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East and west

المشرق والمغرب

Lord of the two easts and the two wests, Lord of the easts and the wests and all between them, if you understand; to God belong the east and the west — wherever you turn, there is the face of God.

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Region
Global / Diaspora

Cosmology and creation

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Mentioned in
Qur'an 2:115· Qur'an 2:142· Qur'an 2:177· Qur'an 2:258· Qur'an 26:28· Qur'an 37:5· Qur'an 55:17· Qur'an 7:137· Qur'an 70:40

People and things also explored

Cosmic signs, miracles and the Qur'an as sign· al-Hay'a al-sunniyya (tradition-based cosmology)· Reflection on God's signs in creation· The signs in the human being (ayat al-insan)· Dust and clay· The clouds· The deep sea· Adam's descendants latent in him

Sources

  • Tanzil Project, Qur'an text v1.1
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Cosmic signs, miracles and the Qur'an as sign

Sha'rawi holds that disbelief is an attempt to hide God's existence, and one hides only what exists. He divides the signs into cosmic signs that God made to serve humanity, miracles that God breaks natural order to bring through a messenger to confirm him, and the Qur'an itself as signs.