Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Signs in the Other Creatures

  • Behold! In the cattle there is a lessonfor you. We give you to drink of that which is in their bellies, from betweenthe refuse and the blood, pure milk palatable to the drinkers.
  • And of the fruits of the date-palm, andgrapes, you derive strong drink and (also) good food. Behold! Therein is indeeda sign for people who have sense.
  • And the Lord inspired the (female) bee:"Choose your habitations in the hills and in the trees and in that whichthey (humans) dwell."
  • "Then eat of all fruits, and followthe paths of your Lord (which were) made smooth". There comes forth fromtheir bellies a drink of diverse hues (honey), and wherein is healing formankind. Behold! Herein is indeed a sign for people who give thought.
  • And We have placed therein gardens of thedate-palm and grapes, and We have caused springs of water to gush forth therein.
  • That they may eat of the fruit thereof,which their hands did not make. Will they not, then, give thanks?
  • Glory be to Him Who created all the pairsof that which the earth grows, and of themselves, and of that which they knownot!
  • And a reminder for them is night. We stripit of the day, and behold! They are in darkness.
  • And the sun runs on unto a resting-place(orbit) for it. That is the measuring of the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.
  • And for the moon We have appointedmansions until it returns like an old shriveled palm-leaf.
  • It is not permitted that the sun catch upto the moon, nor can the night outstrip the day: All float in an orbit.
  • And a reminder for them is that We beartheir offspring in laden ship,
  • And We have created for them similar onwhich they ride.
  • And if We will, We drown them, and thereis no help for them, neither can they be saved.
  • Unless by mercy from Us and as comfort fora while.
  • When they are told: Fear that which isbefore you and that which is behind you, that you may find mercy (they areheedless).
  • Never did a sign come to them (theunbelievers) of the signs of their Lord, but they did turn away from it!

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