6- Allaah, the Most High, Says:
“And Allah did create you (Adam) from dust, then
from Nutfah (male and female discharge semen drops i.e. Adam's
offspring)” [Faatir 35: 11]
And,
“And indeed We created man (Adam) out of an extract
of clay (water and earth).”
[al-Mu’minoon 23:12]
There are many other Ayaath which talk about the creation in the womb.
However the Jahmiyyah have doubts in such a process, they state how can
man be made from a mixed drop of semen and then clay?
Response: We understand the Quraan in texts that are general (‘Aam) and
others which are specific (Khaas).
The creation of Aadam was from clay (specific) and his offspring from
semen (general), thus leaving no contradiction.
7- Allaah, the Most High, Says:
"Lord of
the east and the west” [ash-Shu’araa 26:28]
But also,
“(He is) the Lord of the two easts and the Lord
of the two wests.” [55:17]
And,
“So I swear by the Lord of all easts and all the
wests.” [al-Ma’aarij 70:40]
The doubt that the Jahmiyyah bring is the contradiction in the
quantities given, sometime the east and west are referred to in singular forms,
at times in dual and plural forms.
Response: there is no contradiction. When mentioned in the singular form
(i.e. east and the west) they refer to their direction, otherwise known as Jins (trans. type)
in the Arabic language.
When mentioned in their dual form (i.e. two easts and two wests) then
they refer to them being the opposite of the north and south directions. (TN:
others also stated that they refer to different seasons, the east and west
referring to longer and shorter days where the sun sets).
When mentioned in their plural forms (i.e. all
easts and all the wests) refer to all the various
latitudal degrees the sun sets and rises in.
[TN: They use such a concept also when casting doubt into Attributes of
Allaah such as Eyes, Hands and Feet. Affirmation of such Attributes come in the
texts in singular, dual and plural forms also, leading them to reject
attribution of them to Allaah, the Glorified]
8- Allaah, the Most High, Says:
“to Him in a Day the measure whereof is fifty
thousand years” [al-Ma’aarij 70:4]
And,
“the space
whereof is a thousand years of your reckoning (i.e. reckoning of our present
world's time)” [as-Sajdah 32:5]
The Jahmiyyah cast doubt in these Ayaat, they claim that in one place
the measurement of a day with Allaah is fifty thousand of the likeness of
worldly days and in another place it states a thousand. Therefore, they deny
and change its meaning.
Response: The first Aayah refers to description of the Day of Judgement
and the Hereafter, whereas the second Aayah refers to the distance covered by
the Angels.
9-Allaah, the Most High, Says quoting the Mushrikoon the Day of
Judgement:
“"By Allah, our Lord, we were not those who
joined others in worship with Allah."” [al-An’aam 6:23]
And,
“they will never be able to hide a single fact
from Allah.” [an-Nisaa’ 4:42]
Here there is a contradiction - according to them - as in one instance
they deny and in another instance we are told they will confess their Shirk.
Response: The first Aayaah, as is clear in its context, will be uttered
by them because of their sense of intense fear of punishment. As a result, they
will forget their sin.
10- Allaah, the Most High, Says quoting the Mushrikoon the Day of
Judgement:
“they will swear that they stayed not but an
hour,” [ar-Room 30:55]
And,
“will say: "You stayed no longer than a
day!"” [Taa-haa 20:104]
And there are other Ayaat which variate the duration of stay.
Response: As the previous doubt discussed, the horror on that day will
mean that those doomed for punishment will be in a state of terror and
distress, leading them to say things which aren’t factual. Thus, the difference
in durations they swear by is based on their opinion and not facts.
