Kursi (Footstool of God)
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Kursi (Footstool of God) is an Islamic theological concept understood as a vast, exalted realm or seat associated with God's authority and knowledge, distinct from but related to the Divine Throne (Arsh).
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Footstool of God | 1 |
| Kursi (Footstool of God) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13451658 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kursi (Footstool of God) Context triple: [Arsh (Divine Throne), distinguishedFrom, Kursi (Footstool of God)]
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Carimate chair
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kursi (Footstool of God) Target entity description: Kursi (Footstool of God) is an Islamic theological concept understood as a vast, exalted realm or seat associated with God's authority and knowledge, distinct from but related to the Divine Throne (Arsh).
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A.
Predigtstuhl
Predigtstuhl is a prominent mountain in the Bavarian Alps near Bad Reichenhall, Germany, known for its historic cable car and scenic hiking opportunities.
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B.
Carimate chair
The Carimate chair is an iconic mid-century modern dining chair designed by Italian architect Vico Magistretti, known for its clean lines, rustic woven seat, and enduring popularity in contemporary interiors.
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C.
Womb Chair
The Womb Chair is a mid-century modern lounge chair designed by Eero Saarinen in 1948, celebrated for its organic, enveloping form and enduring status as a design icon.
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D.
Gofa
Gofa is an Omotic language spoken primarily by the Gofa people in southwestern Ethiopia.
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E.
Ant chair
The Ant chair is a minimalist, three-legged molded plywood chair designed by Danish architect and designer Arne Jacobsen, renowned as an icon of mid-century modern furniture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic theological concept
ⓘ
metaphysical concept in Islam ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ayat al-Kursi recitation
ⓘ
God’s authority ⓘ God’s knowledge ⓘ divine greatness (ʿazama) ⓘ divine majesty (jalal) ⓘ |
| commonlyRenderedInEnglishAs |
Divine Footstool
ⓘ
Footstool of God ⓘ
linked to:
Kursi (Footstool of God)
|
| contrastedWith | God’s uncreated essence ⓘ |
| describedAs |
exalted seat
ⓘ
vast realm ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
ʿArsh (Divine Throne)
ⓘ
linked to:
Arsh (Divine Throne)
|
| distinguishedFrom | God’s Throne as higher and greater in rank ⓘ |
| epistemicSource | revealed texts rather than empirical observation ⓘ |
| hasDebatedAspect | whether it is literal or metaphorical ⓘ |
| hasDoctrinalFunction |
affirming God’s transcendence and supremacy
ⓘ
illustrating the vastness of God’s dominion ⓘ |
| hasInterpretiveApproach |
tafwid (consigning exact modality to God) in some Sunni creeds
ⓘ
ta’wil (figurative interpretation) in some theological schools ⓘ |
| hasNameInArabic | الكرسي ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn |
Islamic angelology in some narratives
ⓘ
Islamic cosmology ⓘ |
| hasStatus | one of the unseen (al-ghayb) realities ⓘ |
| interpretedBy |
Shiʿi theologians
ⓘ
Sufi metaphysicians ⓘ Sunni theologians ⓘ |
| linguisticRoot | Arabic root ك ر س ⓘ |
| linkedInTraditionTo | cosmological hierarchy in Islamic thought ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
cosmic dominion
ⓘ
divine sovereignty ⓘ encompassing the heavens and the earth ⓘ protection and blessing in popular piety via Ayat al-Kursi ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | the Footstool ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Ayat al-Kursi
ⓘ
Qur’an ⓘ
linked to:
Quran
|
| mentionedInVerse | Qur’an 2:255 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
ʿArsh (Divine Throne)
ⓘ
linked to:
Arsh (Divine Throne)
|
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Qur’anic exegesis (tafsir)
ⓘ
classical kalam discussions ⓘ hadith commentary ⓘ |
| transliteration | al-Kursī ⓘ |
| understoodAs | created reality distinct from God in many theological schools ⓘ |
| viewedAs |
symbol of God’s encompassing knowledge
ⓘ
symbol of God’s governance of creation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Kursi (Footstool of God) Description of subject: Kursi (Footstool of God) is an Islamic theological concept understood as a vast, exalted realm or seat associated with God's authority and knowledge, distinct from but related to the Divine Throne (Arsh).
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Kursi (Footstool of God)