True Vision - The Divine Throne (`Arsh) and the Imam
The Divine Throne (`Arsh) and the Imam
Tags: Divine Throne
It should be known that to circumambulate a sacred place such as the Ka`bah, is a great honour and reverence, as it is mentioned in Da`ā'imu'l-Islām that the angels circumambulate the Supreme Throne. A meaningful question arises here: Is this circumambulation for the honour of the Throne or for the honour and servitude of God? If the answer is that it is for the honour and servitude of God, a further question arises: Why do they not circumambulate God alone, leaving aside the Throne and its bearers, because it is obvious that the Throne is not God, therefore, honour and worship should be due exclusively to God? The answer to this question is not possible except for the people of reality, i.e. the people of ta'wīl. Some ta'wīlī glimpses of one aspect of this exalted pearl are that the pure Imams are the bearers of the Supreme Throne and the absolute Light which they bear is the Divine Throne, the reality of tawhīd is Rahman (Compassionate), Who sits on the Light, and the souls of mu'mins are the angels who circumambulate the luminous Throne, as Mawlānā `Alī (a.s.) says: "I am he who is the bearer of the Divine Throne with the righteous ones (i.e. the Imams) of my children."
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