Is there 'ijma that once a (human) soul is created, it exists forever after that point and is never destroyed? If so, which scholars are known to have claimed 'ijma on this issue? Further, is there any evidence in the Quran or Sunnah that indicate a soul will never be extinguished after its creation?

Assalamualaikum, I have been having doubts about this issue for a while and if anyone with knowledge can help, i would appreciate. It is said that we can not know how many have passed since Prophet Adam whenever i ask a scholar but there are some sahih hadiths which actually tells us he lived not that long time ago. Hadiths: •The period between Adam and Nooh (peace be upon them both): it was narrated from Abu Umaamah that a man said: “O Messenger of Allah, was Adam a Prophet?” He said, “Yes, and Allah spoke to him.” The man asked, “How much (time) was there between him and Nooh?” He said, “Ten centuries.(qarn)” Narrated by Ibn Hibbaan in his Saheeh, 14/69; and by al-Haakim, 2/262. •The period between Nooh and Ibraaheem (peace be upon them both): our evidence is in the continuation of the hadeeth of Abu Umaamah (may Allah be pleased with him) quoted above: … He said, “And how long was there between Nooh and Ibraaheem?” He said, “Ten centuries.” (Narrated by al-Haakim in al-Mustadrak, 2/288. Now, i know qarn also means generation but even though we understand it that way, it still doesn't reconcile with science. Since we have remains of ancient human communities that date back much longer time ago. We also know from books that Prophet Ibraheem lived 4000 years ago, between him and Nooh there is 10 qarn and between Nooh and Adam there is 10 qarn too. Even if we assume qarn is 10000 years, which i think scientifically impossible, it means Prophet Adam lived 24000 years ago and this still doesn't make sense. I would really appreciate if anyone has an explanation, thank you.

> The Prophet ﷺ was asked, “Where was Allah before He created His creation?’ He said: “He was above the clouds, below which was air, and above which was air. Then He created His Throne above the water.” (Sunan Ibn Majah ) According to this Hadith, before he created his creation, there was already water, clouds, and air. So, were these also created or always there?

What does Allah mean when He says: > Have they not considered how Allāh begins creation and then repeats it? Indeed that, for Allāh, is easy. (29:19) I understand that He originated creation. But what is meant by, > "and then repeats it"? How have scholars interpreted this?

The Qur'an says: > And that We have made every living thing out of water [21:30 ] Aren't jinn *living things*? What are they made of? Isn't it a contradiction with the the following verse? > and the jinn We had created before from flaming fire. [15:27 ]

I've heard this from Sh. Umar Faruq Abd-Allah but I can't find anything online about it. He says we made tawaf around the Throne in the company of our friends and loved ones in the dunya.

This is a similar question to one that has been deleted a while ago while I was in the process of answering, therefore I am posting this question in the purpose of helping others who may seek the same query! 1. Why is it that some of us are born deaf, blind or with any other disability or developed them through their lifetime? 2. Does this mean that the healthy have an advantage over the sick? 3. Are the sick rewarded for their patience during sickness?

So I wondering… I’ve found one similar question like this on this site and already read the answers that showed up but I don’t quite really satisfied yet. (I’m not quite sure if it’s okay to just put some usernames so I wouldn’t. I hope this will be okay too, hope you get what I mean). So, I have this question from watched one of Video of Zakir Naik on youtube. This is the link of the video that I had watched just in case there’s anybody want to watch it or take a look or anything : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nr6TPAVE1RU&t=545s So, referring from that video, Zakir Naik mentioned about Surah Al Ahzaab : 72 for answering this question, i guess. Surah Al Ahzaab : 72 : “Truly, we did offer the Amanah to the heavens and the earth, and the mountains, but they declined to bear it and were afraid of it. But man bore it. Verily, he was unjust and ignorant.” I get this from : http://www.quran4u.com/tafsir%20ibn%20kathir/033%20Ahzab.htm So the problem is, I can’t see the relation between the question and the _verse_ (is that right word to say this?) because of the question is more like **ask to: do you want to be human or else** and what written in that verse is **word: man** and this making me assume that we are all already being human when we asked. And word **Amanah**, isn't this just make this verse more likely, **offer the Amanah to human** not **asking do you want to be human or just pass?** So, am I misinterpreting this? Or am I missed something so that’s why now I'm asking this to get more suitable answer? Is there any more verse or hadith or something that has more clear explanation? I hope I explained this right so everyone gets what I mean. Thank you.

