[Al-Quran 50:6-8] Have they not looked at the heaven above them - how We structured it and adorned it and how it has no rifts? And the earth - We spread it out and cast therein firmly set mountains and made grow therein [something] of every beautiful kind, Giving insight and a reminder for every servant who turns [to Allah].

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Tuesday, September 16, 2025

De Novo Genes

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Explained in Detail (41:9-10)


41:9

۞ قُلْ أَئِنَّكُمْ لَتَكْفُرُونَ بِٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلْأَرْضَ فِى يَوْمَيْنِ وَتَجْعَلُونَ لَهُۥٓ أَندَادًۭا ۚ ذَٰلِكَ رَبُّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ٩


Ask ˹them, O  Prophet˺, “How can you disbelieve in the One Who created the earth in two Days? And how can you set up equals with Him? That is the Lord of all worlds.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran


Say, “Do you really disbelieve in the One who has created the earth in two days, and ascribe to Him partners? That is the Lord of the worlds.

— T. Usmani


Say, "Do you indeed disbelieve in He who created the earth in two days and attribute to Him equals? That is the Lord of the worlds."

— Saheeh International


41:10

وَجَعَلَ فِيهَا رَوَٰسِىَ مِن فَوْقِهَا وَبَـٰرَكَ فِيهَا وَقَدَّرَ فِيهَآ أَقْوَٰتَهَا فِىٓ أَرْبَعَةِ أَيَّامٍۢ سَوَآءًۭ لِّلسَّآئِلِينَ ١٠


He placed on the earth firm mountains, standing high, showered His blessings upon it, and ordained ˹all˺ its means of sustenance—totaling four Days exactly[1]—for all who ask.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

[1] These four Days include the first two, so the total period of creation is six heavenly Days.

He has placed firm mountains in it (the earth) towering above it, and put blessings in it, and proportioned its foods therein, in four days, equal for those who ask.

— T. Usmani

And He placed on it [i.e., the earth] firmly set mountains over its surface, and He blessed it and determined therein its [creatures'] sustenance in four days without distinction[1] - for [the information of] those who ask.

— Saheeh International

[1]- Also 'four equal days' or 'four days of completion.'

[https://quran.com/41/9-10]


The Quran explains that Allah سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى, the Creator (Khaliq) and the Lord-Sustainer (Rabb) created the earth in two days and the sustenance was determined in four days. Sustenance implies primarily food, which means biological creations, that is the flora and fauna. This totally contradicts and refutes the Theory of Evolution, as all the species and their timing of emergence were determined in these four days. So, where did the code for life come from? Allah سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى created those codes and embedded them in the materials he desired to use for creation of various types of creations. That is all the genes of all the species of flora and fauna were 'DE NOVO' at the time of creation of the Earth. 

Recently, scientists are discovering 'DE NOVO Genes' which do not have any ancestral sequences to be based upon. So, they are new codes. They are the beginning of something new. We need to understand that the Creator provides the codes. It is not random, and it doesn't happen by itself. There is a Creator of these codes. We call this creator Allah. Allah is the one and only God. He originated all codes. He is the Perfect Creator who created everything good. 

In Surah Ta Ha, Moses (Musa عليه السلام) is quoted thus: 

Ta-Ha (20:50)


قَالَ رَبُّنَا ٱلَّذِىٓ أَعْطَىٰ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ خَلْقَهُۥ ثُمَّ هَدَىٰ ٥٠


He answered, “Our Lord is the One Who has given everything its ˹distinctive˺ form, then guided ˹it˺.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran


He (Mūsā) said, “Our Lord is the One who gave everything its due shape, then guided it.”

— T. Usmani


He said, "Our Lord is He who gave each thing its form and then guided [it]."

— Saheeh International


Moses said, ‘Our Lord is He who gave everything its form, then gave it guidance.’

— M.A.S. Abdel Haleem


 50. [Mûsâ (Moses)] said: "Our Lord is He Who gave to each thing its form and nature, then guided it aright."

— Al-Hilali &Khan


He said: "Our Lord is He1 Who gave everything its form and then guided it."2

— A. Maududi (Tafhim commentary)

[1]That is, we acknowledge Him alone as our Lord in every sense. He is our Sustainer, our Maker, our Master, our Sovereign and is Supreme in everything, and there is no other lord in any sense but Him.

[2]This concise sentence needs serious attention. It means that it is Allah alone Who has created everything and given it its distinctive structure, form, capabilities, characteristics, etc.


He said: Our Lord is He Who gave unto everything its nature, then guided it aright.

— M. Pickthall


He said: "Our Lord is He Who gave to each (created) thing its form and nature, and further, gave (it) guidance."

— A. Yusuf Ali


موسیٰ نے کہا ، ہمارا رب وہ ہے جس نے ہر چیز کو اس کی ساخت بخشی۔ پھر اس کو راستہ بتایا۔ ‘

— Fe Zilal al-Qur'an


موسیٰؑ نے جواب دیا”ہمارا ربّ وہ 1 ہے جس نے ہر چیز کو اُس کی ساخت بخشی، پھر اس کو راستہ بتایا۔“ 2

— Tafheem e Qur'an - Syed Abu Ali Maududi

[1]یعنی دنیا کی ہر شے جیسی کچھ بھی بنی ہوئی ہے ، اُسی کے  بنانے سے بنی ہے۔ ہر چیز کو جو بناوٹ ، جو شکل وصورت ، جو قوت و صلاحیت ، اور جو  صفت و خاصیت حاصل ہے ، اُسی کے عطیے اور بخشش کی بدولت حاصل ہے۔ ہاتھ کو دنیا میں  اپنا کام کرنے کے لیے جس ساخت کی ضرورت تھی وہ اس کو دی ، اور پاؤں کو جو مناسب  ترین ساخت درکار تھی وہ اس کو بخشی۔ انسان، حیوان ، نباتات، جمادات، ہوا، پانی،  روشنی، ہر ایک چیز کو اس نے وہ صورتِ خاص عطا کی ہے جو اسے کائنات میں اپنے حصے کا  کام ٹھیک ٹھیک انجام دینے کے لیے مطلوب ہے۔

پھر اس نے ایسا نہیں کیا کہ ہر چیز کو اس کی مخصوص بناوٹ دے  کر یونہی چھوڑ دیا ہو۔ بلکہ اس کے بعد وہی ان سب چیزوں کی رہنمائی بھی کرتا ہے۔  دنیا کی کوئی چیز ایسی نہیں ہے جسے اپنی ساخت سے کام لینے اور اپنے مقصدِ تخلیق کو  پورا کرنے کا طریقہ اس نے نہ سکھایا  ہو ۔  کان کو سننا اور آنکھ کو دیکھنا  اُسی نے  سکھایا ہے۔ مچھلی کو تیرنا اور چڑیا کو اُڑنا اسی کی تعلیم سے آیا ہے۔ درخت کو  پھیل پھول دینے اور زمین  کو نباتات اگانے  کی ہدایت  اسی نے دی ہے ۔ غرض وہ ساری  کائنات اور اس کی ہر چیز کا صرف خالق ہی نہیں، ہادی اور معلّم بھی ہے۔

اِس بے نظیر جامع و مختصر جملے میں حضرت موسیٰ ؑ  نے صرف یہی نہیں بتایا کہ ان کا ربّ کون ہے،  بلکہ یہ بھی بتا دیا کہ وہ کیوں ربّ ہے اور کس لیے اُس کے سوا کسی اور کو ربّ نہیں  مانا جا سکتا۔ دعوے کے ساتھ اس کی دلیل بھی اسی چھوٹے سے فقرے میں آگئی ہے۔ ظاہر  ہے کہ جب فرعون اور اس کی رعایا کا ہر فرد اپنے وجودِ خاص کے لیے اللہ کا ممنون ِ  احسان ہے ، اور جب ان میں سے کوئی ایک لمحہ کے لیے زندہ تک نہیں رہ سکتا جب تک اس  کا دل اور اس کے پھیپھڑے اور اس کا معدہ و جگر اللہ کی دی ہوئی ہدایت سے اپنا کام  نہ کیے چلے جائیں ، تو فرعون کا یہ دعویٰ کہ وہ لوگوں کا ربّ ہے ، اور لوگوں کا یہ  ماننا کہ وہ واقعی ان کا ربّ ہے، ایک حماقت اور ایک مذاق کے سوا کچھ نہیں ہو سکتا۔

