 كما تفهم ما كورسي is كورسي is translated by many translators of the Qur'an as the throne i found it's very difficult to take because in the Qur'an we have two concepts we have the أرش and we have the كورسي and أرش is translated in english to throne كورسي is the chair yes and therefore the translation of it as the verse of the throne is inaccurate because we have verses such as one in surat al taha where Allah سبحانه وتعالى says الرحمن وعلى العرش استوى yes the word عرش is used let's understand the ayat al kursi very briefly but pay more attention to the area of contention and how the school of ahl al bayt presents its opinion with regards to the actual meaning or what the ahl al bayt have come forward to explain what kursi is what is the reality of kursi find that as far as this is concerned there is a movement which is known as the anthropomorphism movement which means the attribution of characteristics that human beings have to the divine because there are verses in the Qur'an that for example says يد الله فوقا يديهم their hands is a the hand of god is above theirs that they will look at the face of god on the day of judgment yes and therefore there are different theological schools of thought in understanding these verses which are known as متشابه metaphorical verses the first school of thought is the أشعرات school of thought they said they come forward and say that as far as the kursi and the arj is concerned the throne of الله سبحانه وتعالى it is something that we cannot comprehend it is something that we do not understand therefore we ignore we do not talk about it talking about it is because i remember reading the founder of the maliki school of thought maliki bin anas one day was asked by somebody he said كيف استوى الرحمن على العرش how did he sit on a throne because you know in surataha that's how some people understand it the response was هو استوى ولا نعلم كيف استوى he sat i don't know how he sat yes then all of a sudden that individual wasn't happy so he said how can he sit on a particular throne yes and the response was you are of the people who have gone astray that you are asking too much you should not delve into these areas too much our six Imam says i'm surprised by the people according to the narration who says god sits on a throne yes if he sits on a throne that means the throne can encompass him that means the throne is more powerful than him yes how can you accept that's particular physical attribution that's the first school the second school says no a throne and the kursi are physical entities and they cite narrations that exist in the world of hadith such as one in البخاري تفسير القرآن حديث 4471 from Abu Huraira that the Almighty on the day of judgment places his feet in جهنم and says to it حلم مزيد do you want more yes so they attribute this and others with relation relation to the throne and the kursi that it is a physical entity it is a kursi it is a chair but it's vast and it is something beyond our understanding but it is a chair and that's a literalist very superficial uh understanding of the Holy Quran that indeed the group of people known as the Salafi movement have undertaking a third group of scholars have said no there are nine spheres that exists seven of them is the seven heavens then there is the kursi and above it is the arsh but we don't know the reality of that so they only limit themselves to the nine spheres that exist within the universe the fourth group of scholars come forward and amongst them are quite a few from the school of Ahlulbayt they say no of course this is a metaphorical reference to the power and the majesty and the greatness of Allah سبحانه وتعالى they say just like how the Almighty سبحانه وتعالى wants you and I to understand certain concepts therefore he uses terms that you and I use in dunya therefore you find that when a king sits on a throne or a chair that means they are in control of everything that means everything is under them this is something that indicates the power the all-encompassing majesty of the Almighty سبحانه وتعالى that's what the fourth category the fifth category however is perhaps the most interesting and one that has delved further into the verses and has reflected more into the other ayat in the holy Quran the fifth category of the علماء including علامة in الميزان and others have come forward and said no this is according to understanding of the روايات of the Ahlulbayt حقيقة موجودة it's a reality that exists عرش is there عرش and كرسي are there but not necessarily physical no doubt that's the first level but they say there are verses in the Quran which seemingly point to a very important reality about this issue الله سبحانه وتعالى comes and says ويحمل عرش ربك فوقهم يوم إذن ثمانية in chapter 69 verse 17 الله says that the عرش الله is carried by eight carried if it is something which is just a power of god how can these eight which according to روايات are either eight ملاعقة or four from the prophets yes of عزم and the rest what are four from the Ahlulbayt including the holy prophet and امير المؤمنين the idea is this carrying of the عرش how can be understood then there is another verse وكان عرشه على الماء his throne is over the water in chapter 11 verse 7 chapter 40 verse 7 الذين يحملون العرش ومن حوله يسبحون بحمد ربهم they carrying the earth the throne of god therefore they come forward and say according to the روايات of the Ahlulbayt and the understanding the عرش and the korsi are related to the knowledge of the almighty سبحانه وتعالى it's a center of the علم of the almighty سبحانه وتعالى in addition to the center of the administration of the creation and when these ayat say that these individuals or creations of god they carry the عرش or they carry the korsi it means they're being given this knowledge from the almighty سبحانه وتعالى they've been bestowed with this specific knowledge from the almighty سبحانه وتعالى therefore the understanding that they present is this that the عرش and the korsi are not physical entities neither are they just simply denoting the power of the almighty but because of the روايات of the Ahlulbayt it denotes the all encompassing علم of the almighty and they link it by the fact that many verses that speak about عرش also speak about شفاعة this indicates that Allah سبحانه وتعالى is aware that when he gives knowledge when he gives the ability for an individual to intercede he knows that they will intercede in the correct manner therefore it is part of his what his knowledge hence we find a beautiful حديث from our holy six Imam Imam جعفر المحمدر الصادق صلوات الله وسلام وعليه which comes forward and says and tries to denounce all these attributes that are given to god which belongs to human beings and he says comes forward and says in توحيد المفضل he says من زعمه ان الله من شيء او في شيء او على شيء فقد كفر او فقد اشرك Whomsoever claims that God the Almighty is in something or is on top of something or sits on something then they have practiced shirk and polytheism yes they are عليهم السلام one of the objectives was to refine and exonerate the Almighty سبحانه وتعالى from these particular attributes and indeed present the pure توحيد that the Quran indeed brings forth that it is not about a currency that is somehow physical or a being sits on it because the Quran says ليس كمثليه شيء there is nothing like him whatsoever yes and the human being is not able in any shape or form to comprehend the Almighty سبحانه وتعالى with this particular عقل that is indeed limited in its creation by the Almighty جل وعلى and hence we find the importance of what of referring to the Ahl al-Bait in understanding Ayatul Korsi in understanding the verses of the Quran