I do realize this question has been asked before here: https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/32860/why-does-allah-create-someone-whose-fate-is-hell Yet I feel I should ask again and maybe in a bit of a different manner as I don't believe the answers on that post were adequate. I'm wondering from an Islamic perspective, if Allah knew that some people will end up in hell, why go through with the creation anyway? What purpose does that serve for Allah? Note: Some people seem to be confused and don't understand my question and they think I'm not understanding the purpose of hellfire and that it is to punish people who do wrong, when in fact all I'm asking is about the creation of those who will end up in hellfire. Please don't resort to explanations for why hell was created or why people go to hell, etc. This doesn't answer the question being asked.

I'm a 19 years old Muslim. I've always wondered how these two theories can coexist. In Islam pov Adam and Eve were the first two humans created and from them then humanity was formed. But it's clearly proven that evolution was the way humans formed. Cave-men were found all over the world, and we are really look alike to monkeys (DNA, Aspect, etc...). How can the theory of Adam and Eve still hold? Do Muslims acknowledge evolutionism, and if I do, do that makes me less Muslim?

We know that Allah is the creator of everything, and we also know in many verses and hadiths that Allah's Arsh is the greatest being. The question is, can Allah potentially create something greater than Arsh? Or is the Arsh only the limit for some of his creatures and not all creatures? Or is the Arsh already finalized and it is no longer possible for there to be a creation that in principle exceeds the Arsh? Apologies if this question is too outrageous and ambiguous, wassalamu'alaikum.

This universe have so many things that we can feel and can't feel. What is the reason behind such a big creation? Allah states in His book: > "Who remember Allah while standing or sitting or [lying] on their > sides and give thought to the creation of the heavens and the earth, > [saying], "**Our Lord, You did not create this aimlessly; exalted are > You [above such a thing]**; then protect us from the punishment of the > Fire." [3:191] and it seems that everyone should have an understanding of the answer to this question then to be able to confess about it the way Allah expects from us, that the creation is not aimless. What's the Allah's purpose for this creation? What does the Holy Quran says about it?

Just before creation of prophet Adam. Allah sent an angel to collect mud from different parts of earth, hence we have people with different skin colors. The weak among mankind became racists. Since jinn are created from smokeless fire can it be construed that racism is absent in jinnkind? Also Allah doesn't describe hur al ayn as fair complexioned, He says they are beautiful thereby negating the "superiority" of fair complexion or light skin.

In the Qur'an we have these verses: > And they ate [DUAL] thereof, and their [DUAL] shame became clear to > them; and they [DUAL] began to draw over them of the leaves of the > garden; and Adam opposed his Lord, so he erred. (20:121) > > Then his Lord chose him [masc. Singular], and turned towards him, and > guided. (20:122) And: > Then received Adam words from his Lord, and He turned towards him > [masc. Singular]; He is the Accepting of Repentance, the Merciful. > (2:37) So in terms of the Arabic (male singular), only Adam was forgiven, not Hawah. What's the explanation for this? JAK.

