"Could god kill himself?"
"Could god create a rock bigger than himself?"
"Could god create a question
that he cannot answer?"
Now, what would happen
if an indestructible wall
was hit by a train that cannot stop
or slow down?
Could you draw a triangle with four sides?
How can a triangle have four sides?
If the sentence below is incorrect, and the sentence above is correct,
which one is right?
These are all examples of a paradox.
Could Allah create a rock bigger than himself?
If we answer this question in the affirmative,
then it would mean
that our Lord is weaker than what he created.
If we answer in the negative
then it would mean that our Lord is incapable.
In both situations
Allah is deemed to be weak.
The person asking this question does not comprehend
that Allah is the greatest and what that actually means.
Now let's think about this example.
Say there's an engineer who designed a phone
and that the person who designed the phone existed before it
and is not of the same kind.
The rules that govern the phone
and everything that is in it does not apply to him.
According to the Law of Entropy,
which is the 2nd law of Thermodynamics,
the universe consists of zero volume and endless density.
This means that the universe was created from nothing.
So there must be a being who chose existence
over non-existence because this choice requires
power, knowledge and intention.
We call this being "Allah".
When Allah brought the universe into existence
He created the concepts of time and space
in relevance to this universe.
Now, just like the engineering example,
Allah cannot be the same as what He created
and He is not governed by the rules of His creation.
Time is a part of the universe
and was created later on.
So, if Allah created time and space afterwards
this means that He existed before both,
and that all of the rules that govern
both time and space
are not relevant to Him.
Everything governed by time is subject
to decay, aging and deformation.
That is why they are mortal,
but the one who created time
is not subject to it
So He has no beginning or end,
meaning Allah is eternal and everlasting.
So far, we have proved that Allah is not bound by time,
and hence He is eternal.
Now let's look at the question, which is:
Could Allah create something bigger than Himself?
This is not a valid question.
Why?
Because there is no number larger than infinity.
Infinity plus 1 million is still infinity.
If we try to find a number larger than infinity,
then infinity wouldn't be infinity.
This is how you can tell these questions
are paradoxes.
They ask "could the eternal Allah
create something larger than Himself?"
Such questions are surely paradoxes.
Just as the reflection of a mountain
could not be as heavy as a rock,
any creature that is a mere reflection
of the eternal power of Allah
cannot be compared to His glory.
A thing cannot be
both dominant and submissive;
it's either dominant
or submissive.
The question is: could a dominant being
submit itself to jail like a prisoner?
Could Allah kill himself?
How could the dominant one also be submissive?
Could one who is submissive be dominant at the same time? No.
This goes to show that this question is paradoxical,
just like the unstoppable train and the indestructible wall.
There is something that we must initially address.
The questioner is unaware of the states of existence.
These are the states of Wajib, Mumkin and Mumteni.
A being can only be one of these three things
and cannot be anything else. I imagine you're confused.
Let me give an example to clarify.
That which is imperative and not dependent on anything to exist is Wajib.
For example, think of an author; the author is imperative to the book,
meaning that his existence is imperative.
Anything that has been created,
or has the potential to be created, is Mumkin.
You can think of the author's book as an example.
The book depends on the writer
who may or may not write it;
the book's existence is dependent on the writer.
Something that cannot be imagined to exist is Mumteni -
its existence is impossible.
For example, a book cannot write itself
or a book cannot be more intelligent than the writer.
All of these are Mumteni.
Just like this, the being who wrote the book of creation,
must be Allah. He is Vacibu'l Vucut (the Imperative Existence).
The universe's existence is Mumkin,
it depends on Allah.
Yet it is impossible that the universe and all that it contains
could be greater or more powerful than Allah.
It is also impossible that the universe
and all that it contains could just exist by itself.
There cannot be a number larger than infinity.
A number is either odd or even.
A number being both odd and even is also impossible.
Let's take a mathematical fact as an example.
We're going to make a comparison between the concept
of infinity and numbers.
Are you ready?
All numbers are insignificant when compared to infinity,
because numbers gain an order of greatness according to each other.
10 is larger than 9 but smaller than 11.
There is no difference between 1 and 1 million when compared to infinity.
The concept of quantity is not relevant to infinity.
Therefore, there is no number larger than infinity
and such a comparison cannot be made.
Just as we noted at the beginning of the video,
no matter how great one thing may be compared to another,
it cannot be compared to the greatness of Allah
or the infinite power of Allah
and it will always be smaller and insignificant.
So, such a question is not logical.
It is unanimously agreed that the total reversal of truth is impossible.
And nothing may become the very opposite and reverse of itself.
And it's impossible to the thousandth degree
that something should retain its own nature
and yet at the same time become identical with its opposite.
A truth cannot turn into its opposite. For example,
the world is round, and it cannot be flat.
Again, it is not possible that a fact remains as it is,
and that it transforms into that which is its opposite.
What do I mean? For example,
it is not naturally possible for the sun
to remain as itself and turn into water at the same time.
So, if we find it impossible for these truths
to transform into their opposites
then to think that Allah can be both infinitely powerful
and at the same time weak
is certainly impossible.
So, my friends, we would like to tackle such puzzling questions
one by one.
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