{"id":2121,"date":"2013-09-19T07:12:39","date_gmt":"2013-09-19T11:12:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/cityofbrass\/?p=2121"},"modified":"2013-09-19T07:12:39","modified_gmt":"2013-09-19T11:12:39","slug":"beautiful-crescent-moon-and-evening-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/cityofbrass\/2013\/09\/beautiful-crescent-moon-and-evening-star.html","title":{"rendered":"beautiful crescent moon and evening star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As Muslims, we are instructed in the Qur&#8217;an to contemplate the beauty of Creation&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>To Allah belongeth the dominion of the heavens and the earth; and Allah hath power over all things.<\/p>\n<p>Behold! in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the alternation of night and day,- there are indeed Signs for men of understanding,-<\/p>\n<p>Men who celebrate the praises of Allah, standing, sitting, and lying down on their sides, and contemplate the (wonders of) creation in the heavens and the earth, (With the thought): &#8220;Our Lord! not for naught Hast Thou created (all) this! Glory to Thee! Give us salvation from the penalty of the Fire.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>(<a href=\"http:\/\/quran.com\/3\/189-191\">Qur&#8217;an 3:189-191<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;and fittingly, nowhere is the majesty of Allah more apparent than in the heavens:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/apod.nasa.gov\/apod\/ap130913.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/75\/2013\/09\/MoonVenusArg_2013_09_08_2169_16s950-300x230.jpg\" alt=\"MoonVenusArg_2013_09_08_2169_16s950\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2122\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(photo from Astronomy Photo of the Day, <a href=\"http:\/\/apod.nasa.gov\/apod\/ap130913.html\">September 8th 2013<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Muslims, we are instructed in the Qur&#8217;an to contemplate the beauty of Creation&#8230; To Allah belongeth the dominion of the heavens and the earth; and Allah hath power over all things. 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