مزید براں، اِسی ذرا سے  فقرے میں حضرت موسیٰ ؑ نے اشارۃً رسالت کی دلیل بھی پیش کر دی جس کے ماننے سے  فرعون کو  انکار تھا۔ ان کے دلیل میں یہ  اشارہ پایا جاتا ہے کہ خدا جو تمام کائنات کا ہادی ہے، اور جو ہر چیز کو اس کی  حالت اور ضرورت کے مطابق ہدایت دے رہا ہے، اس کے عالمگیر  منصبِ ہدایت کا لازمی تقاضا یہ ہے کہ وہ انسان  کو شعوری زندگی کے لیے بھی رہنمائی کا انتظام کرے۔ اور انسان کی شعوری زندگی  کے لیے رہنمائی کی وہ شکل موزون نہیں ہو سکتی  جو مچھلی اور مرغی کی رہنمائی کے لیے موزوں ہے۔ اس کی موزوں ترین چکل یہ ہے کہ ایک  ذی شعور انسان اس کی طرف سے انسانوں کی ہدایت پر مامور ہو اور وہ ان کی عقل و شعور  کو اپیل کر کے انہیں سیدھا راستہ بتائے۔

[2]یعنی ہم ہر معنی میں صرف اس کو ربّ مانتے ہیں ۔ پروردگار ، آقا، مالک،  حاکم، سب کچھ ہمارے نزدیک وہی ہے۔ کسی معنی میں  بھی اس کے سوا کوئی دوسرا ربّ ہمیں تسلیم نہیں ہے۔


جواب دیا کہ ہمارا رب وه ہے جس نے ہر ایک کو اس کی خاص صورت، شکل عنایت فرمائی پھر راه سجھا دی.[1]

— Maulana Muhammad Junagarhi

[1]مثلاً جو شکل صورت انسان کے مناسب حال تھی، وہ اسے، جو جانوروں کے مطابق تھی وہ جانوروں کو عطا فرمائی ”راہ سجھائی“ کا مطلب ہر مخلوق کو اس کی طبعی ضروریات کے مطابق رہن سہن، کھانے پینے اور بود و باش کا طریقہ سمجھا دیا، اس کے مطابق ہر مخلوق کا سامان زندگی فراہم کرتی اور حیات مستعار کے دن گزارتی ہے۔


کہا کہ ہمارا پروردگار وہ ہے جس نے ہر چیز کو اس کی شکل وصورت بخشی پھر راہ دکھائی

— Fatah Muhammad Jalandhari


موسیٰ ؑ ٰ نے کہا کہ ہمارا رب وہ ہے جس نے ہر شے کو اس کی خلقت عطا کی پھر ہدایت دی

— (بیان القرآن (ڈاکٹر اسرار احمد)


کہا رب ہمارا وہ ہے جس نے دی ہر چیز کو اُسکی صورت پھر راہ سجھائی [1]

— Shaykh al-Hind Mahmud al-Hasan(with Tafsir E Usmani)

[1]وجود صانع کی تقریر:یعنی ہر چیز کو اس کی استعداد کے موافق شکل صورت ، قویٰ ، خواص وغیرہ عنایت فرمائے ۔ اور کامل حکمت سے جیسا بنانا چاہئے تھا بنایا۔ پھر مخلوقات میں سے ہر چیز کے وجود و بقا کے لئے جن سامانوں کی ضرورت تھی ۔ مہیا کئے اور ہر چیز کو اپنی مادی ساخت اور روحانی قوتوں اور خارجی سامانوں سےکام لینے کی راہ سمجھائی۔ پھر ایسا محکم نظام دکھلا کرہم کو بھی ہدایت کر دی کہ مصنوعات کے وجود سے صانع کے وجود پر کس طرح استدلال کرنا چاہئے۔ فلہ الحمد والمنہ حضرت شاہ صاحبؒ لکھتے ہیں 'یعنی کھانے پینےکو ہوش دیا۔ بچہ کو دودھ پینا وہ نہ سکھائے تو کوئی نہ سکھا سکے۔'


Moosa ne jawab diya “hamara Rubb woh hai jisne har cheez ko uski saakht bakshi(given distinctive form), phir usko raasta bataya”

— Abul Ala Maududi(Roman Urdu)


موسیٰ نے کہا، ہمارا رب وہ ہے جس نے ہر چیز کو اس کی صورت عطا کی، پھر رہنمائی فرمائی

— Maulana Wahiduddin Khan


[https://quran.com/20/50]


Much of the research on DE NOVO genes is focused around the fruit fly (D. melanogaster). So, it is interesting when we come across the example of the fly (ذُبَابًۭا) in Surah alHajj: 


The Pilgrimage (22:73)


يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ ضُرِبَ مَثَلٌۭ فَٱسْتَمِعُوا۟ لَهُۥٓ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ لَن يَخْلُقُوا۟ ذُبَابًۭا وَلَوِ ٱجْتَمَعُوا۟ لَهُۥ ۖ وَإِن يَسْلُبْهُمُ ٱلذُّبَابُ شَيْـًۭٔا لَّا يَسْتَنقِذُوهُ مِنْهُ ۚ ضَعُفَ ٱلطَّالِبُ وَٱلْمَطْلُوبُ ٧٣


O humanity! A lesson is set forth, so listen to it ˹carefully˺: those ˹idols˺ you invoke besides Allah can never create ˹so much as˺ a fly, even if they ˹all˺ were to come together for that. And if a fly were to snatch anything away from them, they cannot ˹even˺ retrieve it from the fly. How powerless are those who invoke and those invoked![1]

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

[1] Another possible translation: “How weak are the seekers (i.e., the idols) and the sought (i.e., the fly)!”


O people, here is a parable set forth to you, so listen to it carefully: All those whom you invoke besides Allah can never create (even) a fly, even though they all join hands together for that. And if a fly snatches something away from them, they cannot release it from its possession. (Equally) feeble are the invoker and the invoked.

— T. Usmani


O people, an example is presented, so listen to it. Indeed, those you invoke besides Allāh will never create [as much as] a fly, even if they gathered together for it [i.e., that purpose]. And if the fly should steal from them a [tiny] thing, they could not recover it from him. Weak are the pursuer and pursued.[1]

— Saheeh International

[1]- A comparison is made here to the worshipper of a false deity and that which he worships.


People, here is an illustration, so listen carefully: those you call on beside God could not, even if they combined all their forces, create a fly, and if a fly took something away from them, they would not be able to retrieve it. How feeble are the petitioners and how feeble are those they petition!

— M.A.S. Abdel Haleem


 73. O mankind! A similitude has been coined, so listen to it (carefully): Verily those on whom you call besides Allâh, cannot create (even) a fly, even though they combine together for the purpose. And if the fly snatches away a thing from them, they will have no power to release it from the fly. So weak are (both) the seeker and the sought.

— Al-Hilali & Khan


O people, a parable is set forth: pay heed to it. Those who call upon aught other than Allah shall never be able to create even a fly, even if all of them were to come together to do that. And if the fly were to snatch away anything from them, they would not be able to recover that from it. Powerless is the supplicant; and powerless is he to whom he supplicates.1

— A. Maududi (Tafhim commentary)

[1]This parable has been cited to impress upon the idolworshipers that their deities are absolutely powerless, for even if they all collaborated to create an insignificant thing like a fly, they could not; nay, even if a fly snatched away anything from them they could not prevent it. This shows how weak they themselves are and how powerless are the idols they supplicate.


O mankind! A similitude is coined, so pay ye heed to it: Lo! those on whom ye call beside Allah will never create a fly though they combine together for the purpose. And if the fly took something from them, they could not rescue it from it. So weak are (both) the seeker and the sought!

— M. Pickthall


O men! Here is a parable set forth! listen to it! Those on whom, besides Allah, ye call, cannot create (even) a fly, if they all met together for the purpose! and if the fly should snatch away anything from them, they would have no power to release it from the fly. Feeble are those who petition and those whom they petition!

