LessonsThe Throne and Kursi, Divine Independence, Accompaniment and EncompassingQuiz

Divine accompaniment, nearness, and encompassing are not measured by bodily modes.

The nearness of two bodies involves distance, contact, and location. To understand Allah’s nearness and accompaniment on that model would entail corporealizing Him. Their affirmed meanings are accepted without assigning them a mode modeled on created bodies.

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Physical nearness and nearness without a bodily mode

The Throne and Kursi, Divine Independence, Accompaniment and Encompassing

Divine accompaniment, nearness, and encompassing are not measured by bodily modes.

The nearness of two bodies involves distance, contact, and location. To understand Allah’s nearness and accompaniment on that model would entail corporealizing Him. Their affirmed meanings are accepted without assigning them a mode modeled on created bodies.