The Moon as a Symbol of Life
بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ The following is the transcript of a lecture given by Mawlana Wafi’ Muhammad. Allah ( s.w.t. ) Says in Surah YaSin: سُوۡرَةُ یسٓ وَٱلشَّمۡسُ تَجۡرِى لِمُسۡتَقَرٍّ۬ لَّهَاۚ ذَٲلِكَ تَقۡدِيرُ ٱلۡعَزِيزِ ٱلۡعَلِيمِ (٣٨) وَٱلۡقَمَرَ قَدَّرۡنَـٰهُ مَنَازِلَ حَتَّىٰ عَادَ كَٱلۡعُرۡجُونِ ٱلۡقَدِيمِ (٣٩) “And the Sun runs his course for a period determined for him: that is the Decree of (Him), the Exalted in Might, the All-Knowing. And the Moon - We have Measured for her mansions (to traverse) until she returns like the old (and withered) lower part of a date-stalk.” (Surah YaSin:38-39) Every day, the Sun has a particular mission. It rises and sets at certain times, and it will continue along this pattern until Allah( s.w.t. ) Wills. The Moon on the other hand has a different mission, and it is an important lesson for man. Human beings are just like the Moon’s set patterns. W...