In this narration itsays that this is sahih but I don't know if all scholars think the same. A sound tradition from the Messenger of God told us by Hannad b. al-Sari, who also said that he read all of the hadith (to Abu Bakr)- Abu Bakr b. 'Ayyash- Abu Sa'd al-Baqqal- 'Ikrimah- Ibn Abbas: The Jews came to the Prophet and asked him about the creation of the heavens and the earth. He said: God created the earth on Sunday and Monday. He created the mountains and the uses they possess on Tuesday. On Wednesday, He created trees, water, cities and the cultivated barren land. These are four (days). He continued (citing the Qur'an): 'Say: Do you really not believe in the One Who created the earth in two days, and set up others like Him? That is the Lord of the worlds. He made it firmly anchored (mountains) above it and blessed it and decreed that it contain the amount of food it provides, (all) in four days, equally for those asking'- for those who ask. On Thursday, He created heaven. On Friday, He created the stars, the sun, the moon, and the angels, until three hours remained. In the first of these three hours He created the terms (of human life), who would live and who would die. In the second, He cast harm upon everything that is useful for mankind. And in the third, (He created) Adam and had him dwell in Paradise. He commanded Iblis to prostrate himself before Adam, and He drove Adam out of Paradise..... (Al-Tabari, Abu Ja’far, Tarikh ar-Rusul wal Muluk, Vol.1, 22) Now there is already a question about this hadith on this site but there is no answer for it so I wanted to post it again since it was bothering me too. Maybe someone will answer this time. If this is sound, how do we understand this? We know that Sun and stars etc were created way before Earth was created. Thank you.

**Assalamu Alaikum**. I just wish to ask one of my doubts. I have been pondering so long to get an answer to my doubt. Searched a lot but still couldn't get a satisfactory answer. Due to lack of answers, i came to know that I started losing my faith. I wish to share it here. Please answer or respond anything if you got this. My question is regarding the verse from the Quran chapter 67 verse 5 where it says allah made the stars to be thrown at devils. > **'And We have certainly beautified the nearest heaven with lamps and have made them thrown at the devils and have prepared for them the punishment of the Blaze.'** ***[QURAN 67:5]*** well first, its not a scientific view. and its not something a person who has knowledge about astronomy accepts. well to my knowledge, i know that this universe has got a grand design. even skeptical scientists wonder how such a grand design happened. (it make them wonder if God really made it.) everything correctly at its place. there is proportionality throughout the universe. and we even came to know that gravitational waves exist. so if our star (sun) were to disappear one day it would disrupt the design and we wont exist (because gravity). in such a case how could stars be thrown at the devils? So i started to see scholarly interpretation of that verse. hence i came to know that most of the scholars said that word **(مَصَابِيحَ)** which literally meant lamp refers to shooting stars and not stars. the below are some of the links where scholars says that it refers to shooting stars http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&Option=FatwaId&Id=324712 https://islamqa.info/en/243871 https://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vbe/showthread.php?p=99813 https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/24290/what-is-the-meaning-of-bimashobih-in-surah-675 https://versebyversequranstudycircle.wordpress.com/2015/01/29/tafseer-surah-al-mulk-ayaat-1-5/ http://islamicnewblogaddress.blogspot.in/2016/12/interpretation-of-verse-stars-are.html if the above verse really refers to shooting stars. then its something which could be logically and scientifically accepted based on some points. -but if we were to look deeply on the meaning of the word **(مَصَابِيحَ)** by comparing with other verses we could come to the conclusion that it has to refer to stars and not shooting stars. below is the explanation why **(مَصَابِيحَ)** has to refer stars. > "15.Do you not consider how Allah has created seven heavens in layers 16.And made the moon therein a [reflected] light and made the sun a burning **lamp** ?" ***[Surah 71:15-16]*** > "And He completed them as seven heavens within two days and inspired in each heaven its command. And We adorned the nearest heaven with **lamps** and as protection. That is the determination of the Exalted in Might, the Knowing." ***[Surah 41:12]*** >"And constructed above you seven strong [heavens] And made [therein] a burning **lamp**" ***[Surah 78:12,13]*** in both verses 71:16 and 78:13 (which are mentioned above) the word **lamp** is translated for Arabic word **سِرَاجًا** ,while the word **lamp** from verse 41:12 is translated for Arabic word **مَصَابِيحَ** . So when we compare the ayaths we can see that all the three verses (mentioned above) starts by referring the seven heavens and then says about the stars created which are referred as **lamps**. so the **lamp** has to refer either *star or some type or stage of a star*. next lets compare the verses 41:12 and 67:5 >"And He completed them as seven heavens within two days and inspired in each heaven its command. And We adorned the nearest heaven with **lamps** and as protection. That is the determination of the Exalted in Might, the Knowing."[Surah 41:12] >"And We have certainly beautified the nearest heaven with **lamps** and have made them thrown at the devils and have prepared for them the punishment of the Blaze."[Surah 67-5] by comparing the above two verses we could understand that both verses mentioned *lamps as adornment and made as protection by throwing at devils* from verse 41:12 (given above) we came to know that the Arabic word **مَصَابِيحَ** referred some sort of a star.hence the Arabic word **مَصَابِيحَ** from verse 67:5 also has to refer some sort of a star. even when quran gives us a clear idea why it has to refer star, i couldn't understand how scholars could interpret it as shooting stars. scholars trying to interpret it as shooting star seems to me like they are just convincing people by lying. so how could stars be thrown at devils? i am not saying almighty cant make someone do it.we know that prophet Muhammad (saw) is said to have split the moon. but we know that its a miracle. but Allah gave order to angels to throw stars if devil comes. hence it becomes a property. there is difference between miracle and property. miracles never fits with the data but properties has to be logical with the data from our observable universe. i did heard an explanation from the website answeringchristianity.com that, it could be **pulsars** and the **radiations emitted from pulsars**. and those those radiations are referred to be thrown at the devils. but i felt even a mistake in that explanation, there is no preposition **'from'** in that verse. hence claiming radiation from pulsars seems to contradict, because the verse clearly says **"lamps thrown at devils"**. so my question is, is ***that a scientific error??*** i heard some people saying that, wait patiently till u get the answer. some day scientist would prove that verse. but i get irritated to hear such comments because. if thats the case, then i wonder christians are waiting for the day when scientists will prove the world that earth is really flat. waiting for your replies. * ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Note: sorry, the explanation which I mentioned above is wrong and is due to my lack of knowledge. But I wish not to remove it, so that people who may think the same way could get the point and understand the answers clearly.

