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Abraham and the Setting Stars

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Abraham and the Setting Stars

Hizb 14 continues Al-Anam's sustained argument for God's oneness, opening with a parable comparing those who will not respond to guidance to the deaf and the mute standing in darkness, and reassuring that God does not punish any people without first sending them a clear warning. The abundance of livestock and crops is presented repeatedly as a sign for those willing to reflect on it, alongside a rebuke of the disbelievers who demand a specific miracle before they will accept the message.

At the center of this hizb sits the well known account of Abraham searching for God before his own prophetic call is confirmed: observing a star, then the moon, then the sun in turn, declaring each briefly his lord before it sets and is shown to be no fit object of worship, until he affirms the one creator of the heavens and earth as the only true object of devotion, turning away from his people's idolatry entirely.

The hizb closes with a list of prophets God is said to have favored and guided across generations, Noah, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, David and Solomon, Job among others, presented as a single continuous line of guidance rather than as separate, unrelated figures, alongside a warning against fabricating false claims about God.

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