nor did the bearers of the Throne bear Him by their own strength or uphold His Throne through that strength; rather, they bore Him by His power. Reports have reached us that when they bore the Throne, with the Compeller above it in His might and splendour, they were too weak to bear it, became submissive, and sank to their knees, until they were taught to say, “There is no might nor power except through Allah.” Then they upheld it by Allah’s power and will. Without that, neither the Throne nor its bearers, nor the heavens and the earth, nor anyone within them, could have borne Him.

Were He to will it, He would settle upon the back of a mosquito, and it would bear Him by His power and the subtlety of His lordship. How much more so, then, upon a mighty Throne greater than the heavens and the earth! How can you deny, you blusterer, that His Throne bears Him, when the Throne is greater than the seven heavens and the seven earths? If the Throne were within the heavens and the earths, they could not contain it; rather, it is above the seventh heaven.

How can you deny this while claiming that Allah is on earth, in every place within it, when the earth is smaller than the Throne in size and extent? How, according to your claim, can the earth bear Him while the Throne cannot, though it is greater than the earth