— A. Yusuf Ali


” لوگو ، ایک مثال دی جاتی ہے ، غور سے سنو جن معبودوں کو تم خدا کو چھوڑ کر پکارتے ہو وہ سب مل کر ایک مکھی بھی پیدا کرنا چاہیں تو نہیں کرسکتے۔ بلکہ اگر مکھی ان سے کوئی چیز چھین لے جائے تو وہ اسے چھڑا بھی نہیں سکتے۔ مدد چاہنے والے بھی کمزور اور جن سے مدد چاہی جاتی ہے وہ بھی کمزور۔ “

— Fe Zilal al-Qur'an


لوگو، ایک مثال دی جاتی ہے، غور سے سُنو۔ جن معبودوں کو تم خدا کو چھوڑ کر پکارتے ہو وہ سب مل کر ایک مکھی بھی پیدا کرنا چاہیں تو نہیں کر سکتے۔ بلکہ اگر مکھی ان سے کوئی چیز چھین لے جائے تو وہ اسے چھُڑا بھی نہیں سکتے۔ مدد چاہنے والے بھی کمزور اور جن سے مدد چاہی جاتی ہے وہ بھی کمزور۔ 1

— Tafheem e Qur'an - Syed Abu Ali Maududi

[1]یعنی مدد چاہنے والا تو اس لیے کسی بالاتر طاقت کی طرف  استمداد کے لیے ہاتھ پھیلاتا ہے کہ وہ کمزور  ہے۔ مگرا س غرض کے لیے یہ جن کے آگے ہاٹھ پھیلا رہے ہیں ان کی کمزوری کا حال یہ ہے  کہ وہ ایک مکھی سے بھی عہدہ برا نہیں ہوسکتے۔ اب غور کرو کہ اُن لوگوں کی کمزوری  کا کیا حال ہو گا جو خود بھی کمزور ہوں اور ان کی امیدوں کے سہارے بھی کمزور۔


لوگو! ایک مثال بیان کی جا رہی ہے، ذرا کان لگا کر سن لو! اللہ کے سوا جن جن کو تم پکارتے رہے ہو وه ایک مکھی بھی تو پیدا نہیں کر سکتے، گو سارے کے سارے ہی جمع ہو جائیں[1] ، بلکہ اگر مکھی ان سے کوئی چیز لے بھاگے تو یہ تو اسے بھی اس سے چھین نہیں[2] سکتے، بڑا بودا ہے طلب کرنے واﻻ اور بڑا بودا ہے[3] وه جس سے طلب کیا جا رہا ہے.

— Maulana Muhammad Junagarhi

[1]یعنی یہ معبودان باطل، جن کو تم، اللہ کو چھوڑ کر، مدد کے لئے پکارتے ہو، یہ سارے کے سارے جمع ہو کر ایک نہایت حقیر سی مخلوق مکھی بھی پیدا کرنا چاہیں، تو نہیں کر سکتے۔ اس کے باوجود بھی تم انہی کو حاجت روا سمجھو، تو تمہاری عقل قابل ماتم ہے۔ اس سے یہ معلوم ہوتا ہے کہ اللہ کے سوا جن کی عبادت کی جاتی رہی ہے، وہ صرف پتھر کی بےجان مورتیاں ہی نہیں ہوتی تھیں، جیسا کہ آج کل قبر پرستی کا جواز پیش کرنے ولے لوگ باور کراتے ہیں) بلکہ یہ عقل و شعور رکھنے والی چیزیں بھی تھیں۔ یعنی اللہ کے نیک بندے بھی تھے، جن کے مرنے کے بعد لوگوں نے ان کو اللہ کا شریک ٹھہرا لیا، اسی لئے اللہ عتالیٰ فرمارہا ہے کہ یہ سب اکٹھے بھی ہوجائیں تو ایک حقیر ترین شے مکھی، بھی پیدا نہیں کرسکتے، محض پتھر کی مورتیوں کو یہ چیلنج نہیں دیا جاسکتا۔

[2]یہ ان کی مزید بے بسی اور لاچارگی کا اظہار ہے کہ پیدا کرنا تو کجا، یہ تو مکھی کو پکڑ کر اس کے منہ سے اپنی وہ چیز بھی واپس نہیں لے سکتے، جو وہ ان سے چھین کر لے جائے۔

[3]طالب سے مراد، خود ساختہ معبود اور مطلوب سے مراد مکھی یا بعض کے نزدیک طالب سے، پجاری اور مطلوب سے اس کا معبود مراد ہے، حدیث قدسی میں معبود ان باطل کی بےبسی کا تذکرہ ان الفاظ میں ہے۔ اللہ تعالٰی فرماتا ہے کہ' اس سے زیادہ ظالم کون ہوگا جو میری طرح پیدا کرنا چاہتا ہے اگر کسی میں واقع یہ قدرت ہے تو وہ ایک ذرہ یا ایک جو ہی پیدا کر کے دکھا دے '۔ (صحيح بخاري، كتاب اللباس ، باب لا تدخل الملائكة بيتا فيه كلب ولا صور)


لوگو! ایک مثال بیان کی جاتی ہے اسے غور سے سنو۔ کہ جن لوگوں کو تم خدا کے سوا پکارتے ہو وہ ایک مکھی بھی نہیں بنا سکتے اگرچہ اس کے لئے سب مجتمع ہوجائیں۔ اور اگر ان سے مکھی کوئی چیز لے جائے تو اسے اس سے چھڑا نہیں سکتے۔ طالب اور مطلوب (یعنی عابد اور معبود دونوں) گئے گزرے ہیں

— Fatah Muhammad Jalandhari


اے لوگو ! ایک مثال بیان کی جاتی ہے پس اسے ذرا توجہّ سے سنو یقیناً (تمہارے وہ معبود) جنہیں تم اللہ کے سوا پکارتے ہو ایک مکھی بھی تخلیق نہیں کرسکتے اگرچہ وہ سب اس کے لیے اکٹھے ہوجائیں اور اگر مکھی ان سے کوئی چیز چھین لے جائے تو یہ اس سے وہ چیز چھڑا نہیں سکتے کس قدر کمزور ہے طالب بھی اور مطلوب بھی

— (بیان القرآن (ڈاکٹر اسرار احمد)


اے لوگو ایک مثل کہی ہے سو اس پر کان رکھو [1] جنکو تم پوجتے ہو اللہ کے سوائے ہرگز نہ بنا سکیں گے ایک مکھی اگرچہ سارے جمع ہو جائیں اور اگر کچھ چھین لے اُن سے مکھی چھڑا نہ سکیں وہ اس سے بودا ہے چاہنے والا اور جنکو چاہتا ہے [2]

— Shaykh al-Hind Mahmud al-Hasan(with Tafsir E Usmani)

[1]شرکاء اور مشرکین کمزور ہیں:یعنی مکھی بہت ہی ادنیٰ اور حقیر جانور ہے۔ جن چیزوں میں اتنی بھی قدرت نہیں کہ سب مل کر ایک مکھی پیدا کر دیں، یا مکھی ان کے چڑھاوے وغیرہ میں سے کوئی چیز لیجائے تو اس سے واپس لے سکیں ان کو  'خالق السماوات و الارضین'کے ساتھ معبودیت اور خدائی کی کرسی پر بٹھا دینا کس قدر بے حیائی حماقت اور شرمناک گستاخی ہے۔ سچ تو یہ ہے کہ مکھی بھی کمزور اور بتوں سے بڑھ کر ان کا پوجنے والا کمزور ہے جس نے ایسی حقیر اور کمزور چیز کو اپنا معبود و حاجت روا بنا لیا۔

[2]شرک کی مثال:یہ توحید کے مقابلہ میں شرک کی شناعت و قبح ظاہر کرنے کے لئے مثال بیان فرمائی جسے کان لگا کر سننا اور غوروفکر سے سمجھنا چاہئے۔ تا ایسی رکیک و ذلیل حرکت سے باز رہو۔


Logon, ek misaal di jaati hai, gaur se suno, jin maboodon ko tum khuda ko chodh kar pukarte ho woh sab milkar ek makkhi (fly) bhi paida karna chahein to nahin kar sakte, balke agar makkhi unse koi cheez cheen le jaaye to woh usey chuda bhi nahin sakte. Madad chahne waley bhi kamzoar aur jinse madad chahi jati hai woh bhi kamzoar

