Shooting Stars in the Quran: Difference between revisions

We further see this in early post-Islamic poetry, such as by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhul-Nun_al-Misri Dhu'l-Nun Al-Misri] (d. 859), who was born in Akhmim, upper Egypt was an Egyptian Sufi Master. He was considered the Patron Saint of the Physicians in the early Islamic era of Egypt and is credited with having introduced the concept of Gnosis into Islam. <ref>Smith, Paul . ANTHOLOGY OF CLASSICAL ARABIC POETRY (From Pre-Islamic Times to Ibn ‘Arabi) . New Humanity Books. Kindle Location 4573</ref>

{{Quote|(Translation by Paul Smith in) <i>Anthology of Classical Arabic Poetry (From Pre-Islamic Times to Ibn ‘Arabi).</i> New Humanity Books. Kindle Edition. Locations 4668 - 4680|He created the vault of the heavens, their hosts in forms celestial, moving through ethereal oceans, the paths of the Zodiac following. Some stars wander far, others are fixed; falling ones flame, God makes them to throw at rebel satans who His Paradise are approaching… those who might move with stealth to listen in… by being closer, encounter a star’s flaming fire that’s always waiting to be shooting.}}