1. Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims
  2. Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

29 Questions

How do we respond to non-Muslims who ask us how could Allah say that He has made this earth and universe in 6 days when the concept of days is linked to the earth itself?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Our concept of day and night with us human beings, is not necessarily the same concept of day with Allah who Created every thing including the time before creating the earth and sky. Time was created before earth and sky and that time had got its day which is different from our day.

'Wassalam.
Does time exist independently of the universe in the sense that it was created alongside universe?
Zoheir Ali Esmail

Bismillah

Thank you for your question. Time is a factor of the material world and of that which is connected to matter. It is a measure of the relationship between two objects. Like how long it takes for the earth to orbit the sun. So there is no meaning to time beyond the barzakh and the corporeal realm as there are no objects related to matter.

May you always be successful 
Do Islamic texts mention the end of the universe? If not, do they alternatively mention that the universe is eternal?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

No doubt this world will end. This is clearly mentioned in Quran (in many verses) and Hadeeth. No one can claim that this world is eternal.

Wassalam.
We believe that the universe is not self caused. But how do we then explain the asexual reproduction of a bacteria that makes more copies of itself?
Amina Inloes

Interesting question!

A further answer from a different perspective:

The universe is a closed system and therefore caused by something outside itself (it is not something from nothing). 

However, a bacterium is not a closed system - it takes in energy and material from the outside, and uses this to reproduce. So therefore it a different situation. 

If it could originate itself or reproduce infinitely without feeding or requiring any materials or energy, this would be an example of self-causing its existence. (Thanfully this does not happen, or it we would be overwhelmed!)