Allah Created Everything
According to a Fixed Decree

We have created all things according to a fixed decree. (Surat al-Qamar: 49)

Destiny is part of Allah's perfect Creation and all events, past and future, are known to Him as in a timeless "single moment."

It is Allah Who created matter. What we call time is the motion of matter. Time is a dimension which is relative only to man. Only man perceives the passage of time; a human being can recognize his own existence only as it exists in time. Allah, however, is not bound by time, for it is He Who created it. In other words, Allah is independent of the flow of time; Allah does not need to wait to see what will happen in the future. Allah is truly exalted above all such deficiencies. Allah knows of a future event (future for us) before it happens, because Allah, the First and the Last, is not bound by time, and because He is the Absolute and the Infinite. Not bound by time, Allah is aware of an event which, from our perspective, will take place thousands of years later. In fact, it is He Who willed, determined and created it. This truth is revealed in a verse as follows:

Nothing occurs, either in the Earth or in yourselves, without its being in a Book before We make it happen. That is something easy for Allah. (Surat al-Hadid: 22)

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  • Preface
  • There is no God but him
  • Allah encompasses everything
  • Allah is near to man
  • Allah created everything according to a fixed decree
  • Allah has power over everything
  • Allah sees and knows everything
  • All beings are subjected to Allah
  • False beliefs about Allah
  • Faith in Allah free of idolatry
  • Assessing Allah with a just assessment
  • Allah’s infinite greatness and power
  • Love of Allah and fear of Allah
  • The Qur'an is a guide
  • Belief in the books revealed by Allah and belief in his messengers
  • Faith in the angels
  • The temporary nature of the life of this world
  • Man is being tested
  • Death is not the end
  • Belief in the Hereafter
  • Faith in the day of judgment
  • The resurrection
  • The day of judgment
  • Paradise and Hell
  • The aim is to attain the good pleasure of Allah
  • Sin and repentance
  • Scrupulousness regarding religious observances
  • The morality of religion is in conformity with the natural inclination of mankind
  • Believers must be together and cooperate
  • The last word