Most Common Questions asked by Non-Muslims
who have some knowledge of Islam
who have some knowledge of Islam
Q14. One day in the sight of Allah is 1,000 OR 50,000 years
Question:
A
particular verse of the Qur’an says that one day in the sight of Allah is equal
to1000 years. In another verse of the Qur’an it says that one day is equal to
50,000years. Isn’t the Qur’an contradicting itself?
ONE DAY IN THE SIGHT OF ALLAH IS 1,000 OR 50,000 YEARS
Answer:
- Time of Allah is incomparable to earthly time
The
Qur’an says in two verses, (22:47 and 32:5), that the measure of one day in the
sight of Allah is equal to 1,000 years of our reckoning. In another verse
(70:4) it says that the measure of one day in the sight of Allah is equal to
50,000 years of our reckoning.
These
verses generally mean that the time of Allah (swt) is incomparable to the earthly
time. The examples given are of one thousand years and fifty thousand years of
the earthly time. In other words thousands of years or a very, very long time
of the earth a day in the sight of Allah is equal to:
- Yaum also means Period
The
Arabic word used in all these three verses is yaum, which, besides meaning a day
also means a long period, or an epoch. If you translate the word yaum correctly
as ‘period’ there will be no confusion.
a) The verse from Surah Hajj reads as:
“Yet
they ask thee to hasten on the Punishment! but Allah will not fail in His promise.
Verily a Day in the sight of thy Lord is like a thousand years of your reckoning”.
[Al-Qur’an 22:47]
When the unbelievers asked to hasten the punishment the Qur’an says Allah will not fail in His promise. Verily a period in the sight of Allah is like a thousand years of your reckoning.
b) The verse from Surah Al-Sajdah says:
“He
rules (all) affairs from the heavens to the earth: in the end will (all
affairs) group. To Him, on a Day, the space whereof will be (as) a thousand
years of your reckoning”.
[Al-Qur’an 32:5]
This verse indicates that a period required for all the affairs to go up to Allah (swt), is a thousand years of our reckoning.
c) A verse from Surah Al-Maarij says:
“The
angels and the spirit ascend unto Him in a Day the measure whereof is (as) fifty
thousand years”.
[Al-Qur’an 70:4]
This verse means that the period required for angels and the spirits to ascend unto Allah (swt) is fifty thousand years.
d) The period for two different acts need not be the same. For example the period required for me to travel to destination ‘A’ say Vashi is one hour and the period required for me to travel to destination ‘B’ i.e. Kashmir is 50 hours. This does not indicate that I am making two contradictory statements.
Thus the verses of the Qur’an not only do not contradict each other, they are also in perfect harmony with established modern scientific facts.
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