Probably time is the most mysterious entity in nature. So far, we understand
time very little despite many glories in modern science. Einstein's theory
of relativities is mathematically elegant but impossible to perceive its
various outcomes. Does Einstein's theory of relativities solve all riddle on
time? Nobody could claim so but theory of relativities had revealed some very
mysterious nature of time for the first time.
[The Quran 25:47] He is the One who designed the
night to be a cover, and for you to sleep and rest. And He made the day a
resurrection.
[39:42] GOD puts the souls to death when the end
of their life comes, and also at the time of sleep. Thus, He takes some back
during their sleep, while others are allowed to continue living until the
end of their predetermined interim. This should provide lessons for people
who reflect.
When we fall asleep, we lose the sense of time passage. In fact, it is not
rocket science, but everybody's commonsense experience. Therefore, even
though the day of resurrection could be million years away that million
years time passage is totally out of sense who already passed away. Death is
equivalent to sleep so time passage could not be perceived.
[18:19] When we resurrected them, they asked each
other, "How long have you been here?" "We have been here one day or part of
the day," they answered. "Your Lord knows best how long we stayed here, so
let us send one of us with this money to the city. Let him fetch the
cleanest food, and buy some for us. Let him keep a low profile, and attract
no attention.
[18:25] They stayed in their cave three hundred
years, increased by nine.
They were sleeping in that cave for three hundred years but when they woke
up, they felt they had slept only for part of a day! Because time did not
pass with respect to them as long as they were asleep.
As everybody has to die, day of resurrection is
very near to everybody considering no time passage after dying.
[16:77] To GOD belongs the future of the heavens
and the earth. As far as He is concerned, the end of the world (the Hour) is
a blink of an eye away, or even closer. GOD is Omnipotent.
[33:63] The people ask you about the Hour (end of
the world). Say, "The knowledge thereof is only with GOD. For all that you
know, the Hour may be close."
[42:17] GOD is the One who sent down the scripture, to deliver the truth and
the law. For all that you know, the Hour (Day of Judgment) may be very
close.
Dr.
Md. Anisur Rahman
http://www.progressive-muslim.org/