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| They use visible objects and processes of the cosmos to remind humanity that the entire cosmic order is utterly subservient to the Creator; they are used as witnesses testifying to the Oneness of the Creator and the purposefulness of their creation; and, most of all, their function is to draw convincing arguments and proofs (dalil) for the message of the Qur'an. The development, through stages, of generative values (dispositions)--including love, care, willpower, purposefulness, fidelity--provided a basis for identify formation and offered an alternative motivational system to hedonic desires. For example, while With One Voice (Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress, 1995) #716, "Word of God, Come Down on Earth" nicely underlines God's initiative and purposefulness in showering the Word, the "living rain from heav'n descending," the original point of the parable, Matthew's interpretation is better served by the plea in WOV #713, "Lord, let my heart be good soil, open to the seed of your Word. |
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