Dought & clear, - Why did Allaah create the heavens and the earth in sixdays when He is able to have created it in less time?.

If Allah intends a thing, his only word is "BE" and it is. can you
please explain why he took 6 days to create the heavens and earth?.
Praise be to Allaah.
One of the firm beliefs held by people of deep faith and complete
Tawheed is that the Lord, may He be exalted, is able to do all things,
and His power is without limits. He has absolute power, perfect will
and ultimate control of all affairs. If He wills a thing, it happens
as He wills it at the time when He wills it, and in the manner that He
wills.
There are many definitive texts in the Book of our Lord and in the
Sunnah of His Prophet(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) which
affirm this and state it clearly, with no ambiguity. It is sufficient
here for us to quote some of the verses that indicate this, such as
the verses (interpretation of the meaning):
"The Originator of the heavens and the earth. When He decrees a
matter, He only says to it : 'Be!' — and it is"
[al-Baqarah 2:117]
Al-Haafz Ibn Katheer said in his commentary on this verse
(Tafseer1/175): "Here Allaah explains the completeness of His power
and the greatness of His authority, and that if He wills and decrees
something, He simply says to it, 'Be!' – just once – and it is, i.e.,
it comes into existence as He willed it. This is like the verse in
which Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
'Verily, His Command, when He intends a thing, is only that He says to
it, "Be!" —and it is!'
[Ya-Seen 36:82]."
And Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"When He has decreed something, He says to it only: 'Be!' —and it is"
[Aal 'Imraan 3:47]
"It is He Who gives life and causes death. And when He decides upon a
thing He says to it only: 'Be'—and it is"
[Ghaafir 40:68]
"And Our Commandment is but one as the twinkling of an eye"
[al-Qamar 54:50]
Al-Haafiz Ibn Katheer said in his commentary on this verse (4/261):
"Here Allaah tells us how His will is executed in His creation, and
how His decree is implemented. 'And Our Commandment is but one' means,
We only issue a command once, and We do not need to repeat it a second
time, and what We command happens in the twinkling of an eye, it is
not delayed for an instant. How well the poet put it:
'When Allaah wills something, all He says to it is "Be!", once, and it is.'"
And there are many other verses which speak of this matter and explain it.
Once this is established, then why did Allaah create the heavens and
the earth in six days?
Firstly:
It is narrated in more than one verse of the Book of our Lord that
Allaah created the heavens and the earth in six days. For example,
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"Indeed, your Lord is Allaah, Who created the heavens and the earth in
Six Days, and then He rose over (Istawa) the Throne (really in a
manner that suits His Majesty)"
[al-A'raaf 7:54]
Secondly:
There is nothing that Allaah does but there is great wisdom in it.
This is one of the meanings of Allaah's name al-Hakeem (The Most
Wise). Allaah may or may not show this wisdom to us, and those who
have deep knowledge may understand it, to the exclusion of others.
But the fact that we may not know or understand this wisdom should not
make us deny it or object to the rulings of Allaah, or try to ask too
much about this wisdom that Allaah has hidden from us. Allaah says
(interpretation of the meaning):
"He [Allaah] cannot be questioned as to what He does, while they will
be questioned"
[al-Anbiya' 21:23]
Some scholars have attempted to explain the reason why the heavens and
the earth were created in six days:
1 – Imam al-Qurtubi (may Allaah have mercy on him) said inal-Jaami' li
Ahkaam al-Qur'aan, commenting on al-A'raaf 7:54 (4/7/140):
"Allaah mentions this period – i.e. six days – although if He had
wanted to create it in an instant, He could have done so, because He
is Able to say to it 'Be!' and is. But He wanted to:
-Teach His slaves kindness and deliberation in their affairs.
-Manifest His power to the angels step by step.
-And there is another reason: He wanted to create it in six days
because Allaah has decreed a course for everything, for which reason
He He delays the punishment for the sinners, because everything has an
appointed time with Him."
2 – Ibn al-Jawzi said in his tafseer calledZaad al-Maseer(3/162),
commenting on the verse in Soorat al-A'raaf:
"If it is said, why did He not create it in an instant when He is Able
to do so? There are five answers to this question:
(i)He wanted to create something each day to show His power to the
angels and those who witnessed it. This was suggested by Ibn
al-Anbaari.
(ii)He was preparing things for Adam and his offspring before Adam
existed, to emphasize Adam's high standing before the angels.
(iii)Doing things in a short time is more indicative of power, and
deliberation is more indicative of wisdom. Allaah wanted to manifest
His wisdom in that, just as He manifested His power when He said, '
"Be!" And it is.'
(iv)He taught deliberation to His slaves, because if the One Who does
not make mistakes created the universe in a deliberate manner, then it
is more appropriate for those who are vulnerable to making mistakes to
do things in a deliberate manner.
(v)Creation was accomplished step by step, lest anyone think that this
happened as the result of an accident of nature.
3 – al-Qaadi Abu'l-Sa'ood said in his commentary on the verse in
al-A'raaf (3/232):
"The fact that Allaah created things in stages although He is able to
have created everything in one go is indicative of the Divine Will and
is a sign of His power for those who understand, and it encourages
deliberation in all things."
And he said in his commentary on al-Furqaan 25:59 (6/226):
"The One Who created these great stars in this precise configuration
in stages, even though He is able to create them in one go, (that was)
for a great reason and sublime purpose, which human minds cannot
comprehend fully."
Based on the above, it is clear that Allaah has absolute power,
ultimate will and perfect control, and He has wise reasons for
everything that He creates, which no one knows but He, may He be
exalted. Now you can understand some of the reasons why Allaah created
the heavens and the earth in six days when He is able to have created
them simply by saying "Be!".
May Allaah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon
his family and companions.

