Asja
Pearl of Islaam
To Allah prostrate all things that are in the skies and on earth,- the sun, the moon, the stars; the hills, the trees.
[Surah Hajj, ayah 18]
And the sun runs his course for a period determined for him: that is the decree of (Him), the Exalted in Might, the All-Knowing. (Ayah 36:38)
And We have appointed the night and the day as two Ayat (signs). Then, We have obliterated the sign of the night (with darkness) while We have made the sign of the day illuminating, that you may seek bounty from your Lord, and that you may know the number of the years and to count (periods of time). And We have explained everything in detail with full explanation.
[Surah Al-Isra Ayah 12]
Allah reminds us of the great signs that He created, including the alternation of the night and day, so that people may rest at night, and go out and earn a living, do their work, and travel during the day, and so that they may know the number of days, weeks, months and years, so they will know the appointed times for paying debts, doing acts of worship, dealing with transactions, paying rents and so on. Allah says:
that you may seek bounty from your Lord.
meaning in your living and travels etc.
and that you may know the number of years and to count.
If time stood still and never changed, we would not know any of these things, as Allah says:
Say: "Tell me! If Allah made the night continuous for you till the Day of resurrection, which god besides Allah could bring you light? Will you not then hear?" Say: `Tel me! If Allah made the day continuous for you till the Day of resurrection, which god besides Allah could bring you night wherein you rest? Will you not then see? Its is out of His mercy that He has made for you the night and the day that you may rest therein and that you may seek of His bounty - and in order that you may be grateful.
[Surah Al-Qasas Ayahs 71-73]
It is He Who made the sun a shining thing and the moon a light and measured for it stages that you might know the number of years and to count (periods of time). Allah did not create this but in truth.
[Surah Yunus Ayah 5 ]
The Prophet Sallah AllahuAlyhe wa Sallam said to Abu Tharr, May Allah be please with him, when the sun had just set:
Do you know where it goes?
He said, Allah and His Messenger know best He said:
"Verily, it goes (i.e. travels) and it prostrates beneath the Throne and seeks permission to rise, and permission is granted to it. Then (a time will come when) it will be about to prostrate itself but its prostration will not be accepted, and it will ask permission to go on its course but it will not be permitted, but it will be ordered: Return from whence you came, and so it will rise in the west."(Bukhari, Muslim)
Blessed be He Who has placed the big stars in the heaven, and has placed therein a great lamp (sun), and a moon giving light. And He it is Who has put the night and the day in succession, for such who desires to remember or desires to show his gratitude.
[Surah Al-Furqan Ayahs 61-62]
