And we send down from the sky water in measure, and We give it lodging in the earth, and lo! We are Able to withdraw it.
وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءًۢ بِقَدَرٍ فَأَسْكَنَّـٰهُ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰ ذَهَابٍۭ بِهِۦ لَقَـٰدِرُونَ
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The Quran Interpreted, translated by A.J. Arberry, is one of the most respected English translations of Islam's sacred scripture, praised for its literary quality and fidelity to the rhythmic beauty of the original Arabic. The Quran is considered by Muslims to be the direct Word of God revealed to the Prophet Muhammad, and contains guidance for every dimension of human life — spiritual, ethical, legal, and cosmic. Arberry's translation is a landmark of Islamic scholarship and essential reading for anyone who wishes to encounter the Quran in English.
- Author
- Prophet Muhammad
- Tradition
- Islamic
- Source text
- The Meaning of the Glorious Koran
- Chapter
- Al-Mu'minun 23:18
- Verse / page
- 23:18
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- NatureUniverseWorldStrength
Same theme, different voices
You have been born in this world as a human being to worship God, so try to cultivate love for his divine presence.
Saints always show love only. The world may show any amount of hatred, but we must not leave our path of love.
To be idle is to become disconnected from the rhythms of nature and to fall out of step with the progression of life, which moves forward with dignity and humility towards the infinite.
Thus, with the heat of His love, from which nothing could be hidden, so intense was it—He drew the whole world to Himself.