RE: Some facts about our universe
April 5, 2016 at 9:00 am
(This post was last modified: April 5, 2016 at 9:04 am by Mystic.)
(April 5, 2016 at 3:19 am)MrNoMorePropaganda Wrote: Why would the Quran use the words "stars", "sun" and "moon" If that's not what is meant? The moon is tiny compared to stars, and even the Earth so I'm at loss on this one. Surely the more righteous brother should be assigned a star and the less righteous should get the moon. Why can't religious books be easy to understand?
Salam
The Quran introduces the book which is full of parables:
إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَسْتَحْيِي أَنْ يَضْرِبَ مَثَلًا مَا بَعُوضَةً فَمَا فَوْقَهَا ۚ فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا فَيَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّهُ الْحَقُّ مِنْ رَبِّهِمْ ۖ وَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا فَيَقُولُونَ مَاذَا أَرَادَ اللَّهُ بِهَٰذَا مَثَلًا ۘ يُضِلُّ بِهِ كَثِيرًا وَيَهْدِي بِهِ كَثِيرًا ۚ وَمَا يُضِلُّ بِهِ إِلَّا الْفَاسِقِينَ {26}
[Shakir 2:26] Surely Allah is not ashamed to set forth any parable-- (that of) a gnat or any thing above that; then as for those who believe, they know that it is the truth from their Lord, and as for those who disbelieve, they say: What is it that Allah means by this parable: He causes many to err by it and many He leads aright by it! but He does not cause to err by it (any) except the transgressors,
Obviously, this doesn't refer to the parables that God says "he strikes a parable that...." because those are obvious and disbelievers don't ask what is meant by those because they are indisputable, although it may includes a few of those.
It refers to parables that point to the inward truths, but disbelievers will not understand what is meant by them. And it leads them astray obviously as the literal meanings are problematic but even the spiritual meanings take something called a "heart' to comprehend.
As these parables are essential to understand the Tawheed and Nubuwa and Wilayah with respect to these spiritual truths and the signs of the soul, and the Quranic unveiling of that reality, it's essential one awakens to them and is guided by them.
The moon as opposed to star just signifies what is greater in luminosity to others. Not the size.
Note: I'm not saying you are a disbeliever.
