A037
Surah: 011 - Ayah: 037
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11:37
The rank of Divine spirit and light, which was given to Hazrat Adam by God, was also given to Hazrat Nuh. Thus the ark of luminosity, which was in his personality, is mentioned in the Qur'an, in these words: "And build the ark with our essences (aayun-jawahir) and with our inspiration (wahy)" (11:37). Aayun is the plural of ayn. Ayn has many meanings, one of which, is essence (jawhar=dhat) . Thus aayun means the essences of things (jawahir= dhawat-i ashya'), which are the realities of the rank of Intellect. And by inspiration or wahy is meant the Divine Word. Another verse in this connection is: "And We carried him on a thing (ark) of planks and nails, that was floating according to the essences of the things, as a reward for the one who was rejected (so that the disobedient may perish in the deluge of ignorance)" (54:13-14). In this verse, by planks are meant the manifestations of the Divine Word and by the nails, the demonstrations of the light of Intellect. The ark was floating according to the realities or the essences of things, so that the disobedient people who were outside of it may perish in the deluge of ignorance.
This verse has been referred 2 times.