursi. However, with the assistance of the Hadith Sharif (i.e. with the many Ahaadith of varies fields and categories and from the statements of the Sahaaba and their successors) the Kursi encompasses the entire earths and skies. It has legs made of Ruby. Presently, four Angels are carrying it on their shoulders and eight Angels will carry it on the Day of Qiyaamah. This is clearly proclaimed in the Holy Qur’an: “And the Angels will be on its sides, and 8 will carry the Throne of your Lord above them on that Day” (Surah Haaqa, 17). The distance between the thighs and feet of these Angels is equivalent to 500 years of journey. The reason why the Aayah is called “Ayat Al-Kursi” is because the Surah speaks about the Kursi: “His Throne encompasses the earth and skies” (Surah Baqarah, 255). One cannot fathom the vastness of the skies. The centre sky (4th) has the sun. The area of half the diameter of this sky is the distance of 93 million miles. The fifth sky is even greater. The smallest sector of the 5th sky is called Tadweer. This sector alone is greater than the entire 4th sky. The same vastness will apply as you go upwards to the 6th and 7th skies. Each one is relatively greater and larger than the other. It is stated in the Sahih Hadith Sharif, “And all the skies and earth in comparison to the Kursi is like a little ring or spot lying in a vast ground.” The vastness of all these, that is, skies, earths, and Kursi is of no comparison to the magnitude of the sacred heart of Sayyiduna Rasulullah (sallAllahu alaihi wasallam). The magnitude of the sacred heart of the Beloved Nabi (sallAllahu alaihi wasallam) is of no comparison to the sublimity of Almighty Allah. Allah’s Majesty is infinite and eternal and the rest of His creation is finite and non-eternal. Hence, comparison between eternal and non-eternal is impossible. Shaykh Abd Al-Aziz Dabbagh Al-Maghribi (d.1106 A.H) said: “The seven skies and seven earths in the eyes of a perfect Mu’min (Wali) is a like a little spot lying in a vast ground” (Al-Ibriz Fi Kalaam Sayyidi Abd Al-Aziz). (Al Malfudhaat of Imaam Ahmad Rida Khan)
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