It is God Who created the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them in six days; then He established Himself above the Throne. You have not besides Him any protector or any intercessor; so will you not be reminded?[17]
It is He Who created the heavens and earth in six days and then established Himself above the Throne. He knows what penetrates into the earth and what emerges from it and what descends from the heaven and what ascends therein; and He is with you wherever you are. And God, of what you do, is Seeing.[18]
After creating the heavens and the earth, God established Himself above the ‘arsh.
Therefore, God transcends the ‘arsh which transcends the kursi which transcends the universe.
The Qur’an confirms the rationally derived attribute of God – transcendence.
[1] Surah Al-A’la Chapter 87 Verse 1
[2] Surah Al-Lail Chapter 92 Verse 20
[3] Surah Al-Baqarah Chapter 2 Verse 255
[4] Surah At-Tawbah Chapter 9 Verse 129
[5] Surah Al-Anbiya’ Chapter 21 Verse 22
[6] Surah Al-Mu’minun Chapter 23 Verse 86
[7] Surah Al-Mu’minun Chapter 23 Verse 116
[8] Surah An-Naml Chapter 27 Verse 26
[9] Surah Ghafir Chapter 40 Verse 15
[10] Surah Az-Zukhruf Chapter 43 Verse 82
[11] Surah Al-Buruj Chapter 85 Verse 15
[12] Surah At-Takwir Chapter 81 Verse 20
[13] SIT Surah Yunus Chapter 10 Verse 3
[14] SIT Surah Ar-Ra’d Chapter 13 Verse 2
[15] SIT Surah Ta Ha Chapter 20 Verse 5
[16] SIT Surah Al-Furqan Chapter 25 Verse 59
[17] SIT Surah As-Sajdah Chapter 32 Verse 4
[18] SIT Surah Al-Hadeed Chapter 57 Verse 4