Does Quran contradicts itself regarding Power of Allah

Almighty Allah Ta’ala is One and Alone. He has no partner in His being and His attributes. He is Most Powerful and possesses perfect attributes, which are expressed in the following Hadith.

Rasul Allah sallallahu Alayhi Wasalam said , “Allah Ta’ala has 100 names but one (i.e 99) whosoever memorizes them will enter Jannah. (Sahih Muslim, Vol. 4, p. 1410)

Allah is:

1 Allah                                  (The) God

2 Ar-Rahman                         The All Beneficent

3 Ar-Rahim                            The Most Merciful

4 Al-Malik                              The King, The Sovereign

5 Al-Quddus                           The Most Holy

6 As-Salam                            The Peace and Blessing

7 Al-Mu'min                            The Guarantor

8 Al-Muhaymin                       The Guardian, The Preserver

9 Al-Aziz                                The Almighty, The Self Sufficient

10 Al-Jabbar                           The Powerful, The Irresistible

11 Al-Mutakabbir                    The Tremendous

12 Al-Khaliq                           The Creator

13 Al-Bari'                              The Maker

14 Al-Musawwir                      The Fashioner of Forms

15 Al-Ghaffar                          The Ever Forgiving

16 Al-Qahhar                          The All Compelling Subduer

17 Al-Wahhab                        The Bestower

18 Ar-Razzaq                         The Ever Providing

19 Al-Fattah                           The Opener, The Victory Giver

20 Al-`Alim                             The All Knowing, The Omniscient

21 Al-Qabid                            The Restrainer, The Straightener

22 Al-Basit                             The Expander, The Munificent

23 Al-Khafid                            The Abaser

24 Ar-Rafi                               The Exalter

25 Al-Mu'izz                            The Giver of Honour

26 Al-Mudhill                           The Giver of Dishonour

27 As-Sami                            The All Hearing

28 Al-Basir                             The All Seeing

29 Al-Hakam                          The Judge, The Arbitrator

30 Al-`Adl                               The Utterly Just

31 Al-Latif                               The Subtly Kind

32 Al-Khabir                           The All Aware

33 Al-Halim                             The Forbearing, The Indulgent

34 Al-Azim                             The Magnificent, The Infinite

35 Al-Ghafur                           The All Forgiving

36 Ash-Shakur                        The Grateful

37 Al-Ali                                 The Sublimely Exalted

38 Al-Kabir                             The Great

39 Al-Hafiz                             The Preserver

40 Al-Muqit                            The Nourisher

41 Al-Hasib                            The Reckoner

42 Al-Jalil                               The Majestic

43 Al-Karim                            The Bountiful , The Generous

44 Ar-Raqib                            The Watchful

45 Al-Mujib                             The Responsive, The Answerer

46 Al-Wasi                             The Vast, The All Encompassing

47 Al-Hakim                           The Wise

48 Al-Wadud                          The Loving, The Kind One

49 Al-Majid                            The All Glorious

50 Al-Ba'ith                            The Raiser of The Dead

51 Ash-Shahid                       The Witness

52 Al-Haqq                            The Truth, The Real

53 Al-Wakil                           The Trustee, The Dependable

54 Al-Qawiyy                         The Strong

55 Al-Matin                            The Firm, The Steadfast

56 Al-Waliyy                          The Protecting Friend, Patron and Helper

57 Al-Hamid                           The All Praiseworthy

58 Al-Muhsi                            The Accounter, The Numberer of All

59 Al-Mubdi'                           The Producer, Originator, and Initiator of all

60 Al-Mu'id                             The Reinstater Who Brings Back All

61 Al-Muhyi                            The Giver of Life

62 Al-Mumit                           The Bringer of Death, The Destroyer

63 Al-Hayy                             The Ever Living

64 Al-Qayyum                        The Self Subsisting Sustainer of All

65 Al-Wajid                            The Perceiver, The Finder, The Unfailing

66 Al-Majid                             The Illustrious, The Magnificent

67 Al-Wahid                           The One, the All Inclusive, The Indivisible

68 As-Samad                       The Self Sufficient, The Impregnable, The Eternally Besought of All, The Everlasting

69 Al-Qadir                             The All Able

70 Al-Muqtadir                        The All Determiner, The Dominant

71 Al-Muqaddim                      The Expediter, He Who Brings Forward

72 Al-Mu'akhkhir                     The Delayer, He Who Puts Far Away

73 Al-Awwal                           The First

74 Al-Akhir                             The Last

75 Az-Zahir                            The Manifest, The All Victorious

76 Al-Batin                             The Hidden, The All Encompassing

77 Al-Wali                              The Patron

78 Al-Muta'ali                         The Self Exalted

79 Al-Barr                               The Most Kind and Righteous

80 At-Tawwab                         The Ever Returning, Ever Relenting

81 Al-Muntaqim                     The Avenger

82 Al-'Afuww                          The Pardoner, The Effacer of Sins

83 Ar-Ra'uf                             The Compassionate, The All Pitying

84 Malik-al-Mulk                    The Owner of All Sovereignty

85 Dhu-al-Jalal wa-al-Ikram    The Lord of Majesty and Generosity

86 Al-Muqsit                         The Equitable, The Requiter

87 Al-Jami'                            The Gatherer, The Unifier

88 Al-Ghani                           The All Rich, The Independent

89 Al-Mughni                        The Enricher, The Emancipator

90 Al-Mani'                           The Withholder, The Shielder, the Defender

91 Ad-Darr                          The Distressor, The Harmer (This attribute can only be found in hadith)

92 An-Nafi'                           The Propitious, The Benefactor

93 An-Nur                            The Light

94 Al-Hadi                            The Guide

95 Al-Badi                            The Incomparable, The Originator

96 Al-Baqi                            The Ever Enduring and Immutable

97 Al-Warith                         The Heir, The Inheritor of All

98 Ar-Rashid                        The Guide, Infallible Teacher and Knower

99 As-Sabur                         The Patient, The Timeless

The word we is also an expression of power and strength. All power belongs to Allah and thus the expression of We and Us in the Quran.

2)         There are two verses in Quran. One is that Allah created the world in six days and the other verse is where Allah intends to do anything, He says and it is.

            The creating of the world in 6 days is not contrary to intending beyond time. Allah has the power to do that as well. Allah is also Al-Hakeem (the Wise one). Every act of Allah is filled with wisdom. He could have created the world in split seconds but instead He did it in 6 days. One of the possible wisdom behind Allah doing that is to emphasize on the importance of time. One should not be hasty in major issues. Rasul Allah sallallahu Alayhi wasalam said, to be careful and cautious is from Allah and to be hasty is from Shaytan.

And Allah Ta'ala knows best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai