(A) Numerous Qur’aanic verses
state that Allah, the Exalted is
above His Arsh (Throne)
in a manner that befits His
Majesty and Glory. Allah says:
“Your Rabb (Lord) is Allah, Who
created the Heavens and the
earth in six days and then rose
above His Arsh (Throne), He
manages all things.”[1]
Additional six similar verses
are found in the Qur’aan.
Numerous verses in every Soorah
also indicate the same, from
amongst them are,
“He is irresistible, above His
slaves, and He is the All-Wise,
Well-Acquainted with all
things.”[2]
“To Him ascend (all) the good
words, and the righteous deeds
exalt them.”[3]
1. Muawiyah Ibn al-Hakam (radhi
allahu anhu) said: “I had a
servant girl, who used to tend
my sheep in the area of mount
Uhud.... One day, I came to see
them only to find out that a
wolf had made off with a sheep
from her flock... (for which)
...I gave her a terrible slap in
her face. When I came to Allah’s
Messenger (sallallahu alaihi
wa-sallam) with the story, he
considered it to be a grave
thing for me to have done so. I
said: “O Messenger of Allah (sallallahu
alaihi wa-sallam), couldn’t I
free her?” He replied:
“Bring her to me.”
So I brought her. He (sallallahu
alaihi wa-sallam) then asked
her: “Where is Allah?” She
replied: “Above the Sky.” He (sallallahu
alaihi wa-sallam) then asked
her:
“Who am I?”
and she replied: “You are
Allah’s Messenger (sallallahu
alaihi wa-sallam).” So, the
Prophet (sallallahu alaihi
wa-sallam) said:
“Free her for she is a true
believer.”[4]
2. Abu Saeed al-Khudree (radhi
allahu anhu) reports that the
Messenger of Allah (sallallahu
alaihi wa-sallam) said:
“Do you not trust me, and I am
the trustworthy servant of Him,
Who is above the sky. The news
of the Heaven comes to me in the
morning and in the evening.”[5]
3. Abu Hurayrah (radhi allahu
anhu) reported: “The Messenger
of Allah (sallallahu alaihi
wa-sallam) said:
“When Allah completed the
creation, He Wrote in a Book
(which He kept) with Him above
His Throne: “Verily, My Mercy
precedes My Anger.”[6]
4. The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu
alaihi wa-sallam) said:
“Every night when it is the last
third of the night, our Lord,
the Superior, the Blessed,
descends to the nearest Heaven
and says: ‘Is there anyone to
invoke Me so that I may respond
to his invocation? Is there
anyone to ask Me, so that I may
grant him his request? Is there
anyone asking My forgiveness, so
that I may forgive him?’”[7]
5. It is mentioned in Saheeh
al-Bukharee, the wife of Allah’s
Messenger (sallallahu alaihi
wa-sallam), Zaynab bint Jaysh
(radhi allahu anha) used to
boast to the other wives of the
Prophet (sallallahu alaihi
wa-sallam) that their families
gave them away in marriage to
the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi
wa-sallam), while Allah from
above the Seven Heavens gave her
away in marriage.”[8]
