Comparisons, allegories, and examples from the world around us are used in the Qur’an by God to not only illustrate a point, but evoke emotion. These examples enrich the lessons, by associating a concept (like resurrection) to the world around us (like plant life after rainfall); and through them higher meanings become more familiar and … Continue reading Divine Illustrations: A Reflection on Allegories in the Qur’an
In Every Design There is A Sign
As the seasons change it is a cause for reflection, like in the "alternation of Night and Day", these are "indeed signs for those of pure understanding" (Al-Imran; 3:190). Like in the very "creation of the heavens and the earth" and "the sailing of ships upon the sea", and "the rain which Allah sends down from … Continue reading In Every Design There is A Sign
Ibrahim J. Long 