Relativity of Time......

Today, the relativity of time is a scientifically proven fact. This has been expressed through Einstein's relativity theory of time in the early years of the 20th century. Previously, humans not yet know that time is a relative concept, and time may change depending on circumstances. Great scientist, Albert Einstein openly proved this fact with the theory of relativity. He explained that the time is determined by the mass and velocity. In human history, no one could express this fact clearly before.

But there are exceptions; Qur'an contains information about the time that is relative! Numerous verses of this review reads:

"And they urge you to hasten the punishment. But Allah will never fail in His promise. And indeed, a day with your Lord is like a thousand years of those which you count"(QS 22:47)

"He arranges [each] matter from the heaven to the earth; then it will ascend to Him in a Day, the extent of which is a thousand years of those which you count"(QS 32:5)


"The angels and the Spirit will ascend to Him during a Day the extent of which is fifty thousand years"(QS 70:4)

In several verses mentioned that people feel time differently, and that sometimes people can feel very short of time as something old:

"[Allah] will say, "How long did you remain on earth in number of years?" (112) They will say, "We remained a day or part of a day; ask those who enumerate." (113) He will say, "You stayed not but a little - if only you had known"(QS 23:112-114). The fact that the relativity of time is mentioned very clearly in the Qur'an, which started down in the year 610 AD, is another proof that the Qur'an is the holy Qur'an.

"By time, Indeed, mankind is in loss, Except for those who have believed and done righteous deeds and advised each other to truth and advised each other to patience" (QS 103 : 1-3)


By: RATIH FITRIA PUTRI (Double Degree Master Programe MPPDAS UGM - Remote Sensing Chiba University,Japan)