The planets

الكواكب

Joseph saw eleven planets, the sun and the moon prostrating to him; the Brilliant Star in the lamp of God's house; the planets scattered on the Last Day; and Abraham's fading star of which he said 'this is my Lord' until it set.

Depth

At a glance

Region
Global / Diaspora

Cosmology and creation

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Mentioned in
Qur'an 12:4· Qur'an 24:35· Qur'an 37:88· Qur'an 6:76· Qur'an 82:1· Qur'an 82:2
Related to
Ibrahim (Abraham)· Yusuf (Joseph)

People and things also explored

Ahl al-Hikma (People of Wisdom) lesson series· Al-Dar al-Akhira (The Hereafter) lesson series· Al-Munjiyat (programme)· Al-Buyut al-Amina (Safe Homes)· Bustan al-Amal (programme)· Tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim (lecture series)· The stars· The Kaaba

Sources

  • Tanzil Project, Qur'an text v1.1
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Living

Practices, the Islamic year, festivals, food, dress and music by region.
Related

Ahl al-Hikma (People of Wisdom) lesson series

A daily Ramadan series with Omar Abdelkafy explaining aphorisms from the Hikam of Ibn Ata Allah al-Iskandari, as recorded in the Assabile archive.