Explanation of the author's statement: (… and signs by which they are guided) whoever interprets them other than that has erred and wasted his share
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The Shaykh : And his statement: "and signs by which they are guided" from where is it taken? From the saying of Allah the Exalted: [An-Nahl 16:15] and signs. He cast into it many signs, so the signs are the mountains, the signs are the rivers, the signs are the paths, the signs are the earth and its nature. This is why they say such-and-such a location is in such-and-such a continent, and likewise the valleys and others. So his statement: "and signs" includes everything Allah has made in the earth as a sign.
The fourth: the horizontal sign. All of these three are terrestrial signs. The horizontal sign is[An-Nahl 16:16] by the star, which is a generic name that includes everything by which one is guided, and it is not restricted to a specific star, because every people have a method of using these stars to determine directions. [An-Nahl 16:16] meaning they use it to determine directions. This is from the grace of Allah Mighty and Majestic, because at night you do not see mountains or valleys from afar, nor sand or anything else, but you have things above that nothing obstructs, and they are the stars. [An-Nahl 16:16] And this is from the subjugation of Allah Glorified and Exalted of what is in the heavens and what is in the earth for us, so it is one of the instances of His statement: [Al-Jathiyah 45:13] Yes. [An-Nahl 16:16] They are guided to what? To the directions, whether the direction of the qiblah or the direction of the place they want, on land or in the sea. Yes, this is it.
Now, the compass. The compass by which one determines the location of the pole, which of the four types does it fall under? It is of two kinds, terrestrial and celestial, but which of the four types? There are four, right?
The student: Celestial.
The Shaykh : Celestial? Or by signs? Right? Or signs.
The student: … on the pole.
The Shaykh : Yes, but I don't know anymore, its connection is to the pole star.
The student: The North Pole.
The Shaykh : Yes, it is the North Pole. The sky has two poles, North and South, or is the intended meaning of the pole the North Pole of the earth? If that is the case, then if that is the case, it falls under His statement: [An-Nahl 16:15] This is from the signs.
Into two main categories, and each of them is divided into sections: The author said, we explained the statement of Qatadah up to his saying: "and signs by which they are guided"
And He has cast into the earth firmly set mountains, lest it shift with you, and [made] rivers and roads, that you may be guided,
وألقى في الأرض رواسي أن تميد بكم وأنهاراً وسبلا لعلكم تهتدونThe fourth: the horizontal sign. All of these three are terrestrial signs. The horizontal sign is
And by the stars they are [also] guided.
وبالنجم هم يهتدونAnd by the stars they are [also] guided.
وبالنجم هم يهتدونAnd by the stars they are [also] guided.
وبالنجم هم يهتدونAnd He has subjected to you whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth - all from Him
وسخر لكم ما في السماوات وما في الأرض جميعاً منهAnd landmarks. And by the stars they are [also] guided.
وعلامات وَبِالنَّجْمِ هُمْ يَهْتَدُونَNow, the compass. The compass by which one determines the location of the pole, which of the four types does it fall under? It is of two kinds, terrestrial and celestial, but which of the four types? There are four, right?
The student: Celestial.
The Shaykh : Celestial? Or by signs? Right? Or signs.
The student: … on the pole.
The Shaykh : Yes, but I don't know anymore, its connection is to the pole star.
The student: The North Pole.
The Shaykh : Yes, it is the North Pole. The sky has two poles, North and South, or is the intended meaning of the pole the North Pole of the earth? If that is the case, then if that is the case, it falls under His statement:
and signs
وعلاماتAnd He has cast into the earth firmly set mountains
وألقى في الأرض رواسي وعلاماتInto two main categories, and each of them is divided into sections: The author said, we explained the statement of Qatadah up to his saying: "and signs by which they are guided"