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The Throne (al-Arsh)

العرش

The Throne in creed is the greatest of created things; al-Tahawi states that 'the Throne and the Footstool are real, and He is free of need of the Throne and what is beneath it' 1.

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The Throne (al-Arsh) in Islamic creed is the greatest of created things. Al-Tahawi's text states: 'the Throne and the Footstool are real, and He is free of need of the Throne and what is beneath it' 1.

The Throne is mentioned in the Qur'an in the contexts of istiwa' and divine transcendence, and creedal works treat its affirmation among what Sunnis believe.

People and things also explored

The people of the qibla and not declaring takfir for sin· The hereafter: the grave, resurrection and reckoning· Islamic eschatology· Reason and heart· Al-din al-qayyim (the upright religion)· Absolute unseen (al-ghayb al-mutlaq)· «Be, and it is» (kun fa-yakun): creation by command, not by a mould· God's sovereignty and human ownership (al-mulk wal-tamalluk)

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  1. al-Aqida al-Tahawiyya, Dar Ibn Hazm 1995
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islam.museum contributors. “The Throne (al-Arsh)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/concept/al-arsh/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.

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The people of the qibla and not declaring takfir for sin

al-Tahawi's principle of calling the people of the qibla Muslims and believers so long as they accept what the Prophet brought, and of not declaring any of them an unbeliever for a sin unless he declares it lawful.