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Is ALLAH, A GOD Of The Gap?
Is ALLAH, a God of the gap
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Is ALLAH, A GOD Of The Gap?
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God is the Creator, and the forces of nature are part of His creation. Even if we fill the gaps in our understanding with further details about cause and effect, that does not change the fundamental fact that God is the Creator of both the causes and their effects.
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Dear Dr Irfan Sahib
I sent a note on receiving your “No Reply” email. Please advise if my email to No Reply will be attended to OR I’ve to and MUST use this Forum/Platform.
May I request you to allow me to send an email as a start and then you decide whether to proceed with emails or not.
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I do not receive official mail. If you have any specific queries, let us know here, please.
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F.A.O. Dr Irfan Shahzad
Allow me to state this that I am just a simple man with curious mind and some knowledge – NOT Hearsay or Antidotes.
Just want to learn and explore the Message!
You are a scholar and I have utmost respect for your views and grateful for your help.
There is some mention in your Forum that a discussion should be supported by CONTEXT and REFERENCE to Source.
Forgive me and let me assure you that any questions I will raise will be based on authentic literature. No doubt you will be able to connect the dots.
However should you at any time require for me to provide evidence of the source material, I shall be happy to do so.
It is undeniable (BELIEF) that Allah AlMighty that has created this Earth and Millions of LIFE FORMs on Earth and Trillions and Trillions of Galaxies in the Cosmos, YET it could not create one language for the Human Beings.
Mother Tongue being in Thousands of Forms have created huge wars and mayhem among the Human Beings – The Ashraful-Makhlooquat killing each other.
The title, The Ashraful-Makhlooquat for Human Kind looks a bit over the top, looking at the Architecture (size, shapes differs but the engineering is more or less same) of Most Life Forms on this planet Earth.
Moreover there is 2 % (Two Percent) difference in the DNA of Human and our Cousins The Great Apes.
ONENESS of the MESSAGE is at the core of our Belief YET Message to Jews/Christian was different.
ONE GOD, ONE MESSAGE, why the Trial Run Judaism, Christianity as well as in Different Language which is a big issue!
Let me start with couple of matters.
The Quran only mentions Mashraq and Maghreb but No Mention of Shamaal or Janub ( East and West but No North and South)
Observable Sunrise and Sunset Cycle seems to have made this reference TO ONLY to East and West.
This is far from the UNIVERSALITY of the MESSAGE!
There is an undeniable claim in the Islamic Literature that Sunrises and at Sunset goes to Heavens and takes rest under a Throne.
At dawn Sun seeks permission to Rise again from the East?
My question is WHY did Allah AlMighty allowed this “Myth” to stay put and become part of Islamic Belief?
On the contrary, It’s against the fact that Allah AlMighty DID send Angle Gibreel on several occasions in the life time of The Prophet Mohammed PBUH, just to correct issues causing problem within the Ummah!
The 2nd Issue I am seeking clarification is Age of Marriage for Girls. Please bear with me. I have a different take on the very serious matter.
Although for me it’s just against the Spirit or Message of Islam for mature and old men to take children in marriage.
CONSENT in the Marriage is FUNDAMENTAL to Islam, No Less!
An INFANT CANNOT GIVE CONSENT!
The ALLAH AlMighty should have stopped The Prophet PBUH to refrain for such UNION.
The problem is that would have gone against HIS God’s own LAWS that had ALLOWED Jewish Kings and Nobles to take infant brides as young as 3 years old with consummation at such ages!
WHAT MORE which is ever strange!
WHY did Prophet Mohammed REFUSED to give his own daughter Fatima when Abu Bakar as well as Omer asked for her hand in marriage? T
he Prophet is quoted in Authentic Literature that Prophet PBUH thought his daughter was TOO YOUNG >>> while HE had taken a very young INFANT bride for Himself!
How does one Square this Circle?
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You are welcome to present your questions here. However, I can address only one question per post. I will take the first question, which may also address some of your other concerns. For any remaining questions, please make a separate post for each query.
God tells us that He created life on Earth as a test. A perfect world is not the purpose of this worldly life. Human beings are expected to make an effort to recognize and follow the right path.
Language is not a barrier to understanding the basic message: God, the Creator, is One; He created this life to test our deeds; and an Hereafter awaits us, where we will be held accountable for what we have done.
The nations that received God’s message were also made living evidence of His involvement with humanity. God established a covenant with them, according to which their rise and fall depended upon their obedience or disobedience to Him. Such a covenant was made with Bani Israel and with the Quraysh.
This is how the fundamental message was conveyed. That is also why people became believers without necessarily having read the Bible or the Qur’an. These scriptures provide the details and elaboration of that message. Those who are interested are encouraged to study the books directly as well.
