What is the meaning of: {When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, "Be," and it is}?
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Question:
I heard some of them say, why did Allah the Exalted say: [Surat al-Baqarah:117] Why did He not say "Be, and it was," because this matter has already passed?
Answer:
"When He decrees a matter" means: when He wills a matter, His knowledge precedes it, knowing that it will be. He says to it, "Be," before it exists, and then it exists after Allah says to it, "Be," so it is. It is not "Be, and it was," no, it is "Be, and it is," after Allah commands it to be.
I heard some of them say, why did Allah the Exalted say:
When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, "Be," and it is.
وَإِذَا قَضَى أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُنْ فَيَكُونُAnswer:
"When He decrees a matter" means: when He wills a matter, His knowledge precedes it, knowing that it will be. He says to it, "Be," before it exists, and then it exists after Allah says to it, "Be," so it is. It is not "Be, and it was," no, it is "Be, and it is," after Allah commands it to be.
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