— Abul Ala Maududi(Roman Urdu)


اے لوگو، ایک مثال بیان کی جاتی ہے تو اس کو غور سے سنو، تم لوگ خدا کے سوا جس چیزکو پکارتے ہو، وہ ایک مکھی بھی پیدا نہیں کرسکتے اگرچہ سب کے سب اس کے ليے جمع ہوجائیں  اور اگر مکھی ان سے کچھ چھین لے تو وہ اس کو اس سے چھڑا نہیں سکتے مدد چاہنے والے بھی کمزور اور جن سے مدد چاہی گئی وہ بھی کمزور

— Maulana Wahiduddin Khan


[https://quran.com/22/73]


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Friday, September 12, 2025

No Changing Allah's Words

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The Cave (18:27)


وَٱتْلُ مَآ أُوحِىَ إِلَيْكَ مِن كِتَابِ رَبِّكَ ۖ لَا مُبَدِّلَ لِكَلِمَـٰتِهِۦ وَلَن تَجِدَ مِن دُونِهِۦ مُلْتَحَدًۭا ٢٧


Recite what has been revealed to you from the Book of your Lord. None can change His Words, nor can you find any refuge besides Him.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran


And recite what has been revealed to you of the Book of your Lord. There is no one to change His words, and you will never find a refuge beside Him.

— T. Usmani


And recite, [O Muḥammad], what has been revealed to you of the Book of your Lord. There is no changer of His words, and never will you find in other than Him a refuge.

— Saheeh International


 27. And recite what has been revealed to you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) of the Book (the Qur’ân) of your Lord (i.e. recite it, understand and follow its teachings and act on its orders and preach it to men). None can change His Words, and none will you find as a refuge other than Him.

— Al-Hilali & Khan


[Prophet], follow what has been revealed to you of your Lord’s Scripture: there is no changing His words, nor can you find any refuge except with Him.

— M.A.S. Abdel Haleem


(O Prophet),1 recite to them from the Book of your Lord what has been revealed to you for none may change His words; (and were you to make any change in His words) you will find no refuge from Him.2

— A. Maududi (Tafhim commentary)

[1]After relating the story of the sleepers of the cave, the Quran begins to review the condition of the Muslims of Makkah at the time of the revelation of the Surah.

[2]This does not mean at all that, God forbid, the Prophet (peace be upon him) was inclined to make any changes in the Quran to please the disbelievers of Makkah and was thinking of some formula of compromise with the chiefs of the Quraish which necessitated a warning that he was not authorized to do so. As a matter of tact, though this was apparently addressed to the Prophet (peace be upon him), it was really meant for the disbelievers that they should not entertain any hope whatsoever for anything like this, as if to say: You must understand it once and for all that Our Messenger is not authorized to make any changes in Our revelation, for he has to precisely convey it just as it is sent down to him. If you want to accept it, you will have to accept it in its entirety as it is being sent by the Lord of the Universe. And if you want to reject it, you may do so but you must understand it well that no modification, even in the least, will be made in it to please you. This was the answer to the repeated demand of the disbelievers: If you do insist, O Muhammad (peace be upon him), that we should accept your message in its entirety, then make certain modifications in it to accommodate some creeds and customs of our forefathers, and we will accept your message. This is our offer for a compromise and this will save our people from divsion. This demand of the disbelievers has been cited in the Quran at several places and the same answer has been given, e.g. When Our clear revelations are recited to them, those who do not expect to meet Us, say: Bring another Quran in its stead or make some amendments in it. (Surah Younus, Ayat 15).


And recite that which hath been revealed unto thee of the Scripture of thy Lord. There is none who can change His words, and thou wilt find no refuge beside Him.

— M. Pickthall


And recite (and teach) what has been revealed to thee of the Book of thy Lord: none can change His Words, and none wilt thou find as a refuge other than Him.

— A. Yusuf Ali


اے نبی ﷺ تمہارے رب کی کتاب میں سے جو کچھ تم پر وحی کیا گیا ہے اسے (جوں کا توں) سنا دو ، کوئی اس کے فرمودات کو بدل دینے کا مجاز نہیں ہے (اور اگر تم کسی کی خاطر اس میں ردو بدل کرو گے تو) اس سے بچ کر بھاگنے کے لئے کوئی جائے پناہ نہ پائو گے۔

— Fe Zilal al-Qur'an


اے نبیؐ 1، تمہارے ربّ کی کتاب میں سے جو کچھ تم پر وحی کیا گیا ہے اسے (جُوں کا تُوں)سُنا دو، کوئی اُس کے فرمودات کو بدل دینے کا مجاز نہیں ہے، (اور اگر تم کسی کی خاطر اس میں ردّو بدل کرو گے تو)اُس سے بچ کر بھاگنے کے لیے کوئی جائے پناہ نہ پاوٴ گے۔2

— Tafheem e Qur'an - Syed Abu Ali Maududi

[1]اس کا  یہ مطلب نہیں ہے کہ معاذاللہ اس وقت نبی صلی اللہ علیہ و سلم کفار مکہ کی خاطر  قرآن میں کچھ رد و بدل کر دینے اور سرداران قریش سے کچھ کم و بیش پر مصالحت کر لینے  کی سوچ رہے تھے اور اللہ تعالیٰ آپ کو اس سے منع فرما رہا تھا۔ بلکہ در اصل اس میں  روئے سخن کفار مکہ کی طرف ہے اگرچہ خطاب بظاہر نبی صلی اللہ علیہ و سلم سے ہے۔  مقصود کفار کو یہ بتانا ہے کہ محمد صلی اللہ علیہ و سلم خدا کے کلام میں اپنی طرف  سے کوئی کمی یا بیشی کرنے کے مجاز نہیں ہیں۔ ان کا کام بس یہ ہے کہ جو کچھ خدا نے نازل  کیا ہے اسے بے کم و کاست پہنچا دیں۔ تمہیں ماننا ہے تو اس پورے دین کو جوں کا توں مانو  جو خداوند عالم کی طرف سے پیش کیا جا رہا ہے۔ اور نہیں ماننا تو شوق سے نہ مانو۔  مگر یہ امید کسی حال میں نہ رکھو کہ تمہیں راضی کرنے کے لیے اس دین میں تمہاری  خواہشات کے مطابق کوئی ترمیم کی جائے گی، خواہ وہ کیسی ہی جزوی سی ترمیم ہو۔ یہ  جواب ہے اس مطالبے کا جو کفار کی طرف سے بار بار کیا جاتا تھا کہ ایسی بھی کیا ضد ہے  کہ ہم تمہاری پوری بت مان لیں۔ آخر کچھ تو ہمارے آبائی دین کے عقائد اور رسم و  رواج کی رعایت ملحوظ رکھو۔ کچھ تم ہماری مان لو، کچھ ہم تمہاری مان لیں۔ اس پر  سمجھوتہ ہو سکتا ہے اور برادری پھوٹ سے بچ سکتی ہے۔ قرآن میں ان کے اس مطالبے کا  متعدد مواقع پر ذکر کیا گیا ہے اور اس کا یہ جواب دیا گیا ہے۔ مثال کے طور پر سورہ  یونس کی آیت 15 ملاحظہ ہو :وَ اِذَا تُتْلیٰ عَلَیْہِمْ اٰیٰتُنَا بَیِّنٰتتٍ قَالَ الَّذِیْنَ  لایَرْجُوْنَ لِقَآئَ نَا ائْتِ بِقُرْاٰنٍ غَیْرِ ھٰذَآ اَوْ بَدِّلْہُ۔ ’’ جب ہماری آیات صاف صاف ان کو سنائی جاتی ہیں تو  وہ لوگ جو کبھی ہمارے سامنے حاضر ہونے کی توقع نہیں رکھتے ، کہتے ہیں کہ اس کے بجائے  کوئی اور قرآن لاؤ یا اس میں کچھ ترمیم کرو‘‘۔

[2]اصحاب  کہف کا قصہ ختم کرنے کے بعد اب یہاں سے دوسرا مضمون شروع ہو رہا ہے اور اس میں ان  حالات پر تبصرہ ہے جو اس وقت مکہ میں مسلمانوں کو در پیش تھے۔


