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ArticlesOfTheIslamicFaithByGhazali, page : 140
)8(ISTAWA
The eighth principle: That He - the High - "istawa" upon the
Throne in the sense which He willed by that state of equilibrium
-a state which is not inconsistent with the quality of
grandeur and to which the symptoms of origination and annihilation
do not permeate. It is exactly what has been meant by
the ascension to Heaven in the Koran when Allah said, "Then
He willed to the Heaven, when it was smoke." (Ch.41:11 Koran.)
This is only through dominion and power, as the poet said:
"Bishr has gained dominion over Iraq, With neither sword
nor shedding of blood".
Thus were the people of truth compelled to pursue such a figurative
The eighth principle: That He - the High - "istawa" upon the
Throne in the sense which He willed by that state of equilibrium
-a state which is not inconsistent with the quality of
grandeur and to which the symptoms of origination and annihilation
do not permeate. It is exactly what has been meant by
the ascension to Heaven in the Koran when Allah said, "Then
He willed to the Heaven, when it was smoke." (Ch.41:11 Koran.)
This is only through dominion and power, as the poet said:
"Bishr has gained dominion over Iraq, With neither sword
nor shedding of blood".
Thus were the people of truth compelled to pursue such a figurative