ATH: Imam W. D. Mohammed(ra) the Cosmic Human Being Jumu'ah Harvey Ill

"The development of culture, most likely started with cosmic rhythms. The term cosmic refers to the external universe, the external world, which includes our solar system, the heavens and stars beyond our earth, and all that exist in the vastness of what we call "outer space." It is believed that the entire cosmic world is set to some kind of natural rhythm that goes throughout this whole cosmic order we call the external world, which includes the Earth.

To get a better understanding of what we  are referring to, let us begin with something we know and are aware of all of the time but seldom reflect on or give deep thought to — the sunrise and sunset. People who give deep thought to this and other happenings all around us in the natural environment are usually called poets, philosophers, etcetera. It is not expected that the common, ordinary person will give deep thought to such things. But for the Muslims, it is different. Muslims must have an interest in the external world.

In the Qur'an Allah says, "All about you in the external world are instructing signs that most of the people are heedless." Most people are unmindful of these things. Allah intended for the Muslim to pay attention to those things that philosophers and poets give their attention to, things that enablethem to come up with great ideas. Sometimes they come up with revelations on a cultural level, but not revelations on the plane of a prophet." Imam W. D. Mohammed(ra)