From these details, which we mentioned in the cause and kinds of
knowledge, it is known that there is no contradiction between reasonings of this
matter in Quran and Sunnah, from the aspect of negation and proving and every
reasoning, which negates or proves the knowledge of unseen has one aspect of
the matter in view, a subject, which in the language of reasoning, from which the
knowledge of unseen is negated, is other than a topic for which knowledge of
unseen is proved and in the same way is its opposite.
Other qualities, which are restricted to Allah, the Mighty and the High are
also as such; that is these qualities with particular restriction are differentiated
from qualities of others; and Isa (a.s.) enlivens the dead by the leave of God as
Almighty Allah has informed in this verse:
أَنِّىٓ أَخْلُقُ لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلطِّينِ كَهَيْـَٔةِ ٱلطَّيْرِ فَأَنفُخُ فِيهِ فَيَكُونُ طَيْرًۢا بِإِذْنِ ٱللَّهِ
“I determine for you out of dust like the form of a bird, then I breathe into it and it becomes a bird with Allah’s permission.”1
Isa (a.s.) is not a partner of Allah, Who creates man from clay, because only
Allah is the Master (Wali), only He revives the dead and is the All-knowing
creator.
The angel, who shapes the fetus in wombs, does so according to divine
exigency and will of God. He creates the ears, eyes, skin, flesh and bones2 and
never does he become a partner with Almighty Allah in this, because He is the
creator God, the maker of everything, without a previous model, and
incomparable one, who shapes whatever is present in the wombs, as He likes.3
An angel goes to the fetus and writes down the sustenance, death, acts,
calamities, good and evil, misfortune and good fortune that is destined for him;
then he blows the spirit into him.4 He does not associate anyone with Almighty
Allah and Allah does not have any partner in the kingdom. He is the creator of
everything and has fixed a destiny for it.
Along with the fact that the angel takes away the souls and Almighty Allah revealed the following verse:
قُلْ يَتَوَفَّىٰكُم مَّلَكُ ٱلْمَوْتِ ٱلَّذِى وُكِّلَ بِكُمْ
“Say: The angel of death who is given charge of you.”5
But at the same time the restriction present in this verse is also correct:
ٱللَّهُ يَتَوَفَّى ٱلْأَنفُسَ حِينَ مَوْتِهَا
“Allah takes the souls at the time of their death.”6
As only Almighty Allah causes death and the angel of death is not a partner
of Allah in this quality. Also, attributing death to the angels in this verse is also
correct:
ٱلَّذِينَ تَتَوَفَّىٰهُمُ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ ظَالِمِىٓ أَنفُسِهِمْ
“Those whom the angels cause to die while they are unjust to themselves.”7
And the verse:
ٱلَّذِينَ تَتَوَفَّىٰهُمُ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ طَيِّبِينَ
“Those whom the angels cause to die in a good state.”8
There is no contradiction in any of these statement, and if we attribute
causing death to anyone other than God, we would not be committing a sin.
Also, on the basis of destiny written by Almighty Allah, the angel does not
sleep9 and does not slumber and in this way Allah has praised Himself:
لَا تَأْخُذُهُۥ سِنَةٌۭ وَلَا نَوْمٌۭ
“Slumber does not overtake Him nor sleep.”10