A056
Surah: 036 - Ayah: 056
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36:56
Ara'ik (Thrones)
Verse (36:56) says: "They and their wives, will be in pleasant shades reclining on (decorated and bedecked royal) thrones." By these thrones are meant the subtle bodies which are enriched with the everlasting wealth of the Holy Spirit and Perfect Intellect and they can fly like the spiritual royal throne of Hazrat Sulayman. Reclining on the royal thrones has three meanings: (i) to depend on the subtle body for cosmic flights, (ii) to depend on the Holy Spirit for spiritual bounties, (iii) to have recourse to the Perfect Intellect for intellectual bounties.
Arikah (Adorned and embellished throne)
God says in verse (36:56): "They and their wives, will be in pleasant shades, reclining on (decorated and bedecked royal) thrones." No throne in paradise is without intellect and soul, therefore, by these thrones are meant astral bodies, each of which in itself is a subtle personal world.
Symbolic Language I said : He said
I said: In the Holy Qur’an the word " ara’ik" the singular form of which is "arikah" (throne) is used five
times. For example, in Surah Ya-Sin: "They and their wives are reclining on thrones (couches) in the shade" (36:56).
He said: Perhaps you think that the people of Paradise are on separate thrones, for as yet you seem to be unaware of the secrets of oneness. Remember that Paradise is under the law of oneness and therefore all people become one there including thrones, although it is true that there are innumerable manifestations of knowledge and recognition. In other words, when all people are annihilated in the Face of God (55:26-28), they will be unified in that state but will still retain their individuality in the form of manifestations. Just as in this world there is a person who is one, whose
soul is one, but there are innumerable particles in him.
This verse has been referred 2 times.