THE MOUNTAINS, SEAS, AND STARS (VERSES NO. 14 - 18)

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Verses 19-23Verses 14-18

      The above verses point to another important part of Allah's bounties which are innumerable. It begins with the oceans that are among the greatests of the sources of food, ornaments, and other useful materials. Now that the population has increased so fast, man has anxiously turned his attention on the new sources of food and energy. Therefore, diving, and sea and oceanic researchers, have obtained a new importance and a great value.

      Here, in these verses; the wave of argument goes from the crest down to the bottom, and from the large and great things like the sun, and the moon, and the stars, to the small thing like the delicate flesh of fishes, although no larger a thing in the universe is less in importance than the smaller ones! Here is another wonder of the creation and creator, that such a delicate, and finely made and formed fresh fleshes, should be produced from salt water!

      After the reference to the bounties of the sea, mentiom is made of the mountains, which are the main sources of mines and minerals, and many other profits for Man.

      The mountains serve like great heavy weights to balance and control the vibrating movements of our home which is the earth. It works as a steadying agent to keep winds. As a matter of fact, the mountains, the rivers, the roads, and many other things, are also used as some sort of a sign-post or a land mark, to guide man here and there in his extensive home, which is the earth.

      In the old times, before the compass was found or invented, people in their long distance journeys and voyages made use of the poles stars to find their way on. The stars have always been used as a sign-post of guidance in the dead of night. They also have served to beautify the ceiling of our temporary home here:ِ

      ``.... And by stars too they are guided.''

      It is not only the pole star that has been the sign-post or light-house of guidance for man. We can only find our way by the light of stars, and we should not forget that the sun is a star too, by the light of which we may see the front of our foot.

      God's favours to man are indeed infinite and innumerable:ِ

      ``And if you count the bounties of Allah, you will not be able to number and count them.''

      At the ending of the verses the conscience of Man is called to judge and to issue a rightful decree about his Creator:ِ

      ``Is then he who creates like him who creates not? Will you not then pay heed!?''

 

 

 

 

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