تیری جانب جو تیرے رب کی کتاب وحی کی گئی ہے اسے پڑھتا ره[1] ، اس کی باتوں کو کوئی بدلنے واﻻ نہیں تو اس کے سوا ہرگزکوئی پناه کی جگہ نہ پائے گا.[2]

— Maulana Muhammad Junagarhi

[1]ویسے تو یہ حکم عام ہے کہ جس چیز کی بھی وحی آپ کی طرف کی جائے، اس کی تلاوت فرمائیں اور لوگوں کو اس کی تعلیم دیں۔ لیکن اصحاب کہف کے قصے کے خاتمے پر اس حکم سے مراد یہ بھی ہو سکتا ہے کہ اصحاب کہف کے بارے میں لوگ جو چاہیں، کہتے پھریں۔ لیکن اللہ تعالٰی نے اس کے بارے میں اپنی کتاب میں جو کچھ اور جتنا کچھ بیان فرما دیا ہے، وہی صحیح ہے، وہی لوگوں کو پڑھ کر سنا دیجئے، اس سے زیادہ دیگر باتوں کی طرف دھیان نہ دیجئے۔

[2]یعنی اگر اسے بیان کرنے سے گریز و انحراف کیا، یا اس کے کلمات میں تغیر و تبدیلی کی کوشش کی، تو اللہ سے آپ کو بچانے والا کوئی نہیں ہوگا۔ خطاب اگرچہ نبی (صلى الله عليه وسلم) سے ہے، لیکن اصل مخاطب امت ہے۔


اور اپنے پروردگار کی کتاب جو تمہارے پاس بھیجی جاتی ہے پڑھتے رہا کرو۔ اس کی باتوں کو کوئی بدلنے والا نہیں۔ اور اس کے سوا تم کہیں پناہ کی جگہ بھی نہیں پاؤ گے

— Fatah Muhammad Jalandhari


اور (اے نبی !) آپ تلاوت کیجیے جو آپ کی طرف وحی کی گئی ہے آپ کے رب کی کتاب میں سے اس کی باتوں کو بدلنے والا کوئی نہیں ہے اور آپ نہیں پائیں گے اس کے سوا کوئی جائے پناہ

— ((بیان القرآن (ڈاکٹر اسرار احمد)


اور پڑھ جو وحی ہوئی تجھ کو تیرے رب کی کتاب سے کوئی بدلنے والا نہیں اسکی باتیں اور کہیں نہ پائے گا تو اس کے سوائے چھپنے کو جگہ [1]

— Shaykh al-Hind Mahmud al-Hasan(with Tafsir E Usmani)

[1]آنحضرت صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کو تلاوت وحی کا حکم:پہلے  'اصحاب کہف کے قصہ پر فرمایا تھا فَلَا تُمَارِفِیۡہِمۡ  اِلَّا مِرَآءً  ظَاہِرًا ۪ وَّ لَا تَسۡتَفۡتِ  فِیۡہِمۡ  مِّنۡہُمۡ   اَحَدًا مطلب یہ ہےکہ بیکار چیزوں میں زیادہ الجھنے اور کاوش کرنے کی ضرورت نہیں۔ آپ اپنے فرض منصبی کی انجام دہی میں مشغول رہئے۔ یعنی جو جامع و مانع اور کافی و شافی کتاب تیرے رب نے مرحمت فرمائی۔ اسے پڑھ کر سناتے رہئے۔ خدا نے جو باتیں اس میں سنائیں اور جو وعدے کئےکوئی طاقت نہیں جو انہیں بدل یا ٹال سکے یا غلط ثابت کر سکے ۔ اگر کوئی ان باتوں کو بدلنے کے درپے ہو گا یا اس کتاب کےحقوق ادا کرنے میں کوتاہی کرے گا وہ خوب سمجھ لے کہ خدا کے مجرم کے لئے کہیں پناہ نہیں۔ ہاں وفاداروں کو پناہ دینے کے لئے اس کی رحمت وسیع ہے ۔ دیکھ لو 'اصحاب کہف' کو جو خدا کی باتوں پر جمے رہے ، کیسی اچھی جگہ اپنے فضل سے عنایت فرمائی۔


اور تمھارے رب کی جو کتاب تم پر وحی کی جارہی ہے اس کو سناؤ، خدا کی باتوں کو کوئی بدلنے والا نہیں  اور اس کے سوا تم کوئی پناہ نہیں پاسکتے

— Maulana Wahiduddin Khan


Aey Nabi! Tumhare Rubb ki kitaab mein se kuch tum par wahee(revelation) kiya gaya hai usye ( jun ka too /exactly) suna do. Koi uske farmudaat ko badal dene ka mijaz nahin hai, ( aur agar tum kisi ki khatir is mein radd o badal karogey to) ussey bachkar bhaagne ke liye koi jaye panaah na paogey

— Abul Ala Maududi(Roman Urdu)

[https://quran.com/18/27]


لَا مُبَدِّلَ لِكَلِمَـٰتِهِ

Surah alKahf is the centre most surah (word-wise (Q18:19:34 (وَلۡيَتَلَطَّفۡ))) in The Quran. The word advises 'caution' against the disbelievers, ...

Allah has created this world for just ends, and has written its story already. 

He has set certain tests, and there is no changing his words. 

The word (كَلِمَـٰتِهِ) has been used several times in The Quran, for example: 

  • Adam met some words (كَلِمَاتٍ) (Q2:37)
  • Abraham was tested with some words (بِكَلِمَاتٍ) (Q2:124) 
  • they were harmed till came the help of Allah, there is no changing His Words (لِكَلِمَاتِ) (Q6:34)
  • and the Word of your Lord has been fulfilled in truth and justice, there is none to change His Words (لِكَلِمَاتِهِ) He is Hearing, Knowing (Q6:115) 
  • so believe in Allah and His messenger, the 'ummi' prophet, who believes in Allah and His Words (وَكَلِمَاتِهِ), so you may be guided (Q7:158)
  • Allah intended to realise the truth with His Words (بِكَلِمَاتِهِ), and to eliminate the disbelievers (Q8:7) 
  • they will receive glad news in this life and the hereafter, there is no changing Allah's Words (لِكَلِمَاتِ), that is the mighty felicity (Q10:64) 
  • and Allah will establish the truth by His Words (بِكَلِمَاتِهِ), even though the criminals dislike it (Q10:82) 
  • there is no changer of His Words (لِكَلِمَاتِهِ) (Q18:27) 
  • if the sea were ink for the Words (لِكَلِمَاتِ) of my Lord, the sea would be exhausted before the Words (كَلِمَاتُ) of my Lord were exhausted, even if we brought the like of it to supplement it (Q18:109) 
  • if all the trees on Earth were pens, and the seas, with seven seas behind it to replenish, they would not suffice to record the Words (كَلِمَاتُ) of Allah, Allah is Might and Wise (Q31:27)
  • and Allah eliminates falsehood, and establishes the truth by His Words (بِكَلِمَاتِهِ) (Q40:24) 
  • and she accepted / confirmed / established the truth of the Words (بِكَلِمَاتِ) of her Lord (Q66:12) 

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So, going back to Surah alKahf (Q18:27), the word (كَلِمَـٰتِهِ) implies the tests and trials Allah has written in the script of this life so as to sift and separate the believers from the disbelievers, and to establish the truth, and to eliminate the disbelievers. 

Since there is no changing His Words, we need to hold firmly and take guidance from His Book. 

The world script will go on as it is meant to be: there will be tests of faith, wealth, knowledge, and power. The Believers who do small and big acts of reform, private and public acts of reform, will succeed. The Quran details the act(s) of reform (عَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ and عَمِلَ صَالِحًا) we need to undertake to live by Allah's Commands. 

  







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Tuesday, November 19, 2024

The All-Encompassing Nur of Allah

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 قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ

اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ

لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ

وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ

Say, "He (is) Allah, the One.

Allah, the Eternal, the Absolute.

Not He begets and not He is begotten.

And not is for Him equivalent any [one]."

[Al-Quran 112]


Allah is One, Only, Unique, and He is the Nur of the skies and earth:



The Quran describes Allah as the Nur of the Skies and Earth. It also informs us that Allah grants Nur to whom He wills, and guides to His Nur whom He wills. 

