Lord of the Two Easts and Lord of the Two Wests – A MysticoScientific Study of Phenomenon Stated in Surah al-Rahman

This article is an attempt to elaborate that how Qur’Énic Scripture broadens one’s views regarding natural phenomenon in order to grasp their various dimensions and to reach the existing realities behind them. The verse ‘Lord of two easts and Lord of two wests’mentioned in the SËrah al-RaÍmÉn (LV:17) has a unique importance, when we study the various dimensions of this phenomenon with the help of what has been stated by recent scholars as well as study in the light of earlier traditional approach. It communicates its beauty syntactically as well as scientifically. Different views of exegetes and scholars provided clear and lucid accounts regarding this verse of the SËrah. In this study, qualitative method has been employed regarding the relevant thought of scholars while at some other places we have taken the support of quantitative approach for example to conform to the thought into mathematical expression, clarification of phenomenon using statistical data. Scholar’s distinctive remarks have been highlighted separately regarding traditional, mystical and scientific approaches leaving other common elaborations. Some recent discussions are also there, which have been mentioned in the article under a relevant title after mentioning a sketch to know how the SËrah al-RaÍmÉn broaden one’s mental horizon.