There's something in the Quran that I don't understand properly. They are from Surah Fussilat (41) verses 9 to 12: *Say, "Do you indeed disbelieve in He who created the earth in two days and attribute to Him equals? That is the Lord of the worlds."* *And He placed on the earth firmly set mountains over its surface, and He blessed it and determined therein its [creatures'] sustenance in four days without distinction - for [the information] of those who ask.* *Then He directed Himself to the heaven while it was smoke and said to it and to the earth, "Come [into being], willingly or by compulsion." They said, "We have come willingly."* *And He completed them as seven heavens within two days and inspired in each heaven its command. And We adorned the nearest heaven with lamps and as protection. That is the determination of the Exalted in Might, the Knowing.* -Quran 41:9-12 It's saying that the earth was created in 2 days and the mountains were created in 4 days. So in total, that's 6 days for the earth. But in the last verse, it says the universe was created in 2 days. Why did the creation of earth take more time than the creation of the universe? It looks like it contradicts science. The earth is much much smaller than the universe. Can someone please give me the explanation for this? Thank you.

Man was created from clay. Now we are flesh. The jinn was created from fire. But are they still fire? Someone said they are like in a wind kind of form? Is this true? As in the case of our father Adam? From clay to flesh?

Did life start from single cell organisms? I heard somewhere in Quran that Allah created the life from water: "We made from water every living thing".  What about first prophet then? How would this concept be applicable in the creation of the first prophet?

Both creationists and evolutionist agree that there is indeed an easy way to differentiate evolution and design. When something is designed, vestigial remains do not exist. We do not have gas cars with remnant of broken coal tanks, for example. Yet we do have genes that can create vitamin C. The genes are broken due to some mutation turning it off. The broken genes and places where it's broken are similar with the places where similar genes are found on other primates, like orang utan, gorilla, and chimps. All those are exactly like predicted by evolution theory long before the facts are known. So what's a Muslim creationist's explanation of this?