destiny

  • Can The Time of Death (AJAL) Change According to the Qur’an?

    اللَّهُ يَتَوَفَّى الْأَنفُسَ حِينَ مَوْتِهَا وَالَّتِي لَمْ تَمُتْ فِي مَنَامِهَا ۖ فَيُمْسِكُ الَّتِي قَضَىٰ عَلَيْهَا الْمَوْتَ وَيُرْسِلُ الْأُخْرَىٰ إِلَىٰ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى ۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَSahih InternationalAllah takes the souls at the time of their death, and those that do not die [He takes] during their sleep. Then He keeps those for which…

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  • Theology: Free-will & Destiny – Why does God allow babies to die without being tested? Mu’tazili vs Ash’ari

    Theology: Free-will & Destiny – What is the destiny of the baby who dies in this world? There is a famous debate narrated between Abu’l Hasan al-Ash`ari and his teacher Abu ‘Ali al-Jubbaa’i: Abu’l Hasan al-Ash`ari who until this point had been from the Mu`tazilah) said to his ustadh, Abu `Ali al-Jubbaa’i: “What do you…

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