Jonood al-Samavatva al-Arz (troops of the heavens and the earth) in Quran and Hadith

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Associate professor at Yazd University.

2 MA of Quranic and Hadith Studies at Yazd University, PhD student at Usul al-Din University of Tehran

Abstract


The expression of "Jonood al-Samavatva al-Arz" is one of the subtle Quranic expressions which denotes of the power of God- an expression which is full of meaning while is formally simple and general and little treated.
It can be said that the expression of " Jonood al-Samavatva al-Arz" or "Jonood Allah" is used for all the signs and creatures of God and nothing can be out of its circle. In thscase all that is found in creation can be named as "soldier of God's campaign". For this point we can find the verses in which all the creatures including, heaven, earth, mountains, trees and plants are all praying for God's Gloria. Although all the world of creation is a manifest of His Power and Will, His tradition is to flow everything in its own course and by its related cause. Jonood are sometimes obliged to do what they are said to do and in these cases they are doing
their special role.
This research tries to categorize the creatures into visible and non-visible and also into live and dead in order to claim that the campaign of God (jonood Allah) in heaven and earth are divided in such a division. It also tries to mention some of their roles and samples of Jonood Allah.

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