Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge & Truth — Page 321
THE QURAN AND COSMOLOGY. Hast thou not seen that Allah makes the night pass into the day, and makes the day pass into the night, and He has pressed the sun and the moon into service; all pursuing their course till an appointed term, and Allah is well aware of what you do?14 يُولِجُ الْيْلَ فِي النَّهَارِ وَيُولِجُ النَّهَارَ فِي الْيْلِ وَسَخَّرَ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَةِ كُلِّ يُحْرِى لِأَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى ذَلِكُمُ الله رَبُّكُمْ لَهُ الْمُلْك وَالَّذِينَ تَدْعُوْنَ مِنْ دُوْنِهِ مَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِنْ قِطْمِيرٍ * 35:14. He merges the night into the day, and He merges the day into the night. And He has pressed into service the sun and the moon; each one runs its course to an appointed term. Such is Allah, your Lord; His is the kingdom, and those whom you call upon beside. Allah own not even a whit. 15 خَلَقَ السَّموت وَالْأَرْضَ بِالْحَقِّ يُكَوِّرُ الْيْلَ عَلَى النَّهَارِ وَيُكَوِّرُ النَّهَارَ عَلَى الْيْلِ وَسَخَّرَ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ كُلٌّ يَجْرِي لِاَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى اَلَا هُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْغَفَّارُ 39:6. He created the heavens and earth in accordance with the requirements of wisdom. He makes the night to cover the day, and He makes the day to cover the night; and He has pressed the sun and the moon into service; each pursues its course until an appointed time. Hearken, it is He alone Who is the Mighty, the. Great Forgiver. 16 ow we turn to another amazing revelation of the. Quran regarding a specific motion of the sun which is mentioned nowhere else. This verse 36:39, pronounces, 312