25. Abu al-Hasan Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Ghalib al-Anmati said: Abu `Amr Ahmad ibn Al-Hasna ibn Ghazwan said: Ibrahim ibn Ahmad said: Dawud ibn `Amr said: `Abd Allah ibn Ja`far on the authority of Zayd ibn Aslam, on the authority of `Ata’ ibn Yasar, on the authority of Abu Hurayrah that:

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “When a man lies on his back, contemplates the sky and the stars, and says: By Allah! Verily, you have a Lord who is your Creator. O Allah! Forgive me!’ Then Allah, the Mighty and High, looks down upon him with mercy, and forgives him.”

The Compiler of this book says: Allah, the Mighty and High, has already said: Or look they not into the Kingdom of the Heavens and the Earth and whatever things Allah created. What is meant by this is either: `Have they not contemplated the Kingdom of the Heaven and the Earth, and the wonders of their creation?’ or `Have they not contemplated these things like people of reason, and reflected upon them?’ If they did, they would know that Allah, the Mighty and High, made the Heavens and the Earth with greatness: they are supported without pillars, and they are tranquilized without any tool. He created the Heavens and the Earth so that people could ponder upon their Creator, their Master, and their Manager. He created them so that people would know that He does not resemble anything, including what the unbelievers have taken as gods other than Allah, the Mighty and High. Matter does not have to power to hold the tiniest of particles in air without a pillar or tool Through such comparisons people recognize that Allah is the Creator of the Heavens, the Earth, and of all bodies. They also recognize that nothing in Allah’s Realm or Kingdom resembles Him. He is the Owner of the Heavens and the Earth. It is He who has power over them. He has created the Heavens and the Earth so that people can contemplate them and witness that they are the creations of Allah, the Mighty and High. In so doing, they realize that Allah, the Mighty and High, is their Master. They realize that Allah has power over them since they form part of His Belongings, and His Creation. They are part and parcel of His Omnipotence, Authority, and Ownership. It is through the vision of the Heavens and the Earth, and the creation of Allah, that people realize that Allah has power over them since Allah, the Mighty, and High, does not create but what He owns, and what He has power over. His Word: And whatever things Allah created, refer to various types of creation. Through introspection, people can reason that since Allah is their Creator, He is more worth of Lordship than the recently created celestial bodies.