The Quran also informs us that through disobedience to Allah, deceived by Satan, Adam and his wife lost their 'nur' and put their nafs in 'zulm' (darkness). 

The Quran informs us that on the Day of Judgement, the successful believers will have their 'nur' shining, lighting their path, in front and  on their right, as they embark on their journey towards the Gardens promised to them in the Hereafter. 

If 'nur' is a special kind of radiation, the highest kind, then we can take the example of gamma radiation, the highest known level of the electromagnetic spectrum, as an example to help us understand how:
    Allah can see everything
    the nafs receives nur, and reflects it, and  
    it is invisible to our naked eye, yet it exists and fluctuates in intensity as well.
 

The Quran informs us that the sign of the night has been made obscure. It also informs us that the moon is made/ appointed (جَعَلَ) a 'nur'. When the moon is observed in gamma radiation, the moon is actually brighter than even the sun. It receives and reflects gamma radiation. Also, we can even note that the gamma radiation from the sun is very less, and very infrequent. Naturally, scientists try to describe gamma radiation according to their own knowledge base and inferences. However, The Quran is quite clear that Allah grants 'nur' to whom He wills.    

Attribution: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a013200/a013236/MoonvsTimesingleimageen.jpg

Fermi Sees the Moon in Gamma Rays


It is theorised that if anyone has Gamma vision, that person would be able to see everything, and nothing would be hidden. Now, if scientists can detect gamma rays with their devices, imagine how the 'nur' of the believers would be on the Day of Judgement. The Quran informs us that the believers would pray that day for the perfection/ completion of that light. 

Allah's Nur is perfect and complete. Allah is the source of the Nur of the skies and earth. Allah can see everything, everywhere, always. Nothing is hidden from Him. 





Related posts

The Unique Nafs of Allah 

Nur vs Zulm 

Radioactive Human 

Gamma Rays, Visible Light & The Electromagnetic Spectrum 





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Monday, November 18, 2024

The Unique Nafs of Allah

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 قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ

اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ

لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ

وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ

Say, "He (is) Allah, the One.

Allah, the Eternal, the Absolute.

Not He begets and not He is begotten.

And not is for Him equivalent any [one]."

[Al-Quran 112]


Allah warns us against His Nafs: 

لَّا يَتَّخِذِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ أَوْلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۖ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ فَلَيْسَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ فِى شَىْءٍ إِلَّآ أَن تَتَّقُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ تُقَىٰةًۭ ۗ وَيُحَذِّرُكُمُ ٱللَّهُ نَفْسَهُۥ ۗ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمَصِيرُ ٢٨

Believers should not take disbelievers as guardians instead of the believers—and whoever does so will have nothing to hope for from Allah—unless it is a precaution against their tyranny. And Allah warns you about Himself. And to Allah is the final return.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

Let not believers take disbelievers as allies [i.e., supporters or protectors] rather than believers. And whoever [of you] does that has nothing [i.e., no association] with Allāh, except when taking precaution against them in prudence.[1] And Allāh warns you of Himself, and to Allāh is the [final] destination.

— Saheeh International

[1]When fearing harm from an enemy, the believer may pretend as long as his heart and intention are not affected.


قُلْ إِن تُخْفُوا۟ مَا فِى صُدُورِكُمْ أَوْ تُبْدُوهُ يَعْلَمْهُ ٱللَّهُ ۗ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ قَدِيرٌۭ ٢٩

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Whether you conceal what is in your hearts or reveal it, it is known to Allah. For He knows whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And Allah is Most Capable of everything.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

Say, "Whether you conceal what is in your breasts or reveal it, Allāh knows it. And He knows that which is in the heavens and that which is on the earth. And Allāh is over all things competent.

— Saheeh International


يَوْمَ تَجِدُ كُلُّ نَفْسٍۢ مَّا عَمِلَتْ مِنْ خَيْرٍۢ مُّحْضَرًۭا وَمَا عَمِلَتْ مِن سُوٓءٍۢ تَوَدُّ لَوْ أَنَّ بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَهُۥٓ أَمَدًۢا بَعِيدًۭا ۗ وَيُحَذِّرُكُمُ ٱللَّهُ نَفْسَهُۥ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ رَءُوفٌۢ بِٱلْعِبَادِ ٣٠

˹Watch for˺ the Day when every soul will be presented with whatever good it has done. And it will wish that its misdeeds were far off. And Allah warns you about Himself. And Allah is Ever Gracious to ˹His˺ servants.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

The Day every soul will find what it has done of good present [before it] and what it has done of evil, it will wish that between itself and that [evil] was a great distance. And Allāh warns you of Himself, and Allāh is Kind to [His] servants."

— Saheeh International

[Al-Quran 3:28-30] 

Allah explicitly mentions His Nafs, and warns us against His Own Nafs. Since the word nafs is variously translated, instead of retaining the word 'Nafs' or translating it as 'Soul', therefore the clarity is not readily visible. 


There is no nafs like Allah's Nafs: 

Allah is the Fatir, meaning separator. Allah has created humans from a single nafs which He separated and created their pair, through which they procreated. This fact is explicitly stated in Q4:1, Q6:98, Q7:189,  and Q39:6. Then, in Surah ash-Shuraa, we read: 

فَاطِرُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ جَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ أَزْوَٰجًۭا وَمِنَ ٱلْأَنْعَـٰمِ أَزْوَٰجًۭا ۖ يَذْرَؤُكُمْ فِيهِ ۚ لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِۦ شَىْءٌۭ ۖ وَهُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْبَصِيرُ ١١

˹He is˺ the Originator of the heavens and the earth. He has made for you spouses from among yourselves, and ˹made˺ mates for cattle ˹as well˺—multiplying you ˹both˺. There is nothing like Him, for He ˹alone˺ is the All-Hearing, All-Seeing.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

[He is] Creator of the heavens and the earth. He has made for you from yourselves, mates, and among the cattle, mates; He multiplies you thereby. There is nothing like unto Him,[1] and He is the Hearing, the Seeing.[2]

— Saheeh International

[1]See footnotes to 17:1.

[2]There is no similarity whatsoever between the Creator and His creation in essence, in attributes or in deed.

[Al-Quran 42:11]

Allah is the Fatir (Separator) of the skies and earth. The word for originator or inventor is 'Badee', and the word for creator is 'Khaliq'.  The root of word 'Fatir' lends itself to words meaning separation, tearing, etc. Q42:11 is describing the quality of Allah as the Separator of the Skies and Earth; the Appointer of our spouses from our nafs, and the appointer of the cattle's spouses from their own nafs, through which He multiplies us all. Then, the ayat states that there is nothing like Allah, He is the All-Hearing, All-Seeing.  

This means it is explicitly stating that there is no nafs like Allah's Nafs. 

Allah's Nafs is unique. 

Allah is the One and Only Ilah. 

There is no other Ilah. 

So, we read in Surah Aal-e-Imran: 

شَهِدَ ٱللَّهُ أَنَّهُۥ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ وَٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ وَأُو۟لُوا۟ ٱلْعِلْمِ قَآئِمًۢا بِٱلْقِسْطِ ۚ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ١٨

Allah ˹Himself˺ is a Witness that there is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him—and so are the angels and people of knowledge. He is the Maintainer of justice. There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him—the Almighty, All-Wise.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

Allāh witnesses that there is no deity except Him, and [so do] the angels and those of knowledge - [that He is] maintaining [creation] in justice. There is no deity except Him, the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

— Saheeh International


إِنَّ ٱلدِّينَ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْإِسْلَـٰمُ ۗ وَمَا ٱخْتَلَفَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَهُمُ ٱلْعِلْمُ بَغْيًۢا بَيْنَهُمْ ۗ وَمَن يَكْفُرْ بِـَٔايَـٰتِ ٱللَّهِ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَرِيعُ ٱلْحِسَابِ ١٩

Certainly, Allah’s only Way is Islam.[1] Those who were given the Scripture did not dispute ˹among themselves˺ out of mutual envy until knowledge came to them.[2] Whoever denies Allah’s signs, then surely Allah is swift in reckoning.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

[1] i.e., full submission to the Will of Allah.

