-
Quran 16:77 – Uncertainty By God
Assalam u Alaikum.A question was raised in a atheists’ podcast that why Allah SWT used”in a blink of eye infact even shorter than that”
They said this type of things are said if one is unsure.Like in normal circumstances we say to our friends that we will come to your home in 2 hr infact 1 hr 30 min.They said this shows a little unsurity on Allah’s perspective and that is he really All Knowing.
Please address this.Imhave attached that ayat
Jazak Allah
-
10 Replies
-
Quran 16:77 – Uncertainty By God
updated 3 years, 6 months ago
5 Members
·
10
Replies
-
It’s a linguistic usage imo. The blink of an eye is a human way to say soemthing happens really fast so it was used and then to further the warning aspect it’s said ‘or even closer’.
I think the issue is the Arabic word أو being used to specifically mean the English ‘or’. Maybe @Irfan76 can comment on this إن شاء الله .
Like take this ‘I’ll get you in a second or even less!’ This is not meant to say I don’t know when I’m gonna catch this guy. It’s just a figure if speech to show that I’m gonna do soemthing really fast
-
100% correct!
-
-
او here means “rather”, one of the well known use of او۔۔ it is to tell that it will be quicker than blink of an eye. it is not, “or” which indicates options.
-
Is this a common usage- I would think that بل would be used for that?
-
-
yes. see this one
ثُمَّ قَسَتْ قُلُوبُكُمْ مِنْ بَعْدِ ذَلِكَ فَهِيَ كَالْحِجَارَةِ أَوْ أَشَدُّ قَسْوَةً
-
I mean this can also be translated as ‘or even harder’ rather than ‘rather, even harder’
-
yes, so long as it gives the desired meaning.
-
-
Jazak Allah I got it
-
Please also refer to the video below from 1:13:10 to 1:14:40
-
Thanks Umer bhai
-
Sponsor Ask Ghamidi
