Meaning
The Divine Throne, the highest created reality encompassing the cosmos.
Usage & notes
Arsh is the Throne of God, summit of the cosmic order. Iqbal's audacious imagery sometimes lifts the awakened self toward the very Throne, dramatising the dignity to which khudi can rise.
Related words
ARABIC
Kursi
The Divine Footstool or Seat, encompassing the heavens and earth in Quranic cosmology.
ARABIC
Lauh
The Preserved Tablet on which all destiny and divine decree is inscribed.
ARABIC
Sidratul-Muntaha
The Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary, the farthest limit of the heavens reached in the Prophet's ascension.