Does Quran contradicts itself regarding Power of Allah
Question
As Salaamu Alaikum Mufti. Please can you clearify this. I know we are not allowed, or should I say learnered enough to make Tafseer of the direct translation of the Holy Qur'aan. But in surah Qaf, ayat 37 (50:37) and I do quote " and verily we have created the heavens and the earth, and all that which is in between, in six days, and naught of weariness touched us" Who is the "US" and "WE" that Allah is refering to?For a person who wishes to confuse us, they may use these verses to say there is more than One Allah (Astagfirulallah).Also please explain why Allah says he created the Heavens and the Earth in 6 days.I was brought up with 1 thing drilled into me and that being ALLAH SAYS AND IT WILL BE.Please clearify.Jazakallah Shukran.Was Salaam
Answer
Almighty Allah Ta’ala is One and Alone. He has no partner in His being and His attributes. He is Most Powerful and possesses perfect attributes, which are expressed in the following Hadith.
Rasul Allah sallallahu Alayhi Wasalam said , “Allah Ta’ala has 100 names but one (i.e 99) whosoever memorizes them will enter Jannah. (Sahih Muslim, Vol. 4, p. 1410)
Allah is:
1 Allah (The) God
2 Ar-Rahman The All Beneficent
3 Ar-Rahim The Most Merciful
4 Al-Malik The King, The Sovereign
5 Al-Quddus The Most Holy
6 As-Salam The Peace and Blessing
7 Al-Mu'min The Guarantor
8 Al-Muhaymin The Guardian, The Preserver
9 Al-Aziz The Almighty, The Self Sufficient
10 Al-Jabbar The Powerful, The Irresistible
11 Al-Mutakabbir The Tremendous
12 Al-Khaliq The Creator
13 Al-Bari' The Maker
14 Al-Musawwir The Fashioner of Forms
15 Al-Ghaffar The Ever Forgiving
16 Al-Qahhar The All Compelling Subduer
17 Al-Wahhab The Bestower
18 Ar-Razzaq The Ever Providing
19 Al-Fattah The Opener, The Victory Giver
20 Al-`Alim The All Knowing, The Omniscient
21 Al-Qabid The Restrainer, The Straightener
22 Al-Basit The Expander, The Munificent
23 Al-Khafid The Abaser
24 Ar-Rafi The Exalter
25 Al-Mu'izz The Giver of Honour
26 Al-Mudhill The Giver of Dishonour
27 As-Sami The All Hearing
28 Al-Basir The All Seeing
29 Al-Hakam The Judge, The Arbitrator
30 Al-`Adl The Utterly Just
31 Al-Latif The Subtly Kind
32 Al-Khabir The All Aware
33 Al-Halim The Forbearing, The Indulgent
34 Al-Azim The Magnificent, The Infinite
35 Al-Ghafur The All Forgiving
36 Ash-Shakur The Grateful
37 Al-Ali The Sublimely Exalted
38 Al-Kabir The Great
39 Al-Hafiz The Preserver
40 Al-Muqit The Nourisher
41 Al-Hasib The Reckoner
42 Al-Jalil The Majestic
43 Al-Karim The
Bountiful
, The Generous
44 Ar-Raqib The Watchful
45 Al-Mujib The Responsive, The Answerer
46 Al-Wasi The Vast, The All Encompassing
47 Al-Hakim The Wise
48 Al-Wadud The Loving, The Kind One
49 Al-Majid The All Glorious
50 Al-Ba'ith The Raiser of The Dead
51 Ash-Shahid The Witness
52 Al-Haqq The Truth, The Real
53 Al-Wakil The Trustee, The Dependable
54 Al-Qawiyy The Strong
55 Al-Matin The Firm, The Steadfast
56 Al-Waliyy The Protecting Friend, Patron and Helper
57 Al-Hamid The All Praiseworthy
58 Al-Muhsi The Accounter, The Numberer of All
59 Al-Mubdi' The Producer, Originator, and Initiator of all
60 Al-Mu'id The Reinstater Who Brings Back All
61 Al-Muhyi The Giver of Life
62 Al-Mumit The Bringer of Death, The Destroyer
63 Al-Hayy The Ever Living
64 Al-Qayyum The Self Subsisting Sustainer of All
65 Al-Wajid The Perceiver, The Finder, The Unfailing
66 Al-Majid The Illustrious, The Magnificent
67 Al-Wahid The One, the All Inclusive, The Indivisible
68 As-Samad The Self Sufficient, The Impregnable, The Eternally Besought of All, The Everlasting
69 Al-Qadir The All Able
70 Al-Muqtadir The All Determiner, The Dominant
71 Al-Muqaddim The Expediter, He Who Brings Forward
72 Al-Mu'akhkhir The Delayer, He Who Puts Far Away
73 Al-Awwal The First
74 Al-Akhir The Last
75 Az-Zahir The Manifest, The All Victorious
76 Al-Batin The Hidden, The All Encompassing
77 Al-Wali The Patron
78 Al-Muta'ali The Self Exalted
79 Al-Barr The Most Kind and Righteous
80 At-Tawwab The Ever Returning, Ever Relenting
81 Al-Muntaqim The Avenger
82 Al-'Afuww The Pardoner, The Effacer of Sins
83 Ar-Ra'uf The Compassionate, The All Pitying
84 Malik-al-Mulk The Owner of All Sovereignty
85 Dhu-al-Jalal wa-al-Ikram The Lord of Majesty and Generosity
86 Al-Muqsit The Equitable, The Requiter
87 Al-Jami' The Gatherer, The Unifier
88 Al-Ghani The All Rich, The Independent
89 Al-Mughni The Enricher, The Emancipator
90 Al-Mani' The Withholder, The Shielder, the Defender
91 Ad-Darr The Distressor, The Harmer (This attribute can only be found in hadith)
92 An-Nafi' The Propitious, The Benefactor
93 An-Nur The Light
94 Al-Hadi The Guide
95 Al-Badi The Incomparable, The Originator
96 Al-Baqi The Ever Enduring and Immutable
97 Al-Warith The Heir, The Inheritor of All
98 Ar-Rashid The Guide, Infallible Teacher and Knower
99 As-Sabur The Patient, The Timeless
The word we is also an expression of power and strength. All power belongs to Allah and thus the expression of We and Us in the Quran.
2) There are two verses in Quran. One is that Allah created the world in six days and the other verse is where Allah intends to do anything, He says and it is.
The creating of the world in 6 days is not contrary to intending beyond time. Allah has the power to do that as well. Allah is also Al-Hakeem (the Wise one). Every act of Allah is filled with wisdom. He could have created the world in split seconds but instead He did it in 6 days. One of the possible wisdom behind Allah doing that is to emphasize on the importance of time. One should not be hasty in major issues. Rasul Allah sallallahu Alayhi wasalam said, to be careful and cautious is from Allah and to be hasty is from Shaytan.
And Allah Ta'ala knows best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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