RE: [Quranic Reflection]: By the sun and its morn
May 8, 2020 at 4:49 pm
(This post was last modified: May 8, 2020 at 4:51 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Yeah, and that really is interesting. How different civilizations compose metaphors to describe such intrinsic things.
If we continue with the selected verse, for example...we see the utility of the metaphor during early islamic expansion in other references to the same
Is this not enough to know that we must obey him, and by extension his agents on the earth? He is the king of the sun and the moon. To seek his forgiveness and seek his rewards? Is a being so great that it can do that not worthy of our worship? Submit, and receive mercy.
If we continue with the selected verse, for example...we see the utility of the metaphor during early islamic expansion in other references to the same
Quote:and His is the alternation of night and day.
Quote:He makes the night to go in the day and makes the day to go in the night. And He has subjected the sun and the moon. Each running (on a fixed course) for an appointed term. Verily, He is the All-Mighty, the Oft-Forgiving.
Is this not enough to know that we must obey him, and by extension his agents on the earth? He is the king of the sun and the moon. To seek his forgiveness and seek his rewards? Is a being so great that it can do that not worthy of our worship? Submit, and receive mercy.
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