seekeroftruth
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Quran 35:In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful.
1. Praise be to God, Originator of the heavens and the earth, Maker of the angels messengers with wings—double, triple, and quadruple. He adds to creation as He wills. God is Able to do all things.
2. Whatever mercy God unfolds for the people, none can withhold it. And if He withholds it, none can release it thereafter. He is the Exalted in Power, Full of Wisdom.
3. O people! Remember God’s blessings upon you. Is there a creator other than God who provides for you from the heaven and the earth? There is no god but He. So how are you misled?
4. If they reject you, messengers before you were also rejected. To God all matters are returned.
5. O people! The promise of God is true; so let not the lowly life seduce you, and let not the Tempter tempt you away from God.
6. Satan is an enemy to you, so treat him as an enemy. He only invites his gang to be among the inmates of the Inferno.
7. Those who disbelieve will suffer a harsh punishment, but those who believe and do righteous deeds will have forgiveness and a great reward.
So here's the commentary.God is here mentioned by his name Få∆ir, from fa∆ara, which means he clove or split, also he originated or brought a thing into existence newly or for the first time, it not having existed before. There may be reference to the creation of primeval matter in the original significance of cleaving or splitting. Derived from the same root is fi∆rah, which means nature or constitution or natural or original quality in which all men are said to have been made — the nature made by Allåh in which He has created men — and which has therefore been translated as the faculty of knowing God with which He has created mankind. So there may be reference to this fi∆rah in the use of the word Få∆ir, the fi∆rah or nature of man having a close relation with the Få∆ir or the Maker of that fi∆rah.
The representation of angels as possessing wings is met with in sacred history, but the janå√ or wing of an angel by no means indicates the fore-limbs of a bird, which fit it for flight. It is a symbol of power enabling these immaterial beings to execute their functions, and in Arabic, the word janå√ stands for power, as you say huwa maq©∂© al-janå√ (lit., he has the wing clipped), meaning he is one who lacks strength or power or ability, or he is impotent. Angels are here spoken of as having two, three or four wings. Is there a reference here to the rak‘ahs of prayer which are two, three or four in number? The morning prayer consists of two rak‘ahs, the maghrib of three and the two afternoon prayers, and the ‘Ishå’ of four rak‘ahs. In prayer man holds communion with God and is raised to spiritual eminence; he, as it were, flies to God, is on his wings, and the angels are the agents which make him fly to God, their wings thus standing for the rak‘ahs of prayer.
The increase in creation may refer in a general sense to the new creation which is going on momentarily in this universe, or there may be a reference here to the increase in the number of the elect which was to be brought about through the Prophet. Or still again, the meaning may be that the power of angels is not limited to two, three or four wings, for there are angels of mighty power like Gabriel, who is spoken of as having six hundred wings.
Here's what I see.... God created everything from the explosion that created the primeval ooze.... to the hairs on a human head. God gives His creations everything they need to live. God creates life.
God gives His creations every advantage they will need.... even the Angels have the perfect propulsion system. Some have 2 wings... some 4 wings... and according to the commentary.... the mighty angels like Gabriel [yep the one that blows his horn] has 6 wings.
Yep... one God created all of this....
