Saturday, October 2, 2010

Structure of Surah Infitar (82), "The Cleaving Asunder"

Announcing creation as finite
-the sky
-the stars (or planets)
-the oceans
-the graves

Announcing the infinite
-what each soul sends forward and keeps back

A Call to Reality
-Man's seduction with the world away from his Creator
-who created with loving care with a "just bias"
-but we reject him
-even though there are angels appointed to watch over us

The Final Sorting and Infinite Destiny
-the righteous in bliss/wicked in fire
-the powerlessness on the Day of Judgement when our free will is over and God's command is visible

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