What is the validity of this statement: "Allah knows what was, what is, what will be, and what did not happen, if it had happened, how it would have been"?
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This questioner asks: To what extent is it correct for some to say that Allah knows what was, what is, what will be, and what would have been if it had happened?
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Regarding the statement that He knows what was, what is, and what will be, there is no need for "what will be"; saying "what is" is sufficient. As for whether He knows...
As long as it had not been, if it had been, it would have been. Yes, this is the phrase of the scholars; this is the phrase of the scholars. They cite as evidence the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-An'am 6:28] up to [Al-An'am 6:28] the disbelievers when they enter [Al-An'am 6:27].
Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said:[Al-An'am 6:28] up to what they were forbidden from. So their return to this world is impossible, but if they were sent back, Allah knows what He knows: what had not been, and if it had been, how it would be? This is his derivation from this verse regarding this phrase. Yes.
This questioner asks: To what extent is it correct for some to say that Allah knows what was, what is, what will be, and what would have been if it had happened?
Answer:
Regarding the statement that He knows what was, what is, and what will be, there is no need for "what will be"; saying "what is" is sufficient. As for whether He knows...
As long as it had not been, if it had been, it would have been. Yes, this is the phrase of the scholars; this is the phrase of the scholars. They cite as evidence the saying of Allah the Exalted:
even if they were returned, they would return
وَلَوْ رُدُّوا لَعَادُواto that which they were forbidden; and indeed, they are liars.
لِمَا نُهُوا عَنْهُ وَإِنَّهُمْ لَكَاذِبُونَthe Fire and will say, "Oh, would that we could be returned [to life on earth] and not deny the signs of our Lord and be among the believers."
النَّارِ فَقَالُوا يَا لَيْتَنَا نُرَدُّ وَلَا نُكَذِّبَ بِآيَاتِ رَبِّنَا وَنَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَAllah, Mighty and Majestic, said:
But what they concealed before has [now] appeared to them. And even if they were returned, they would
بَلْ بَدَا لَهُم مَّا كَانُوا يُخْفُونَ مِن قَبْلُ وَلَوْ رُدُّوا لَعَادُوا
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [248 -560] ما صحة هذه العبارة: إن الله يعلم ما كان وما يكون وما سيكون، وما لم يكن لو كان كيف يكون؟ — youtube.com
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