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Kursi

كُرسي
Definition

The Footstool of Allah — distinct from the Throne in the majority Sunni position. Ayat al-Kursi (Qur'an 2:255) takes its name from this attribute. Ibn Kathir cites the hadith: the seven heavens compared to the Kursi are like a ring thrown into a desert; the Kursi compared to the 'Arsh is the same.

As understood in the classical tradition of Ibn Kathir and the scholars of his school.

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