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CH. 25 AL-FURQAN PT. 19 وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ اسْجُدُوا لِلرَّحْمَنِ قَالُوا And when it is said to them. 61 ق وَمَا الرَّحْمَنُ آنَسْجُدُ لِمَا تَأْمُرُنَا they say, “And who is the وَزَادَهُمُ للوران & 'Submit to the Gracious God,' Gracious God? Shall we submit to whatever thou biddest us?' And it increases their aversion. R. 6. تَبْرَكَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ فِي السَّمَاءِ بُرُوجًا Blessed is He Who has. 62 وَ جَعَلَ فِيهَا سِرجًا وَ قَمَرًا مُنِيرًا made mansions in the heaven and has placed therein a Lamp and a Moon giving light. 2690 "15:17; 85:2. (2) That because nobody has full knowledge about the creation of the heavens and the earth and about the nature and significance of "God's settling himself on the Throne," therefore seek His assistance for true understanding of this baffling enigma. (3) That as God's grace (aster) has found its fullest expression in the Holy Prophet, therefore, in order fully to understand its nature make a deep study of his life. 2690. Important Words: (mansions) is the plural of (burj) which is derived from the verb (baraja) which means, it was or became apparent, manifest or conspicuous; or it was or became high or elevated. (burj) means, a tower; a sign of the Zodiac. means, mansions (i. e. the courses or stages) of the moon or the stars, or constellations or asterisms (Lane). See also 15:17. Commentary: The verse constitutes an answer to the query of disbelievers mentioned in the preceding verse, viz. "And Who is the Gracious God?" It means to say that the Gracious God is "He Who has made mansions in the heavens and has placed therein a Lamp and a Moon giving light. " As the Divine attribute "Gracious" is intimately connected with the creation of the universe and the revelation of the Quran and as the present verse points to the creation of the physical firmament and by implication to the spiritual firmament, it forms an appropriate answer to the impudent query of the disbelievers. By alluding to the creation of the heavens, the sun, the moon and the stars that embellish and beautify them, the verse draws attention to the spiritual heaven which has its own sun, moon and stars. The Holy Prophet is the Sun of the spiritual firmament, the Promised Messiah is the Moon and the Holy Prophet's Companions and the learned and righteous savants among his followers are the stars of this spiritual firmament. The Promised Messiah 2328