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Thinking Over the Verses of the Qur'an 93

He covers over day with night. There are Signs in that for people
who reflect.
In the earth there are diverse regions side by side and gardens of
grapes and cultivated fields, and palm-trees sharing one root and oth-
ers with individual roots, all watered with the same water. And We
make some things better to eat than others. There are Signs in that for
people who use their intellect. (Surat ar-Ra‘d: 3-4)

Allah Summons Man to Think on the Fact that the
Whole Universe Has Been Created for Man
And He has made everything in the heavens and everything on the
earth subservient to you. It is all from Him. There are certainly Signs
in that for people who reflect. (Surat al-Jathiya: 13)
And by it He makes crops grow for you and olives and dates and
grapes and fruit of every kind. There is certainly a Sign in that for
people who reflect. He
has made night and day
subservient to you, and He has made night
the sun and moon and and day sub-
stars, all subject to His servient to you, and
command. There are the sun and moon
certainly Signs in that and stars, all sub-
for people who use ject to His com-
their intellect. And
mand. There are
also the things of vary-
certainly Signs in
ing colors He has creat-
that for people who
ed for you in the earth.
use their intellect.
There is certainly a Sign
(Surat an-Nahl: 12)
in that for people who

Attributing the formation of
day and night, the move-
ments and the location of
the Earth and the Sun to
coincidence is great heed-
lessness. Allah has created
day and night only for men.