ANALYTICAL STUDY OF THE INANIMATE SIGNS OF NATURE FROM "DECIPHERING THE SIGNS OF GOD" BY ANNEMARIE SCHIMMEL IN LIGHT OF THE HOLY QURAN AND SAYINGS OF THE HOLY PROPHET (PBUH)

Abstract

Scholarly study of Islam has attracted lots of people within years. The German Orientalist Annemarie Schimmel deeply explained the divine characteristics of nature and culture in several Religions, cultures, traditions and especially in Islam. She takes her beginning stage to the most straightforward indications of God, regular peculiarities like stones, dust, water, fire, creatures and their utilization in Strict and representative language. Then, at that point, she continues on toward more subtle signs. These signs are discussed in Holy Quran with great importance. It shows us that nothing that happens in the universe or nothing that exists in the universe is without a meaningful purpose. It can be considered that Annemarie Schimmel has done detailed and captivating work in this regard. So in making and admonishing people to find and believe in decoding the divine characteristics of nature and culture, her work is really commendable.it is crucial to mention that only non-living elements have been taken out from said book in this article. An analytical approach is made to explain the uniqueness of this topic keeping the authors perspective as an influence. These natural elements are also being discussed in light of Holy Quran and in what contexts they are being mentioned in Holy Quran in the first place. A very informative and considerably interesting approach has been presented in this article.