(2:213) يُسَبِّحُ لِلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي...

(2:213) يُسَبِّحُ لِلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ الْمَلِكِ الْقُدُّوسِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَكِيمِ هُوَ الَّذِي بَعَثَ فِي الْأُمِّيِّينَ رَسُولًا مِنْهُمْ يَتْلُو عَلَيْهِمْ آيَاتِهِ وَيُزَكِّيهِمْ وَيُعَلِّمُهُمُ الْكِتَابَ وَالْحِكْمَةَ وَإِنْ كَانُوا مِنْ قَبْلُ لَفِي ضَلَالٍ مُبِينٍ وَآخَرِينَ مِنْهُمْ لَمَّا يَلْحَقُوا بِهِمْ ۚ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ ذَٰلِكَ فَضْلُ اللَّهِ يُؤْتِيهِ مَنْ يَشَاءُ ۚ وَاللَّهُ ذُو الْفَضْلِ الْعَظِيمِ "All that is in the heavens and the earth magnifies God, the King, the All-holy, the All-mighty, and the All-wise.

It is He Who has raised up from among the common people a Messenger of their own, to recite His verses to them and to purify them, and to teach them the Book and Wisdom, though before that they were in manifest error, and others of them who have not yet joined them. And He is the All-mighty, the All-wise. That is the bounty of God; He gives it to whom He wills, and God is of abounding bounty." (62:1-4) Calling to Prophethood Prophethood is a prophetic mission (bi'thah).

It is a resurrection after a period of immovability and tranquility. Initially this resurrection affects the prophet's spirit and then his environs. The prophet, enjoying extraordinary knowledge and background, is ready to accept the great responsibility. Of course, before being called to prophethood, this potential power is not carried into effect and he, as an ordinary man of his society, is engaged in daily efforts. The Divine inspiration revolutionizes the prophet and moves his spirit.

Then, he is appointed to prophethood. The following verses remind one of the beginning of this resurrection in the spirit of the Prophet of Islam: وَالضُّحَىٰ وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا سَجَىٰ مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَىٰ وَلَلْآخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ لَكَ مِنَ الْأُولَىٰ وَلَسَوْفَ يُعْطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرْضَىٰ أَلَمْ يَجِدْكَ يَتِيمًا فَآوَىٰ وَوَجَدَكَ ضَالًّا فَهَدَىٰ وَوَجَدَكَ عَائِلًا فَأَغْنَىٰ "By the early morning and the night when it falls!

Thy Lord has neither forsaken thee nor hates thee and the Last shall be better for thee than the First. Thy Lord shall give thee, and thou shalt be satisfied. Did He not find thee an orphan, and shelter thee? Did He not find thee wandering and guide thee? Did He not find thee needy and suffice thee?'' (93:1-8) This inner resurrection which had considerable physical influences on the appearance of the Prophet (P.B.

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