art thou not aware of thy sustainer ? how he causes the shadow to lengthen when had he so willed he could indeed have made it stand still but then we have made the sun its guide and then we draw it in towards our­selves with a gradual drawingin.
ألم تر إلى ربك كيف مد الظل ولو شاء لجعله ساكنا ثم جعلنا الشمس عليه دليلا ثم قبضناه إلينا قبضا يسيرا