Controversial Questions about Islam

Controversial Questions about Islam and Comments
becomes a present.
4. Imaginations of things that could happen when the required
circumstances exist.
To the knowledge of God, everything is present, no past or future
or possibility.
It is also true that human knowledge is limited by place. For
example, the one looking from a higher place sees more things than
the one looking from a lower place. Also the one standing at an
intersection sees more than the one standing on only one street,
away from the intersection. It means, some of the things can be seen
by the first and have become part of his knowledge, but to the other
they do not exist or they are speculations.
On the other hand, the knowledge of Allah is not limited by place
or location. There is nothing, which is hidden behind another, rather
everything is present and his knowledge encompasses all.
A human’s knowledge is restricted by his limited means of
acquiring knowledge. In fact some insects and animals have
superior senses than man. The sharp eyesight of a cat in the dark is
well known, and the sharp sense of smell of a dog is also common
knowledge.
On the other hand, the knowledge of Allah is not restricted by
limited senses. He is perfect in everything. Allah says: {And you
(O Muhammad) are not occupied with any business and you recite
not a portion of this (Scripture) and you (people) perform no act,
but We are Witness of you when you are engaged therein. And not
an atom’s weight in the earth or in the sky escapes your Lord, nor
what is less than that or greater than that, but it is (written) in a clear
book.} (1)
Al-qadar is but a perfect and accurate record of everything that
occurs in the universe, recorded from the knowledge of Allah which
is not limited by the factors of time, place or the limitation of senses.
It is not a decree, which cannot be violated, but a perfect record,
which is not subject to mistake. From this fact came the belief that:
(1) Holy Quraan, 10: 61.
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