God says
And He it is who out of this [very] water has created man,* and has endowed him with [the conscious of] descent and marriage-tie:** for thy Sustainer is ever infinite in His power. -- Q.25:54
*See second half of 21:30 where the creation of “every living thing out of water” is spoken of, as well as 24;45, which mentions in this connection the entire animal world (including, of course, man)
** I.e., has enabled him to attribute spiritual value to, and to derive strength from, his organic and social relationship.
….until such time as they [who gave the lie to God’s messages] shall come [to be judged. And] He will say: “Did you give the lie to My messages even though you failed to encompass them with [your] knowledge?* Or what was it that [you thought] you were doing?”-- Q.27:84
*I.e., without having understood them or made any attempt to understand them.
This verse will be addressed to non-believers after resurrection. However, is it not something to think about today for those of us who though believe in God’s massages but do not try to understand them!? Have we ever done this to any message?
(Re study of the Quran refer to the Friday Post of May 14, 2010).
….were they [who gave the lie to God’s messages] not aware that it is We who had made the night for them, so that they might rest therein, and the day, to make [them] see?* -- Q.27:86
* In the present context (as in 10:67 or 40:61) the reference to “night” and “day” has a symbolic significance: namely, man’s God-given ability to gain insight through conscious reasoning (“the day that makes them see”) as well as through the intuition that comes from a restful surrender to the voice of one’s own heart (“the night made for rest”) – both of which tell us that the existence of God is a logical necessity, and a rejection of messages is a sin against ourselves.
Prophet said
Consider this reward for a little effort:
“When you get up in the morning charity is due from every part of your body: All glorification of God (to say subhan-Allah) is charity; all praise of God (to say Al Hamdo Lillah) is charity; there is no god but God (to say La ilaha illal lah) is charity; God is the Greatest (to say Allaho Akbar ) is charity; enjoining the doing of good and forbidding the doing of evil is charity. Two Raka’t of prayer* offered early after sunrise equal all this”-- H: Muslim. N: ABU Zarr.
*This is Ishraq prayer. Time to do this begins 20 minutes after sunrise. Just in case one happens to perform Fajir prayer after sunrise, then the Ishraq prayer will be after the Fajir prayer.
“He who keeps silence will be safe* ” -- H: Ahmed and Tirmizi. N: Abdullah-b-Amr.
* As it is in silence that one reflects and also is saved from frivolous talk.
