"Had We sent down this Qur'an upon a mountain, you would have seen it humbled, split asunder out of the fear of Allah. And those examples, We strike them for people that they may reflect. He is Allah, there is no god but He. He is the Knower of the unseen and the visible. He is the All-Merciful, the Compassionate. He is Allah, there is no god but He. He is the King, the Holy, the Peace, the Faithful, the Sovereign, the Eminent, the Compeller, the Proud. Transcendent is Allah beyond what they associate. He is Allah, the Creator, the Fashioner, the Shaper. To Him belong the Most Beautiful Names. All that is in the heavens and earth magnifies Him. He is the August, the Wise."
59:21-24
Later in the day we took a self-drive boat ride on Estes Lake. We stayed in a town called Estes Park, at the foot of Rocky Mountain National Park, from which the above pictures were taken. The town is a cute town with lots of mom and pop stores, coffee places, etc. Reminded us of Evanston. The people were very friendly. And why shouldn't they be? Their town is literally surrounded by gorgeous mountains. I saw a bumper sticker that said, "Another ho-hum day in paradise. Estes Park".
It rains every afternoon for about twenty minutes. Afterwards we saw this beautiful rainbow. In the presence of the immense majesty of God as you walk among the mountains, this surreal creation manifests. God didn't need to create a RAINBOW, you know?! Nor anything else for that matter, but a rainbow? An arch of the colors that shoots through the sky for all to see, which serves really no purpose other than that people see it! People who are able to recognize God's signs look at it and marvel: If this is the majesty and beauty of the created thing, what then of the Majesty and Beauty of the One Who created it?
Scenes from the town.
Where we had lunch. Nepali food. Which was basically desi food. Delicious.
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