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41:39 - And among His Signs is this: thou seest the earth barren and desolate; but when We send
down rain to it it is stirred to life and yields increase. Truly He Who gives life to the (dead)
earth can surely give life to (men) who are dead. For He has power over all things. 45104511
4510 Evil makes of the souls of men what drought makes of land: it kills life, beauty, and fruitfulness. Allah's Word in the
spiritual world has the same wonderful effect as rain has on barren land: it gives life, beauty, and fruitfulness. And the
effect of Allah's Word is also seen through the lives of men who repel evil with what is better. They also convert dead
souls (which harbour spite and hatred) into living souls, which come into the main current of spiritual life, and help in
carrying out Allah's beneficent Purpose. (41.39)
4511 Why should we wonder then at the potency of Allah's Word, whether in our probationary lives here, or in the eternal
life of the Hereafter. (41.39)
45:3 - Verily in the heavens and the earth are Signs for those who believe. 4737
45:4 - And in the creation of yourselves and the fact that animals are scattered (through the earth)
are Signs for those of assured Faith. 4738
45:5 - And in the alternation of Night and Day and the fact that Allah sends down Sustenance from
the sky and revives therewith the earth after its death and the change of the winds are Signs
for those that are wise. 47394740
88:17 - Do they not look at the Camels how they are made? 6103
6103 In case men neglect the Hereafter as of no account, they are asked to contemplate four things, which they can see in
every-day life, and which are full of meaning, high design, and the goodness of Allah to man. The first mentioned is
the domesticated animal, which for Arab countries is par excellence the Camel. What a wonderful structure has this
Ship of the Desert? He can store water in his stomach for days. He can live on dry and thorny desert shrubs. His limbs
are adapted to his life. He can carry men and goods. His flesh can be eaten. Camel's hair can be used in weaving.
And withal, he is so gentle! Who can sing his praises enough? (88.17)
88:18 - And at the Sky how it is raised high? 6104
6104 The second thing they should consider is the noble blue vault high above them,-with the sun
and moon, the stars and planets, and other heavenly bodies. This scene is full of beauty and
magnificence, design and order, plainness and mystery. And yet we receive our light and
warmth from the sun, and what would our physical lives be without these influences that come
from such enormous distance&? (88.18)
88:19 - And at the Mountains How they are fixed firm? 6105
6105 From every-day utility and affection in the Camel, to the utility in grandeur in the heavens above us, we had two
instances touching our individual as well as our social lives. In the third instance, in the Mountains we come to the
utility to human kind generally in the services the Mountains perform in storing water, in moderating climate, and in
various other ways which it is the business of Physical Geography to investigate and describe. (88.19)
88:20 - And at the Earth how it is spread out? 6106
6106 The fourth and last instance given is that of the Earth as a whole, the habitation of mankind in our present phase of
life. The Earth is a globe, and yet how marvellously it seems to be spread out before us in plains, valleys, hills,
deserts, seas, etc! Can man, seeing these things, fail to see a Plan and Purpose in his life, or fail to tum to the great
Creator before Whom he will have to give an account after this life is done? (88.20)
88:21 - Therefore do thou give admonition for thou art one to admonish.
31:11 - Such is the Creation of Allah: now show Me what is there that others besides Him have
created: nay but the Transgressors are in manifest error. 3592
3592 The transition from "We" in the last verse to "Me" in this verse means a still more personal relation to Allah:(see n. 56
to ii. 38): as we are now asked about the true worship of Allah, as against the false worship of others besides Allah.
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27:60 - Or who has created the heaven and the earth and who sends you down rain from the sky?
Yea with it We cause to grow well-planted orchards full of beauty and delight: it is not in your
power to cause the growth of the trees in them. (Can there be another) god besides Allah?
Nay they are a people who swerve from justice. 32933294
3293 The order, beauty, and grandeur of the Universe are appealed to. They show unity of design and purpose. How can
unjust, ignorant, foolish, heedless, false men think of a multiplicity of gods, or of any god, besides the One True God?
(27.60)
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