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‘ARSH عرش
The term used in the Qur’an for the throne of God Surah ix., 131, “He is the Lord of the mighty throne.” Husaini, the commentator, says the throne has 8,000 pillars, and the distance between each pillar is 3,000,000 miles.

Based on Hughes, Dictionary of Islam

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