Dought & clear, - Attributing ownership and disposal of affairs to created beings.

Is it correct to attribute ownership and disposal of affairs to
created beings when these are actions that should be attributed to
Allaah by way of affirming His Oneness?.
Praise be to Allaah.
We must believe that Allaah alone has ownership and that no one owns
created beings except their Creator, as Allaah says (interpretation of
the meaning):
"And to Allaah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth"
[Aal 'Imraan 3:189]
"Say: "In Whose Hand is the sovereignty of everything"
[al-Mu'minoon 23:88]
With regard to verses which speak of ownership belonging to someone
other than Allaah, such as the verses (interpretation of the meaning):
"Except from their wives or (the slaves) that their right hands
possess,for then, they are free from blame"
[al-Mu'minoon 23:6]
"or (from that) whereof you hold keys"
[al-Noor 24:61]
this differs from the ownership that is attributed to Allaah in
several ways, such as:
1-The ownership of a created being is limited and only includes a few
of these created things. A man may own that which is under his
control, but he does not own that which is under the control of
others.
2-It is limited, not absolute. A man does not own that which he has in
the fullest sense of the word. Hence he can only dispose of it in ways
that are permitted in sharee'ah. For example, if he wants to burn his
wealth or torture his animal, we say that this is not permitted. But
Allaah owns things in a complete and comprehensive sense.
With regard to saying that Allaah is the only disposer of affairs,
this means that a person believes that Allaah is the Only One Who is
in control, as Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"Say (O Muhammad): 'Who provides for you from the sky and the earth?
Or who owns hearing and sight? And who brings out the living from the
dead and brings out the dead from the living? And who disposes the
affairs?' They will say: 'Allaah.' Say: 'Will you not then be afraid
of Allaah's punishment (for setting up rivals in worship with
Allaah)?'
Such is Allaah, your Lord in truth. So after the truth, what else can
there be, save error? How then are you turned away?"
[Yoonus 10:31]
With regard to a man's disposal of affairs, it is limited to that
which is under his control and that which is permitted to him by
sharee'ah.
Based on this, there is nothing wrong with attributing ownership and
disposal of affairs to a person, but this sovereignty and disposal of
affairs is limited. There is no one who owns and controls all things
in a comprehensive sense except Allaah, may He be glorified and
exalted. And Allaah knows best.

Dought & clear, - The real meaning of Tawheed al-Ruboobiyyah (Oneness of Divine Lordship), and those who reject it.

