Time in the Qur’an and the Single Moment
Time in the Qur’an and the Single Moment 🌀 Time Travel and the Eternal Now in the Qur’an Where Time Collapses: The Timeless Dimension of Truth The Qur’an does not treat time merely as a chronological flow but as a reality deeply intertwined with human consciousness. While we live time by “counting” it, the events in the Qur’an are often conveyed as instantaneous, timeless, and direct interventions. This leads us to conclude that the Qur’anic perception of time stands far beyond modern conceptions. 🧭 1. Allah Does Not Count Time, We Do One of the verses revealing the relative nature of time is: “Indeed, a day with your Lord is like a thousand years of what you count.” (Hajj 47) “The angels and the Spirit ascend to Him in a Day the measure of which is fifty thousand years.” (Maʿārij 4) The phrase “of what you count” is striking: time is something we measure. Concepts such as day, year, and hour hold no meaning for Allah. This is not merely a theological claim but a m...