Question And He created seven skies (heavens) in two days, and taught each sky its duties. And He adorned the nearest sky (or: the sky of this world) with lamps (stars)… (Fussilat 41: 12). It states that God took two days to create the heavens. I have always held the belief of “KunFayakun“, (i.e. be […]
What About Seven Heavens?
Question Allah Ta’alah says in the Qur’an that He created ‘seven “skies” in layers (Tibaqa)’. Now what is meant by “skies” and what are layers or Tabaqs? There are a few more such questions, which must be answered in scientific terms as this world is now a ‘scientific world’. We must be able to answer […]
‘Mi’raj’ or the Ascension of the Prophet (pbuh)
Question I would like to know about the “WAQIA-I-MAIRAJ“1 which describes the journey of our prophet to God. Please I want to know it on scientific grounds if possible. Answer When someone says: “I would like to understand such and such action of God, on scientific grounds”, it really implies that the scientific laws which […]
The Word ‘Muslim’ in the Qur’an
Question I was reading the Qur’an recently and passed over the word “Muslim“, as one often does while reading the Qur’an. The term’s English definition, to my knowledge, is “one who submits to God”. Now does this mean that the term Muslim encompasses all the individuals who submit to God including other People of the […]