THE WORD OF GOD

THE WORD OF GOD From The Scriptures The Quran is the book of God. It has been preserved in its entirety since its revelation to the Prophet of Islam between 610 and 632 CE. It is a book that brings glad tidings to mankind, along with divine admonition, and stresses the importance of man’s discovery of the Truth on a spiritual and intellectual level. Translated from Arabic and commentary by Maulana Wahiduddin Khan In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful By the winds sent forth in swift succession, and then storming on with a tempest’s force, and the rain-spreading winds, separating one from another, by those who bring down the reminder, to excuse some and warn others: that which you have been promised shall be fulfilled. (77: 1-7) Vapour rises from the surface of the sea. This rises in the atmosphere and forms clouds. The winds take these clouds from one place to another. Leaving some places dry, they shower rain at other places, causing freshness and the growth of greenery. This shows that the system of this world is based on the principle of differentiating between things as well as people. The manifestation of this principle is only partially evident in the present world, but in the Hereafter it will take a perfect shape. This nature of the winds is a sort of reminder for man. Them being a mercy to some and bringing harm to others is to remind us of the fact that, as there are these two different types of people in the present world, God’s verdict in respect of these two types of people will also appear in two different results in the next world. When the stars lose their light, and when the sky is rent asunder, and when the mountains crumble into dust and when the messengers are brought together at the appointed time—for what Day has this been appointed? For the Day of Decision. What will explain to you what the Day of Judgement is? Woe on that Day to those who reject the truth. Did We not destroy the earlier peoples? We will now cause the later ones to follow them: thus do We deal with the culprits. Woe on that Day to those who reject the truth! (77: 8-19)