And when it was the case that the Able One may not be a King, He indicated His kingship, praising it by definitively stating a news for a subject that is omitted: "The Most Gracious" opening with the description that bestows general blessings upon the obedient and the disobedient. Then He mentioned a second piece of news indicating the universality of mercy, saying: "upon the Throne" which encompasses all of that. "He rose" meaning He took charge of that exclusively. He addressed the servants with what they understand from their saying: 'So-and-so has risen,' meaning he sat upright on the throne of kingship, taking charge of it alone, even if there was no throne or existence upon it at all. This is the essence of this statement, just as the essence of his saying, blessings and peace be upon him, which was narrated by Muslim from Abdullah ibn Amr, may Allah be pleased with both of them: 'The hearts are between two fingers of Allah, He turns them as He wills.' Indeed, He, glorified and exalted is He, has great power over that, and it is easy and light for Him, just as it is light for Him regarding one whose state is like this. And it is not intended that there is actually a finger at all - this was pointed out by the Proof of Islam, Al-Ghazali, and from him Al-Zamakhshari took that the hand of so-and-so being outstretched is a metaphor for generosity, even if there is no hand or outstretching at all.