The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam — Page 178
172 بِذَنْبِهِمْ فَسَوْبَهَا وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَهَا 2220 فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبَّهُ That is, we call to witness the sun and its light; and We call to witness the moon when it follows the sun and obtains its light from it and conveys it to people; and We call to witness the day when it manifests the light of the sun and shows up the paths; and We call to witness the night when it darkens and envelops everything within itself; and We call to witness the heaven and the purpose for which it has been created; and We call to witness the earth and the purpose for which it has been spread out like a floor; and We call to witness the human soul and its quality which makes it equal to all these other things; that is to say all those qualities which are found dispersed among the other bodies that have been mentioned are all comprehended in the soul of the perfect man. As these bodies serve man in diverse ways, the 222. By the sun and its growing brightness, And by the moon when it follows it (the sun), And by the day when it reveals its glory, And by the night when it draws a veil over it, And by the heaven and its making, And by the earth and its spreading out, And by the soul and its perfection—And He revealed to it what is wrong for it and what is right for it-He indeed truly prospers who purifies it, And he who corrupts it is ruined. The tribe of Thamud denied the truth because of their rebelliousness. When the most wretched among them got up, Then the Messenger of Allah said, 'Leave alone the she-camel of Allāh, and let her drink. ' But they rejected him and hamstrung her, so their Lord destroyed them completely because of their sin, and made it (destruction) overtake all of them alike. And He cared not for the consequences thereof. (The Holy Quran, ash-Shams 91:2-16)