“Is He [not best] who made the earth a stable ground and placed within it rivers …” (27:61)
Principle of Correspondence (تطبيق )
Now to create a harmony between the River and our human faculties using your new ability.
Macrocosmic
‘River’ is the abundance of physical water leading us to the sea in which we use everyday.
Microcosmic
‘River’ now becomes a reference to ‘ Increase from His beneficence’
Read the verse again...
“Is He [not best] who made the Earth a stable ground and placed within it Increase from His beneficence...” (27:61)
The verses (or 'Ayah' أ ي ي in Arabic meaning 'signs') of the beautiful Qur'an take hold of its deeper meaning when reading in its microcosmic form. When 'River' transforms to 'Increase from His beneficence' it still keeps the same meaning that we can understand but invites us to something new.
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