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3 Surah Al-Mulk Verses 5-6 Durus-al-Qur'an Parah 29 By G. A. Parwez (Translated by: Dr. Mansoor Alam) [The exposition of the verses (67:5-6) from the Exposition of the Holy Qur'an by Parwez: “And We adorned the visible sky with bright stars. Those who have no knowledge of Our laws and live a life of whims and ignorance, foretell the unknown from the position of these stars. Now, after the revelation of the Qur'an the era of knowledge and research has been ushered in; and that of fortune-tellers and soothsayers will gradually end. They will not be able to fool others and their end shall be destruction (15:17, 37:6-9, 72:8). This is not confined to them alone. For all who deny the divine laws, in any walk of life, the end shall be doom and destruction. And what an awful end it shall be! The translation of the verses (67:5-6) from The Message of the Qur'an by Asad: “And, indeed, We have adorned the skies nearest to the earth with lights, and have made them the object of futile guesses for the evil ones [from among men]: and for them have We readied suffering through a blazing flame for, suffering in hell awaits all who are [thus] bent on blaspheming against their Sustainer: and how vile a journey's end!”] Dear Friends! Today is October 7, 1983 and the Dars-e Qur'an begins today with verse 5 of chapter 67 of the Qur'an. Qur'an's dramatic way of describing facts If you remember, in the last dars, the beginning four verses of this surah described the Nature's beauty, grace and elegance, and its balanced and unique organization and order in a very dramatic way. The beginning of verse 5 is yet another link of this chain which continues this theme. But the Qur'an in describing Nature's physical beauty makes certain passing remark that bedazzles human reason, which is left in awe! It says that We have put shining stars for you in 'Asmaa-al-dunya'. First, note that who could have said this 'Asmaa-al-dunya' 1300 years ago? By saying this, the Qur'an implies that there is a world beyond these shining stars. What we usually see is the nearest sky to us. We do not know how many cosmic worlds are beyond that. By calling the nearest sky 'Asmaa-al-dunya' the Qur'an has pointed out such deep astronomical facts in just this one word that today scientists like James Jeans are