What is the real meaning of Tawheed al-Ruboobiyyah?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Praise be to Allaah, and blessings and peace be upon the Messenger of Allaah.
Tawheed al-ruboobiyyah means affirming that Allaah is One and Unique
in His actions, such as creation, sovereignty, controlling affairs,
provision, giving life and death, sending down the rain, and so on. A
person's Tawheed is not complete unless he affirms that Allaah is the
Lord, Sovereign, Creator and Provider of all things, that He is the
Giver of life and death, the One Who brings benefit and causes harm,
the only One Who answers prayers, the One Who is in control of all
things, in Whose hand is all goodness, the One Who is able to do
whatever He wills – which also includes believing in the divine will
and decree (al-qadar), both good and bad.
The mushrikeen among whom the Messenger(peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him) was sent did not disagree with this aspect of Tawheed,
rather they affirmed it in general terms, as Allaah says
(interpretation of the meaning):
"And indeed if you ask them: 'Who has created the heavens and the
earth?' They will surely say: 'The All-Mighty, the All-Knower created
them'"
[al-Zukhruf 43:9]
And they affirmed that Allaah is in control of all things and that in
His hand is sovereignty of the heavens and the earth. Thus it is known
that affirming the Lordship of Allaah is not sufficient for a person
to be a true Muslim, rather he must also affirm that which is implied
by that, namely the oneness of the divinity of Allaah and he must
devote his worship to Allaah alone.
This Tawheed – i.e., Tawheed al-Ruboobiyyah – is not denied by anyone
of the sons of Adam. No one says that the world has two creators who
are equal. No one argued with the idea of Tawheed al-Ruboobiyyah
except Pharaoh, who denied it out of arrogance and stubbornness and
even claimed – may Allaah curse him – to be the Lord. Allaah says of
him (interpretation of the meaning):
"Saying: 'I am your lord, most high"
[al-Naazi'aat 79:24]
" 'I know not that you have an ilaah (a god) other than me'"
[al-Qasas 28:38]
This was arrogance on his part because he knew that the Lord was
someone other than him. As Allaah says (interpretation of the
meaning):
"And they belied them (those signs) wrongfully and arrogantly, though
their ownselves were convinced thereof"
[al-Naml 16:14]
And Allaah tells us of Moosa when he was debating with him:
"[Moosa (Moses)] said: Verily, you know that these signs have been
sent down by none but the Lord of the heavens and the earth"
[al-Isra' 17:102]
So he himself recognized that the only Lord is Allaah.
Similarly the Magians (Zoroastrians) rejected the idea of Tawheed
al-ruboobiyyah when they said that the world has two creators,
darkness and light. However they did not regard these two creators as
equal, rather they said that the light is better than the darkness,
because it creates good, and darkness creates evil, and that which
creates good is better than that which creates evil. Moreover darkness
is non-existent and does not shine, whereas light exists and shines
so it is more perfect in and of itself.
The fact that the mushrikeen affirmed Tawheed al-ruboobiyyah does not
mean that they did so in a complete sense. Rather they used to affirm
it in a general sense, as Allaah tells us in the verses quoted above.
But they had some faults in their beliefs that undermined this
concept, such as attributing rain to the stars, and their belief that
soothsayers and fortunetellers had knowledge of the unseen, and other
forms of shirk concerning the divine Lordship. But these faults are
limited compared to their incorrect beliefs with regard to the oneness
of the divine nature (Tawheed al-uloohiyyah) and worshipping Allaah
alone (Tawheed al-'ibaadah).
We ask Allaah to make us steadfast in adhering to His religion until
we meet Him. And Allaah knows best.

Dought & clear, - Can anyone bring the dead back to life?.

