The Meccan Revelations: al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya

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[ The ranks of the elements, their nature and their source ]

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Then God Almighty went to separate this connection in order to distinguish their essence, and the origin was water in their existence, and for this reason He said, “And We made from water every living thing, and for its life He described it with praise.” So God first organized these four natures in a special way, joining heat to dryness, so it was the simple, intelligible fire, and its ruling was revealed. In the body of the throne, which is the ultimate sphere, and the whole body is in three places, including one place, which He called a lamb, and the second place, which is the fifth of the places destined for it, He called it a lion, and the third place, which is the ninth of the places destined for it, He called it a bow. Then He added coldness to dry land and demonstrated their authority in three places of this sphere. It is the simple, intelligible earth. So he called one place Thor, the other an ear, and the third a kid. Then he added heat to the moisture, so it was simple a


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