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God's Throne and the Biblical Symbolism of the Qur'Ān

God's Throne and the Biblical Symbolism of the Qur'Ān GOD'S THRONE AND THE BIBLICAL SYMBOLISM OF THE QUR' � N BY THOMAS J. O'SHAUGHNESSY. S.J. Manila/Philippines The Qurldn speaks twenty-two times of God's throne. Sometimes the word means the royal seat from which God rules or on which angelic ministers carry Him. Elsewhere it symbolizes His kingship and supreme dominion. But in all its occurrences it has a certain deter- minate character, "the throne", and is mentioned with reverence accorded it from its close association with the divine. This fits in with the Biblical use of the word as a poetic figure for the place of God's presence as well as with the rabbinic interpretation that sees in the throne a premundane reality. The fairly late appearance of "the throne" in the Qur'an confirms its Scriptural and rabbinic origins. Muhammad had been preaching publicly for six or seven years when he first used the word in a surah (43.82) proclaimed towards the end of the second Meccan period, 1) around 618 or 61g A.D. It is around this time too that details from the haggada begin to enter more often into his exhortations. As Mu- hammad's career evolves, the Jewish tone of his materials becomes more pronounced. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Numen Brill

God's Throne and the Biblical Symbolism of the Qur'Ān

O'Shaughnessy, Thomas J.
Numen , Volume 20 (1-3): 202 – Jan 1, 1973
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© 1973 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0029-5973
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10.1163/156852773X00376
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GOD'S THRONE AND THE BIBLICAL SYMBOLISM OF THE QUR' � N BY THOMAS J. O'SHAUGHNESSY. S.J. Manila/Philippines The Qurldn speaks twenty-two times of God's throne. Sometimes the word means the royal seat from which God rules or on which angelic ministers carry Him. Elsewhere it symbolizes His kingship and supreme dominion. But in all its occurrences it has a certain deter- minate character, "the throne", and is mentioned with reverence accorded it from its close association with the divine. This fits in with the Biblical use of the word as a poetic figure for the place of God's presence as well as with the rabbinic interpretation that sees in the throne a premundane reality. The fairly late appearance of "the throne" in the Qur'an confirms its Scriptural and rabbinic origins. Muhammad had been preaching publicly for six or seven years when he first used the word in a surah (43.82) proclaimed towards the end of the second Meccan period, 1) around 618 or 61g A.D. It is around this time too that details from the haggada begin to enter more often into his exhortations. As Mu- hammad's career evolves, the Jewish tone of his materials becomes more pronounced.

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Published: Jan 1, 1973

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