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Dr Irfan Shahzad
I am new to your system.
I am a bit unsure how your system works and uploads my messages.
Hope you would receive my somewhat long message I have posted a few minurtes ago!
Thanks
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Dr Irfan Sahib
My Salaams
I understand and respectfully accept your rule about one question at a time.
Please hear me;
When it comes to Sunrise, Sunset, Mashraq, Maghreb and “missing” Shamaal & Janoob. It is fundamentally linked to Prayers and Fasting time keeping in distant geographical regions compared to Middle Eastern landmass where daylight hours vary just a little bit throughout the year.
Please address any of the questions related to this subject I’ve raised in my previous note.
And I shall adapt to your rule and formulate my future questions accordingly.
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This is a matter of Ijtihad. Allah has encouraged us in the Quran to exercise Ijtihad. We know that every Muslim is required to worship Allah. Muslims living in those countries are advised to follow the calendar of the nearest country where normal sunrise and sunset occur.
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Please forgive me;
E&OE
Ijtehad requires Mujtahid.
Who appoints Mujtahid?
Adapting to local conditions would create different tiers of Islam and it would be a big problem for the majority of Ummah.
Thinking aloud.
No doubt that given the Sunrises just for a few hours or couple of hours for day in and day out in Northern Countries, the daily Prayers and keeping Fast would require major changes to generally established Commandments?
NB: it’s not the question only of Northern Hemisphere. Because in mainland Europe Ramadan Fast goes on for nearly 20 hours a day for many a year in and year out on account of Islamic Lunar Calendar.
However Fasting times in the Middle East is steadily around 12 to 14 hours!
That would lend one to interpret that mainstream Islam has geopolitical bias. It reflects local conditions of Arabian Peninsula in particular and Middle East in general.
For example the attributes of Jannah for peoples of Very Cold Northern Lands would be different from the one expected and promised for people of Arabian Peninsula.
If the Ummah (various sects) could have cooperated amongst themselves to appoint Mujtahid, despite differences, to address certain fundamental realities, they could have!
Alas their protection of their own interpretation (brand) has condemned the Ummah to current affairs!
What are your views on Sun being a Disc taking rest at night et cetera et cetera?
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God never intended to create human beings who would be completely free from differences of opinion. He created us with different temperaments, perspectives, and capacities, making disagreement an inherent part of human nature. He says:
وَلَوْ شَاءَ رَبُّكَ لَجَعَلَ النَّاسَ أُمَّةً وَاحِدَةً
Had your Lord so willed, He would surely have made mankind one community
Appointing a single, universally accepted authority is not a practical solution unless that authority is infallible—and no human being is infallible. Even the Prophets, on occasion, exercised their judgment and were corrected.
There is no need to wish to eliminate or avert every difference of opinion. Reasonable disagreement can be a healthy and constructive part of human interaction.
The last comment, however, reflects a lack of appreciation for literary language. The language of religion is the language of literature, employing metaphors, similes, and other figures of speech. One should therefore develop a refined taste for language to properly understand and appreciate religious statements.
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My Salam to Dr Irfan Shahzad
May I respectfully restate that my last comment were all about “Ijtehad” which you had brought into discussion on account of practical difficulties faced by muslim in certain geographical lands.
“The language of religion” is understood but I am merely seeking guidance about practice and practicality of religion and difficulties to perform fundamental daily religious chores and commandment.
The differences of opinion is fine but the guidance is essential and as it’s clearly promised in terms of Mujaddid each century.
My sincere enquiry is about lack of Renewal and Reform of Islam in the absence of Mujaddids!
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Qualified Mujtahideen are there. Ijtihad is a continuous practice in our Ummah.
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This reply was modified 6 days, 3 hours ago by Dr. Irfan Shahzad.
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This reply was modified 6 days, 3 hours ago by
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Forgive me this does not answer a very specific practical question I have asked about daily routine for a muslim.
It is about certain environment which is in a far different geography and climate compared to the Arabian Peninsula and that leads one to thing of Geographical bias.
Can you inform of a Qualified Mujtahid I can approach?
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Abdul Qadoos bhai, when the message of god is loud and clear the whole philosophy is there infront of you, why quarrel over these things which can easily be resolved by using the philosophy as a guiding light
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This reply was modified 5 days, 2 hours ago by Waleed Ahmed.
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This reply was modified 5 days, 2 hours ago by
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Walid Ahmed Sahib
Are you replying to me (Shaukat Butt) or Abdul Qadoos Bhai?
I guess you are part of Dr Irfan Shahzad’s team and replying for the team.?
Kindly please clear the confusion.
Moreover please provide the information that I have requested and my question was posted on – August 31, 2026 at 8:38 am
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