| Dia mengetahui apa yang di hadapan mereka , maksudnya di hadapan makhluk dan apa yang di belakang mereka , artinya urusan dunia atau soal akhirat, sedangkan mereka tidak mengetahui suatu pun dari ilmu-Nya , artinya manusia tidak tahu sedikit pun dari apa yang diketahui oleh Allah itu, melainkan sekadar yang dikehendaki-Nya untuk mereka ketahui melalui pemberitaan dari para Rasul | Kursinya meliputi langit dan bumi ada yang mengatakan bahwa maksudnya ialah ilmu-Nya, ada pula yang mengatakan kekuasaan-Nya, dan ada pula Kursi itu sendiri yang mencakup langit dan bumi, karena kebesaran-Nya, berdasarkan sebuah hadis, "Tidaklah langit yang tujuh pada kursi itu, kecuali seperti tujuh buah uang dirham yang dicampakkan ke dalam sebuah pasukan besar Dan tidaklah berat bagi-Nya memelihara keduanya , artinya memelihara langit dan bumi itu dan Dia Maha Tinggi sehingga menguasai semua makhluk-Nya, lagi Maha Besar |
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| In reply to this it was pointed out that it was not God's will to compel all human beings to follow one and the same way | This observation was followed by a passing reference to the subject with which the discourse opened |
It is pointed out that no one possesses the knowledge that would enable him to comprehend the order of the universe and the considerations underlying it, so no one can legitimately interfere in its governance.
15| Siapakah yang dapat , maksudnya tidak ada yang dapat memberi syafaat di sisi-Nya, kecuali dengan izin-Nya dalam hal itu terhadapnya | English - Sahih International : Allah - there is no deity except Him the Ever-Living the Sustainer of [all] existence Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth and their preservation tires Him not And He is the Most High the Most Great• To God belongs the heavens and the earth and everything therein |
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| , a contemporary of Mawdudi and one of the most influential Islamic thinkers of our time, has interpreted the verse exactly, as Mawdudi did - Ed | No one's knowledge embraces all the facts of the universe |
They were agitated by the thought that this state of affairs might suggest helplessness on God's part, that He had failed to stamp out the evils He wanted to.
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