Allah decreed the destinies of the creatures fifty thousand years before He created the heavens and the earth
‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Amr ibn al-‘Ās (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) say:
"Allah decreed the destinies of the creatures fifty thousand years before He created the heavens and the earth." He said: "when His Throne was upon the water.”
«كَتَبَ اللهُ مَقَادِيرَ الْخَلَائِقِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَخْلُقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ بِخَمْسِينَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ، قَالَ: وَعَرْشُهُ عَلَى الْمَاءِ».
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) says that Allah decreed the future destinies of the creatures in detail, including life, death, sustenance, and so on in the Preserved Tablet fifty thousand years before He created the heavens and the earth - and these will take place according to Allah's decree. Everything that comes into being, is so according to Allah's decree and predestination. So, whatever befalls a person would not have missed him, and whatever misses him would not have befallen him.
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It is obligatory to believe in the divine decree and predestination.
Predestination refers to Allah's knowledge of things and that He writes down, wills, and creates them.
The belief that destinies were written before the creation of the heavens and the earth yields contentment and submission.
The Throne of the Most Compassionate was above the water before creating the heavens and the earth.
Sahīh Muslim (4/ 2044) (2653).
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إكمال المعلم (8/141).
البحر المحيط الثجاج (41/450).
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- The Imān (faith) that Allah has ordained on His servants, based on the noble Qur'an and the Prophetic Sunnah."Allah decreed the destinies of the creatures fifty thousand years before He created the heavens and the earth, when His Throne was upon the water."
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