Arabic · noun · Spirit & the Divine

Kursi

कुर्सी
said kur-see
Meaning

The Divine Footstool or Seat, encompassing the heavens and earth in Quranic cosmology.

Usage & notes

Kursi, the cosmic Footstool of the Throne Verse, figures the vast reach of divine sovereignty. Iqbal draws on such grand Quranic images to enlarge the horizon against which the self measures itself.