[2] No community split into believers and disbelievers until they received the knowledge given by their prophet.

Indeed, the religion in the sight of Allāh is Islām. And those who were given the Scripture did not differ except after knowledge had come to them - out of jealous animosity between themselves. And whoever disbelieves in the verses of Allāh, then indeed, Allāh is swift in [taking] account.

— Saheeh International

[Al-Quran 3:18-19]


There is no divine family: 

وَجَعَلُوا۟ لِلَّهِ شُرَكَآءَ ٱلْجِنَّ وَخَلَقَهُمْ ۖ وَخَرَقُوا۟ لَهُۥ بَنِينَ وَبَنَـٰتٍۭ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍۢ ۚ سُبْحَـٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَـٰلَىٰ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ ١٠٠

Yet they associate the jinn[1] with Allah ˹in worship˺, even though He created them, and they falsely attribute to Him sons[2] and daughters[3] out of ignorance. Glorified and Exalted is He above what they claim!

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

[1] Jinn are another creation of Allah, made of “smokeless fire,” and inhabit a realm parallel to our own. Like us, they have free will and can choose guidance or disobedience.

[2] i.e., “Jesus” in Christian belief.

[3] i.e., “the angels” in pre-Islamic Arab tradition. 

But they have attributed to Allāh partners - the jinn, while He has created them - and have fabricated for Him sons and daughters without knowledge. Exalted is He and high above what they describe.

— Saheeh International


Allah informs us even more explicitly that His Nafs has no companion nafs, and therefore no progeny:  

بَدِيعُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لَهُۥ وَلَدٌۭ وَلَمْ تَكُن لَّهُۥ صَـٰحِبَةٌۭ ۖ وَخَلَقَ كُلَّ شَىْءٍۢ ۖ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمٌۭ ١٠١

˹He is˺ the Originator of the heavens and earth. How could He have children when He has no mate? He created all things and has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of everything.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

[He is] Originator of the heavens and the earth. How could He have a son when He does not have a companion [i.e., wife] and He created all things? And He is, of all things, Knowing.

— Saheeh International


ذَٰلِكُمُ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّكُمْ ۖ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ خَـٰلِقُ كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ فَٱعْبُدُوهُ ۚ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ وَكِيلٌۭ ١٠٢

That is Allah—your Lord! There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him. ˹He is˺ the Creator of all things, so worship Him ˹alone˺. And He is the Maintainer of everything.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

That is Allāh, your Lord; there is no deity except Him, the Creator of all things, so worship Him. And He is Disposer of all things.

— Saheeh International


لَّا تُدْرِكُهُ ٱلْأَبْصَـٰرُ وَهُوَ يُدْرِكُ ٱلْأَبْصَـٰرَ ۖ وَهُوَ ٱللَّطِيفُ ٱلْخَبِيرُ ١٠٣

No vision can encompass Him, but He encompasses all vision. For He is the Most Subtle, All-Aware.[1] 

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

[1] No one is able to see Allah in this world, but there is extensive evidence in the Quran and the teachings of the Prophet (ﷺ) that the believers will be able to see their Lord on the Day of Judgment.


Vision perceives Him not,[1] but He perceives [all] vision; and He is the Subtle,[2] the Aware.[3]

— Saheeh International

[1]See footnote in 6:18.

[2]Perceptive of the most precise and unapparent matters and the intricacies of all affairs.  Also, He who benefits His servants in indiscernible ways.

[3]In the life of this world.  The people of Paradise will be able to see Allāh in the Hereafter.  See 75:22-23.

[Al-Quran 6:101-103]

Allah is the inventor / originator (badee | بَدِيعُ) of the skies and earth. He has created everything. Since He does not have a female companion, He also does not have any progeny. There is no divine family, no divine lineage, no gods and goddesses. Allah is the one and only true God.  


Consistency of the Scriptures 

Allah's Nafs has no partner, no mate [Q6:101]. He is unique in His Nafs [Q42:11]. 

In the Bible, we read that God created humans in His Image, to rule upon all creatures (Genesis 1 26-27-28). 

In The Quran, we read, the nature/separation (Fitrat) of Allah upon which He has natured/separated humans (fatara-anNaas) [Q30:30]. 

So, the message is consistent within the scripture, and across the scriptures: 

  • Allah is One and Only, 
  • Unique in His Nafs 
  • There is no creature like Him 
  • Humans have been natured upon Allah's Fitrat.  








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Last updated on: November 19, 2024


Wednesday, August 14, 2024

Northern Lights

Âurora Borealis  

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[Canada, August 12, 2024; Aurora photographed between 12am - 1am]


Northern lights, known as Aurora Borealis, is a spectacle of colours which appear as curtains of light, like when a movie ends and curtains close on the stage ... they appear as faint whitish or greenish, growing stronger and redder, and then fading back. The night sky becomes colourful. At the zenith (directly overhead, top of the sky), there appears a swirl of lights, taking on various shapes. It is a dome of lights radiating all around the sky. A vortex of fluid colours. 

The colours are caused by ionisation of gases in the Earth's atmosphere as it experiences a geomagnetic storm. Scientists link it to solar activity, such as solar flares and coronal mass ejections. The Earth is naturally protected by its magnetic field which forms an invisible shield around it. As the atmosphere is hit by a solar wind, these incoming winds ionise the gases in the atmosphere. Different gases give off different lights. Regions near the Earth's magnetic poles are able to witness this spectacular display of dancing colours, fluidly moving across the sky. 

The Sun, a creation of Allah, is throwing charged particles, and we are constantly being protected from it. The damage that is being done by it, in the atmosphere, is visible in colours. Now, consider what Surah ar-Rahman mentions about a future event: 

فَإِذَا ٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتْ وَرْدَةًۭ كَٱلدِّهَانِ ٣٧

And when the heaven is split open and becomes rose-colored like oil -

— Saheeh International


When the sky is rent asunder, and it becomes red like ointment:

— A. Yusuf Ali


فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٣٨

So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? -

— Saheeh International


Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?

— A. Yusuf Ali

[Al-Quran 55:37-38]


In Surah an-Nazi'at, we read a series of abstract statements: 

وَٱلنَّـٰزِعَـٰتِ غَرْقًۭا ١

By the forceful chargers

وَٱلنَّـٰشِطَـٰتِ نَشْطًۭا ٢

raring to go,

وَٱلسَّـٰبِحَـٰتِ سَبْحًۭا ٣

sweeping ahead at full stretch,

فَٱلسَّـٰبِقَـٰتِ سَبْقًۭا ٤

overtaking swiftly

فَٱلْمُدَبِّرَٰتِ أَمْرًۭا ٥

to bring the matter to an end,

يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ ٱلرَّاجِفَةُ ٦

on the Day when the blast reverberates

تَتْبَعُهَا ٱلرَّادِفَةُ ٧

and the second blast follows,

قُلُوبٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ وَاجِفَةٌ ٨

hearts will tremble

أَبْصَـٰرُهَا خَـٰشِعَةٌۭ ٩

and eyes will be downcast.

يَقُولُونَ أَءِنَّا لَمَرْدُودُونَ فِى ٱلْحَافِرَةِ ١٠

They say, ‘What? shall we be brought back to life,

أَءِذَا كُنَّا عِظَـٰمًۭا نَّخِرَةًۭ ١١

after we have turned into decayed bones?’ and they say,

قَالُوا۟ تِلْكَ إِذًۭا كَرَّةٌ خَاسِرَةٌۭ ١٢

‘Such a return is impossible!’

فَإِنَّمَا هِىَ زَجْرَةٌۭ وَٰحِدَةٌۭ ١٣

But all it will take is a single blast,

فَإِذَا هُم بِٱلسَّاهِرَةِ ١٤

and they will be back above ground.

[Al-Quran 79:1-14; Translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem]

Imagine when Allah splits the sky open and all havoc is let lose upon the Earth. Then, what will be the state of the sky, and who will protect those on Earth from it? 

In Surah Ibrahim, we read: 


رَبَّنَا ٱغْفِرْ لِى وَلِوَٰلِدَىَّ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلْحِسَابُ ٤١

Our Lord, forgive me and my parents and the believers the Day the account is established."

وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَـٰفِلًا عَمَّا يَعْمَلُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ ۚ إِنَّمَا يُؤَخِّرُهُمْ لِيَوْمٍۢ تَشْخَصُ فِيهِ ٱلْأَبْصَـٰرُ ٤٢

And never think that Allāh is unaware of what the wrongdoers do. He only delays them [i.e., their account] for a Day when eyes will stare [in horror].

[Al-Quran 14:41-42, Translation: Saheeh International]


From ancient times till today, sun-worship has been going on. The ancient Egyptians worshipped the Sun, and the modern Japanese people worship the sun. They both believe that their king is a descendant of the Sun. So, it is not out of place that in Surah an-Nazi'at we are informed about the Pharaoh declaring himself as the supreme god, and then being punished for his audacious false claim [Q79:15-26].  

Immediately after that, attention is drawn towards the sky: 

ءَأَنتُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَمِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ ۚ بَنَىٰهَا ٢٧

Which is harder to create: you people or the sky that He built,

رَفَعَ سَمْكَهَا فَسَوَّىٰهَا ٢٨

raising it high and perfecting it,

وَأَغْطَشَ لَيْلَهَا وَأَخْرَجَ ضُحَىٰهَا ٢٩

giving darkness to its night and bringing out its morning brightness,

وَٱلْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ دَحَىٰهَآ ٣٠

and the earth, too, He spread out,

[Al-Quran 79:27-30; Translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem]


We have been given a lifetime of free-will and guidance to choose for ourselves how we want to be recompensed, where we would like to spend our eternity, before the overwhelming event arrives. That will be the Day of Recompense. 


Thus, Surah an-Nazi'at concludes: 

يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلسَّاعَةِ أَيَّانَ مُرْسَىٰهَا ٤٢

They ask you [Prophet] about the Hour,

فِيمَ أَنتَ مِن ذِكْرَىٰهَآ ٤٣

saying, ‘When will it arrive?’, but how can you tell [them that]?

إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ مُنتَهَىٰهَآ ٤٤

Its time is known only to your Lord;

إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُنذِرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰهَا ٤٥

you are only sent to warn those who fear it.

كَأَنَّهُمْ يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَهَا لَمْ يَلْبَثُوٓا۟ إِلَّا عَشِيَّةً أَوْ ضُحَىٰهَا ٤٦

On the Day they see it, it will seem they lingered [in this life] an evening [at most,] or its morning.

[Al-Quran 79:42-46; Translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem]



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Last updated on: October 6, 2024


Saturday, January 6, 2024

THE CREATOR I and THE CREATORS WE

 

 قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ
اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ
لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ
وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ

Say, "He (is) Allah, the One.
Allah, the Eternal, the Absolute.
Not He begets and not He is begotten.
And not is for Him equivalent any [one]."
[Al-Quran 112]


The following excerpt is copied from Human: Body or Soul? 



THE CREATOR  I and THE CREATORS WE 

بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ
 أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لَهُ وَلَدٌ وَلَمْ تَكُن لَّهُ صَاحِبَةٌ
 وَخَلَقَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ

Originator (of) the heavens and the earth. 
How can be for Him a son while not (there) is for Him a companion, 
and He created every thing? And He (is) of every thing All-Knower. 
[Al-Quran 6:101] 


The Quran uses various words to inform us that it is Allah who has conceived, designed, originated, created and increases in creation, governs, sustains; and it is Allah to whom the Kingdom of the heavens and earth belongs. Therefore, Allah is the only Deity (ilah) and He alone is worthy of worship. Everything else is created, and no matter how great a task any created being may be entrusted with, everyone and everything, except Allah, is created and is serving Allah. 

2:117 informs us that Allah is بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ

7:54 informs us that اللَّهُ الَّذِي خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ 

35:1 informs us that الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ فَاطِرِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ 

If we look at the usage of these words across the Quran, we find that 'badee' and 'fatara' are used exclusively as the acts of Allah, while 'khalaqa' is used for Allah and other beings. I think 'badee' means Inventor of creation, while 'fatara' means Separator of creation into individual units/beings.      

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Moreover, wherever the act of creation is referred to using the root letters [kha-lam-qaf], it seems to imply creating something from something: humans are created from 'teen', jinns are created from 'naar', and probably [kha-lam-qaf] implies and/or allows for creation after a set pattern. Even where Jesus' miraculous ability to create a bird from 'teen' is mentioned, the root [kha-lam-qaf] is used, and it is clearly mentioned that Jesus was able to do so by Allah's permission (Q3:49, Q5:110). 

I understand that in the grand governance of the heavens and earth, Allah has created some beings with mighty powers and entrusted some of the task of creation [kha-lam-qaf] to them. It seems that they are also entrusted with preparing the scriptures. However, Al-Quran 10:37 clarifies:

وَمَا كَانَ هَٰذَا الْقُرْآنُ أَن يُفْتَرَىٰ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ
 وَلَٰكِن تَصْدِيقَ الَّذِي بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَتَفْصِيلَ الْكِتَابِ
 لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ مِن رَّبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ

And not is this the Quran, that (it could be) produced by other than Allah, 
but (it is) a confirmation (of that) which (was) before it and a detailed explanation (of) the Book,
 (there is) no doubt in it, from (the) Lord (of) the worlds. 

So, I infer that the acts of creation, and the preparation and revelation of the scriptures are all done under the instruction, guidance, supervision and control of Allah. Creation belongs to Allah and the scriptures are from Allah for our guidance. Al-Quran 2:252 states:
These (are the) ayaat (of) Allah, 
We recite them to you in [the] truth. 
And indeed, you (are) surely of the Messengers.  

Al-Quran 4:163-166 states: 
Indeed, We have revealed to you as We revealed to Nuh and the Prophets after him, and We revealed to Ibrahim and Ismail, and Ishaq and Yaqub, and the tribes, and Isa and Ayyub, and Yunus, and Harun and Sulaiman and We gave (to) Dawood the Zaboor.
And Messengers surely We (have) mentioned them to you before and Messengers not We (have) mentioned them to you. And Allah spoke (to) Musa (in a) conversation.
Messengers, bearers of glad tidings and warners, so that not there is for the mankind against Allah any argument after the Messengers. And Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise.
But Allah bears witness to what He (has) revealed to you. He has sent it down with His Knowledge and the Angels bear witness. And Allah is sufficient (as) a Witness.

However, that does not make these beings gods, nor do they ask to be taken as 'ilah' instead of Allah. Rather, they reiterate across the Quran that there is only one God (ilah). They do not make themselves known to us by their names or forms. In Al-Quran 37:164-166, they state:

وَمَا مِنَّا إِلَّا لَهُ مَقَامٌ مَّعْلُومٌ
وَإِنَّا لَنَحْنُ الصَّافُّونَ
وَإِنَّا لَنَحْنُ الْمُسَبِّحُونَ

"And not among us except for him (is) a position known. 
And indeed, we surely, [we] stand in rows. 
And indeed, we surely, [we] glorify (Allah)." 

As for polytheism, it is stated very clearly in the Quran that those who the polytheists take as their gods are nothing but Jinns (dJinns or genies), and that the Jinns are not the creators, nor do they have any such power or ability to make them worthy of any deification, worship or obedience. 

In fact, in the story of Adam, whom Allah created Himself, the Quran is very clear that Adam was honoured because of the knowledge that Allah endowed him with, and those with lesser knowledge were asked to submit/prostrate to Adam. When Iblis was questioned why he didn't obey God, Allah is quoted thus: He said, [Al-Quran 38:75]

قَالَ يَا إِبْلِيسُ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَن تَسْجُدَ لِمَا خَلَقْتُ بِيَدَيَّ
 أَسْتَكْبَرْتَ أَمْ كُنتَ مِنَ الْعَالِينَ

"O Iblis! What prevented you that you (should) prostrate to (one) whom I created with My Hands? Are you arrogant or are you of the exalted ones?"  

Surah al-Jinn is very clear about the condition of the Jinns, how the secrets of the heavens are protected and they prevented from it, and that whenever Allah sends any message through a chosen messenger, Allah ensures that the messenger and the messages are well-guarded, protected, brought and delivered.  

And Allah knows best. 


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