The Guiding Light — Page 522
S u rah al-Gh a shiyah, Chapter 88 522 rejecting the Divine Message. The construction of this and the preceding eight verses shows that Muslims collectively will share in the gifts and rewards mentioned in them. Ÿ ξ s ù r & t βρ ã Ý à Ψ t ƒ ’ n < Î ) È ≅ Î / M } $ # y # ø ‹ Ÿ 2 ô M s ) Î = ä z ∩∪ [88:18] Do they not then look at the camel, how it is created? Commentary The verse means that believers, like camels, going straight in a line all behind the one that leads them, give unquestioning obedience to their leader. Or like camels which can go on for days without water in the hot sandy desert of Arabia, the believers have infinite patience under trials and go on their spiritual journey without complaining. اﺑﻞ ( ibil ) as meaning clouds, the verse would signify that God will spread the teachings of the Qur’ a n which is spiritual water over the whole of the earth.