If God is one, then why is there Qiyamah (Day of Judgment)? _ A decisive intellectual dialogue
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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful__When a person looks at the universe, the first and most fundamental question that comes to mind is: Is the creator of this great, organized, and interconnected universe one or many? Islam's unequivocal answer is: No, the creator is one—and that is Allah.
If there were many creators, each would want to enforce their own will, their own law, and their own system. The inevitable result would be conflict, chaos, and fragmentation in the universe. You have read in article (58) that the Quran describes this very reality with a decisive argument:
﴿لَوْ كَانَ فِيهِمَا آلِهَةٌ إِلَّا اللَّهُ لَفَسَدَتَا﴾(Al-Anbiya: 22)If there were gods other than Allah in the heavens and the earth,
then the system of both would be disrupted.
Here, an important intellectual misconception arises. Some people say:
“If the Quran says that if there were many gods, there would be chaos, then perhaps many gods exist, and Qiyamah is the name of their chaos?”
This sounds profound, but in reality, it is a clear logical fallacy.
First point: The verse is stating impossibility, not possibility
The Quran is not proving the existence of many gods here, but rather declaring their existence rationally impossible. It is exactly like saying: “If a car has two drivers, there will be an accident.”
This sentence does not mean that it is possible to have two drivers, but rather it is being stated that the safe running of the car itself is proof that there is only one driver. Similarly, the continuous, organized, and balanced running of the universe is a testament that the command is one, the decision is one, and the creator is also one.
Therefore, the verse ﴿لَوْ كَانَ فِيهِمَا آلِهَةٌ إِلَّا اللَّهُ لَفَسَدَتَا﴾
does not depict a scene of a possible battle of gods, but rather states an immutable rational law that: two rulers cannot run one system.
Second point: Qiyamah is not chaos, but divine justice.
The Quran has not made Qiyamah a blind belief but has declared it a reality to be accepted on the basis of reason. Not seeing Qiyamah does not mean that it is irrational, but rather that it is a future event—like death, which everyone believes in but no one has believed in after seeing their death in advance. Science can tell “what is,” but “why is” is not its domain. Science can tell how the body dies, but it cannot tell why a person is accountable. Qiyamah is not related to the laboratory, but rather to the requirement of justice. If there is no final accountability, then: life becomes meaningless. Morality becomes meaningless. The oppressor and the oppressed become equal. Is this possible?
Absolutely not. That is why the Quran says: ﴿كَمَا بَدَأْنَا أَوَّلَ خَلْقٍ نُّعِيدُه
(Al-Anbiya: 104)
Just as We created the first time, We will return it again.
Third point: Qiyamah is an organized and predetermined event
If Qiyamah were the result of the chaos of gods, then: it would have no system. Its stages would not be fixed. It would be a disjointed accident.
But the Quran declares the opposite:
﴿إِنَّ السَّاعَةَ آتِيَةٌ أَكَادُ أُخْفِيهَا﴾(Taha: 15)
The Hour is coming; I have almost concealed it (under wisdom). And further said: ﴿يَوْمَ نَطْوِي السَّمَاءَ كَطَيِّ السِّجِلِّ لِلْكُتُبِ﴾(Al-Anbiya: 104)
Here, "We" is the plural of majesty, which makes it clear that Qiyamah is an organized process under the complete control of Allah. The One who created the universe in order will also end it in order.
The Quran states decisively:
﴿كُلُّ شَيْءٍ هَالِكٌ إِلَّا وَجْهَهُ﴾(Al-Qasas: 88)
That is, destruction is also under a law, not under chaos.
Therefore: Qiyamah will not come because God could not run the system,
but rather it will come so that accounts can be taken after establishing the system.
﴿أَفَحَسِبْتُمْ أَنَّمَا خَلَقْنَاكُمْ عَبَثًا
(Al-Mu'minun: 115)
And: ﴿لِيَجْزِيَ الَّذِينَ أَسَاءُوا بِمَا عَمِلُوا وَيَجْزِيَ الَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُوا﴾
(An-Najm: 31)
Therefore, the result is very clear:
The creator is one. Therefore, the universe is organized. The ruler is one... Therefore; the law is one.
The judge is one... Therefore. Qiyamah will be established. The Quran seals this decision: ﴿ذَٰلِكُمُ اللَّهُ رَبُّكُمْ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ خَالِقُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ﴾(Al-An'am: 102)and
﴿مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ﴾So Qiyamah is not proof of corruption, but rather the final and definitive declaration of Tawhid (Oneness of God), power, and divine justice.
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O One Lord: Illuminate our hearts with the light of Tawhid and prepare us for the Day of Reckoning. Amen, O Lord of the Worlds.
By Qalam Mahmoodulbari
mahmoodulbari342@gmail.com