Arsh (Divine Throne)

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Divine throne Islamic theological concept

Arsh (Divine Throne) is, in Islamic theology, the supreme, transcendent Throne of God that signifies His ultimate authority and sovereignty over all creation.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
throne of God	2
Arsh (Divine Throne) canonical	1
God's throne (al-Kursi)	1
Kursi (Divine Footstool)	1
Throne of God (Arsh)	1

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Divine throne ⓘ Islamic theological concept ⓘ
ArabicScript	العرش ⓘ
associatedAttributeOfGod	Al-Malik ⓘ surface form: al‑Malik (The King) Al-Qahhar (The Subduer) ⓘ surface form: al‑Qahhar (The Subduer) Al-‘Aliyy (The Most High) ⓘ surface form: al‑ʿAliyy (The Most High)
associatedWith	cherubim ⓘ surface form: angels bearing the Throne (ḥamalat al-ʿarsh)
associatedWithDeity	Allah ⓘ
associatedWithPractice	invocations mentioning Lord of the Throne (Rabb al‑ʿArsh) ⓘ
cosmologicalPosition	above the heavens in Islamic cosmological descriptions ⓘ
cosmologicalRank	highest created throne in Islamic cosmology ⓘ
describedAs	supreme Throne of God ⓘ transcendent Throne of God ⓘ
distinguishedFrom	Kursi (Footstool of God) ⓘ
epistemicSource	revealed texts rather than philosophical speculation ⓘ
eschatologicalRole	associated with the Day of Judgment in Islamic belief ⓘ
interpretationType	understood literally by some traditionalist scholars (without asking how, bi‑la kayf) ⓘ understood metaphorically or analogically by some theologians ⓘ
languageOfName	Arabic ⓘ
mentionedIn	Hadith literature ⓘ Quran ⓘ surface form: Qur’an
metaphysicalStatus	created entity distinct from God in Islamic theology ⓘ
ontologicalCategory	part of the unseen (al‑ghayb) in Islam ⓘ
relatedConcept	Arsh (Divine Throne) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Kursi (Divine Footstool)
relatedDoctrine	God’s lordship (rububiyyah) ⓘ God’s sovereignty (mulk) ⓘ tanzih (God’s incomparability) ⓘ
religiousTradition	Islam ⓘ
roleInSufism	sometimes interpreted as symbol of the highest level of manifestation of divine presence ⓘ
statusInCreed	affirmed in classical Islamic creeds (ʿaqaʾid) ⓘ
studiedInDiscipline	Islamic cosmology ⓘ Islamic kalam ⓘ surface form: kalam (Islamic theology) tafsir (Qur’anic exegesis) ⓘ
symbolizes	God’s sovereignty over all creation ⓘ God’s ultimate authority ⓘ
theologicalFunction	locus of divine authority (non‑corporeal, according to mainstream theology) ⓘ sign of God’s dominion over heavens and earth ⓘ
titleOfGod	Rabb al‑ʿArsh al‑ʿAzim (Lord of the Mighty Throne) ⓘ surface form: Dhu l‑ʿArsh (Possessor of the Throne) Rabb al‑ʿArsh al‑ʿAzim (Lord of the Mighty Throne) ⓘ
transcendenceStatus	beyond full human comprehension ⓘ
viewedBy	Shiʿi theologians ⓘ Sufi metaphysicians ⓘ Sunni theologians ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sidrat al-Muntaha → relatedConcept → Arsh (Divine Throne) ⓘ

Beriah → associatedWith → Arsh (Divine Throne) ⓘ

this entity surface form: throne of God

sefirah Binah → associatedWith → Arsh (Divine Throne) ⓘ

subject surface form: Binah

this entity surface form: throne of God

Ayat al-Kursi → mentionsConcept → Arsh (Divine Throne) ⓘ

this entity surface form: God's throne (al-Kursi)

Arsh (Divine Throne) → relatedConcept → Arsh (Divine Throne) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kursi (Divine Footstool)

Tree at the Furthest Limit → relatedConcept → Arsh (Divine Throne) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Throne of God (Arsh)