The Twelfth Flash

[This explains two fine points related to the Qur’an, and was written in connection with two minor questions put by Re’fet Bey.1]

In His Name, be He glorified!

And there is nothing but it glorifies Him with praise.(17:44)

Peace be upon you, and on your brothers, and God’s mercy and blessings! My Dear, Loyal Brother, Re’fet Bey,

Your  questions  at  this  difficult  time  put  me  in  a  difficult  position.  On  this occasion they are both unimportant, but they did seem to me to be significant since they are related to two points of the Qur’an and your question about the globe of the earth touches on criticisms about the seven levels of the earth and the heavens made by  geography  and  astronomy.  So   disregarding  the  unimportant  nature  of  the questions,  I  shall  explain  two  fine  points  about  two  verses  of  the  Qur’an,  in  a scholarly and general way.

FIRST TOPIC

This consists of two points.

F i r s t  P o i n t : According to the verses,

How many are the creatures that carry not their own sustenance? It is God who  feeds [both] them and you.(29:60) * For God is He who gives [all] sustenance – Lord of Power, Steadfast [for ever],(51:58)

sustenance is supervised by the All-Powerful One of Glory and comes directly from the treasury of His mercy. Since the sustenance of all living creatures is guaranteed by the Sustainer, none should die of hunger.

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1   Re’fet Barutçu, 1886-1975. He first visited Bediuzzaman in Barla in 1931 and thereafter became one of his close students, serving prison sentences together with him in Eskişehir and Denizli. He was a retired yüzbaşı (captain) in the army.