seekeroftruth
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Quran 32:In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful.
1. Alif, Lam, Meem.
2. The revelation of the Book, without a doubt, is from the Lord of the Universe.
3. Yet they say, “He made it up.” In fact, it is the Truth from your Lord, to warn a people who received no warner before you, that they may be guided.
4. God is He who created the heavens and the earth and everything between them in six days, and then established Himself on the Throne. Apart from Him, you have no master and no intercessor. Will you not reflect?
5. He regulates all affairs, from the heavens, to the earth. Then it ascends to Him on a Day the length of which is a thousand years by your count.
6. That is the Knower of the Invisible and the Visible, the Powerful, the Merciful.
7. He who perfected everything He created, and originated the creation of man from clay.
8. Then made his reproduction from an extract of an insignificant fluid.
9. Then He proportioned him, and breathed into him of His Spirit. Then He gave you the hearing, and the eyesight, and the brains—but rarely do you give thanks.
10. And they say, “When we are lost into the earth, shall we be in a new creation?” In fact, they deny the meeting with their Lord.
11. Say, “The angel of death put in charge of you will reclaim you. Then to your Lord you will be returned.”
The commentary is working this morning.Makkah had not seen a prophet before the advent of the Holy Prophet Mu√ammad, who was the only Prophet raised among the descendants of Ishmael.
Al-Amr or the Affair is the Affair of Islåm, and its ordering or regulation from heaven to earth means that it comes from heaven and will be established firmly on earth. Then we are told that it will ascend to God in a day, the measure of which is a thousand years according to human reckoning, which means that it will receive a set-back for a thousand years. As regards the period of its firmness, we are told in a √adßth that it will retain its purity for three centuries: “The best of the generations is my generation, then those who follow them, then those who follow them, then after them will come people who will pride themselves in abundance of wealth and love plumpness” According to another √adßth: “There will come a people in which there is no good” . The words of another are: “A crooked way — they are not of me nor am I of them”. That there is a prophecy here is shown by the next verse, which says, Such is the Knower of the unseen and the seen. Thus we have here a prophecy relating to the future of Islåm. This prophecy was made known at a time when there was not the least indication that Islåm would be established in the earth; it was the middle of the Makkan period, when the cause of Islåm was utterly hopeless. At that time the Prophet was told that Islåm would be firmly established at first. That the cause would go on advancing for three centuries is made clear by the Prophet’s saying. After that the cause of Islåm would be chequered and it would have its set-backs, which would continue for a thousand years. The limitation of the period of chequering shows clearly that, after that, the advancement of Islåm will again be as unhampered as it was in its early stages in the time of the Prophet and after him.
a. See 23:12– 14, where the various stages through which man passes in his creation are spoken of in detail, and 23:12a. The wonderful beauty of creation from the atom to the most brilliant star in the realm of matter, and from the smallest ant to the most developed form of life in man, could not have been known to an unlearned Arabian 1,300 years ago, yet he sees, as stated here, that everything that was created was beautiful. This beauty in creation undoubtedly emanated from the same Source, from the Great Creator Who, according to the Holy Qur’ån, has the “most beautiful names”.
This verse shows that the spirit of God is breathed into every man. This points to a mystical relation between human nature and Divine nature. The word r∂√ does not here mean the animal soul, because the animal soul is common to man and the animal kingdom. It is something which distinguishes man from the animal world. It is due to this spirit Divine that he rules the creation and it is due to the same Divine spirit in him that he receives a new life after death — a life in which he lives in God and with God — the meeting with God or liqå Allåh, as it is called in v. 10.
So just like in the Bible... what we feel is a 1,000 years is only a day to God.Let me put that in terms as I understand them. A year in human years is like seven years to a dog. That puppy that joined the family a year ago.... is a seven year old in his mind. So pack his bookbag.... that year old puppy is a seven year old that needs to go to school... am I right?
Now.... look at God compared to us..... it takes 1,000 years for a human to get through one Godly day! I mean.... by the time God is one day older.... I've aged 1,000 years. If I were to just drop dead....my whole body would be decayed back to dust by the next day in God's world. God is a lot more experienced at everything than any human!
We're not even smart enough to survive a single day without God.
People say it's impossible for the Bible to be real.... after all... they say.... after all.... the world was more than a few thousand years old in human years when Jesus was born. But if God had only been working for three days [His Time] it would be 3,000 years our time. I've been alive for 71 years.... but to God.... that's like a second on God's clock!
Can you imagine how God laughs when He hears us chattering about wages and expenses? To Him we haven't been alive for even a second and we're already crying that the fat cat is doing us wrong.
This chapter is called by two titles. In the Quran in English [where I copy the verses from] it is called "Adoration"..... but on the site that provides the commentary for me to copy and paste [most days]... it is called "Prostration". It confused me at first... and then I realized.... if we adore Him... we bow to Him... making us Prostrate ourselves to Him in Adoration.
But the mindblower... is the quote that is just like the one in the Bible.... Verse 5.... a day to God is like 1,000 years to us. 2 Peter 3:8.
Verse 5 matches 2 Peter 3:8
