LessonsThe Throne and Kursi, Divine Independence, Accompaniment and EncompassingQuiz

Istiwa and accompaniment do not necessarily contradict each other.

When essential accompaniment is affirmed without a corporeal mode, it is not treated as a spatial obstacle to the affirmation of istiwa over the Throne. Thanawi’s explanation affirms both while denying creaturely spatial confinement or diffusion.

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Reconciling non-corporeal accompaniment and istiwa

The Throne and Kursi, Divine Independence, Accompaniment and Encompassing

Istiwa and accompaniment do not necessarily contradict each other.

When essential accompaniment is affirmed without a corporeal mode, it is not treated as a spatial obstacle to the affirmation of istiwa over the Throne. Thanawi’s explanation affirms both while denying creaturely spatial confinement or diffusion.