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glo
That's interesting, Chris. I didn't realise that there were such similarities between the Quran and the OT with regards to the creation of the world ...
If I can add a question (without wanting to take this thread of topic), why does the Quran say "We have created the heavens and the earth, and everything between them in six days, and no fatigue touched us." Who are we in this case? Is it meant as a royal 'we', or does it mean more than one person/being?
As to your question, as far as I understand the Hebrew word for 'day' can also mean 'age' or 'period of time' - which would give the whole creation story a quite different perspective.
Some Christians believe that God created the world in literally 6 days,but my guess is that the majority of Christians do not believe that ...
Looking forward to hearing the Islamic perspective on this ...
Peace :)
this question was Answer in this websit
http://www.islamweb.net and this is what the both or sis said about the Quran sayin We..
Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the World; and may His blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all his Family and Companions.
The Qur'an was revealed in Arabic. Arabs use many rhetorical styles. Among these styles is the use of 'We' instead of 'I' in order to show glorification on the part of a speaker.
This style is common in the Qur'an. Here are some examples:
Allah Says (interpretation of meaning): {And indeed We created the heavens and the earth and all between them in six Days …}[50:38]
Allah also Says (interpretation of meaning): {And (remember) when We said: "Enter this town (Jerusalem) ….}[2:58]
Allah also Says (interpretation of meaning): {And when We decide to destroy a town (population), We (first) send a definite order (to obey Allâh and be righteous) to those among them [or We (first) increase in number those of its population] who are given the good things of this life. …}[17:16].
As for the words "'Abodoon: You have to worship Me" and "Khafoon: fear Allah" and the like, they represent forms of instruction and order, not forms of notification and informing.
But, in case of singular imperative we use the singular "I", not "we" if we intend glorification.
Allah knows best.
References (
http://www.islamweb.net)