Can you revive a dead person ?.
Praise be to Allaah.
One of the basic principles of sound belief ('aqeedah) is belief in
Allaah and that He is the only One Who can give life and cause death.
The one who claims that someone other than Allaah is able to give life
and cause death is a kaafir. Even the mushrikeen in their Jaahiliyyah
(ignorance) did not believe such a thing of their idols and gods.
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"How can you disbelieve in Allaah? Seeing that you were dead and He
gave you life. Then He will give you death, then again will bring you
to life (on the Day of Resurrection) and then unto Him you will
return"
[al-Baqarah 2:28]
"and it is He Who gives life to the dead, and it is He Who is Able to
do all things"
[al-Hajj 22:6]
"It is He, Who gave you life, and then will cause you to die, and will
again give you life (on the Day of Resurrection). Verily, man is
indeed an ingrate"
[al-Hajj 22:66]
Allaah has stated that other so-called gods are incapable of creating,
granting provision, giving life or causing death.
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"Allaah is He Who created you, then provided food for you, then will
cause you to die, then (again) He will give you life (on the Day of
Resurrection). Is there any of your (so-called) partners (of Allaah)
that do anything of that? Glory be to Him! And Exalted be He above all
that (evil) they associate (with Him)"
[al-Room 30:40]
Shaykh Muhammad al-Ameen al-Shanqeeti said:
The words of Allaah in this verse - "Is there any of your (so-called)
partners (of Allaah) that do anything of that? Glory be to Him! And
Exalted be He above all that (evil) they associate (with Him)" -
clearly indicate that not one of those partners was able to do
anything of that which is mentioned in the verse, including giving
life, which is referred to in the words "created you", causing death,
which is referred to in the words "will cause you to die", and
resurrecting, which is referred to in the words "then (again) He will
give you life". Allaah states that they do not have the power of
resurrection in the words (interpretation of the meaning):
"Or have they taken (for worship) aalihah (gods) from the earth who
raise the dead?"
[al-Anbiya' 21:21]
Allaah states that they do not have the power of giving life or
resurrecting, as He says (interpretation of the meaning):
"Say: 'Is there of your (Allaah's so-called) partners one that
originates the creation and then repeats it?' Say: 'Allaah originates
the creation and then He repeats it. Then how are you deluded away
(from the truth)?'"
[Yoonus 10:34]
And He states that He alone is the One in Whose hand are death and
life, in many verses, such as the following (interpretation of the
meaning):
"And no person can ever die except by Allaah's Leave and at an appointed term"
[Aal 'Imraan 3:145]
"And Allaah grants respite to none when his appointed time (death) comes"
[al-Munaafiqoon 63:11]
"Verily, the term of Allaah when it comes, cannot be delayed"
[Nooh 71:4]
"How can you disbelieve in Allaah? Seeing that you were dead and He
gave you life. Then He will give you death, then again will bring you
to life (on the Day of Resurrection) and then unto Him you will
return"
[al-Baqarah 2:28]
"They will say: 'Our Lord! You have made us to die twice (i.e. we were
dead in the loins of our fathers and dead after our life in this
world), and You have given us life twice (i.e. life when we were born
and life when we are resurrected)!'"
[Ghaafir 40:11]
And there are other similar verses.
What we have mentioned of how these verses explain one another is
something that no Muslim has any excuse for not knowing. End quote.
Adwa' al-Bayaan(6/271).
One of the signs or miracles of 'Eesa ibn Maryam (peace be upon him)
was that he was able to bring the dead back to life by Allaah's Leave;
'Eesa (peace be upon him) would not have been able to do that if his
Lord had not willed it.
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"And will make him ['Eesa (Jesus)] a Messenger to the Children of
Israel (saying): 'I have come to you with a sign from your Lord, that
I design for you out of clay, a figure like that of a bird, and
breathe into it, and it becomes a bird by Allaah's Leave; and I heal
him who was born blind, and the leper, and I bring the dead to life by
Allaah's Leave'"
[Aal 'Imraan 3:49]
"(Remember) when Allaah will say (on the Day of Resurrection). 'O
'Eesa)Jesus(, son of Maryam )Mary(! Remember My Favour to you and to
your mother when I supported you with Rooh-ul-Qudus ]Jibreel
)Gabriel([ so that you spoke to the people in the cradle and in
maturity; and when I taught you writing, Al-Hikmah )the power of
understanding(, the Tawraat )Torah( and the Injeel )Gospel(; and when
you made out of the clay, a figure like that of a bird, by My
Permission, and you breathed into it, and it became a bird by My
Permission, and you healed those born blind, and the lepers by My
Permission, and when you brought forth the dead by My Permission'"
[al-Maa'idah 5:110]
As for what his opponent said to Ibraaheem (peace be upon him) about
being able to give life and cause death, this is among the most
foolish and falsest of claims. Hence when Ibraaheem (peace be upon
him) debated with him he defeated that kaafir in argument and proved
the falseness of his claim.
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"Have you not looked at him who disputed with Ibraaheem (Abraham)
about his Lord (Allaah), because Allaah had given him the kingdom?
When Ibraaheem (Abraham) said (to him): 'My Lord (Allaah) is He Who
gives life and causes death.' He said, 'I give life and cause death.'
Ibraaheem (Abraham) said, 'Verily, Allaah brings the sun from the
east; then bring it you from the west.' So the disbeliever was utterly
defeated. And Allaah guides not the people, who are Zaalimoon
(wrongdoers)"
[al-Baqarah 2:258]
No human being can claim that he is able to bring the dead back to
life. If anyone claims that, then here are the Messengers, Prophets
and great men who died - let him bring them back to life if his claim
is true!
And Allaah knows best.