How time influence our final destiny? Qur’an & Science

According to Albert Einstein, time is the fourth dimension of the universe.

Now let us consider how it influence our final direction.

For this, we have to look carefully at an event from the life of Imam Ali (A.S)

Once a man came to Imam Ali (A.S) and asked:
“What is my destiny and what is my choice?”

Imam Ali (A.S) said to him:
“Raise one of your arms in the air.”
The man raised it.

Then he said:
“Now raise the other arm.”
The man raised that as well.

Then he said:
“Lift one of your legs.”
The man lifted it.

Then he said:

“Now lift the other one as well.”

The man replied:
“I cannot do that.”

Imam Ali (A.S) then said:
“This is your destiny, and the rest is your choice.”

Now if we test this event with physics rules.

Let us see what these dimensions are.

Length
Width
Height

These three together form a 3-dimensional object, which in this case is the human being who was present in the event.

 If we observe carefully, the man could not lift his second leg while standing, but a human can jump. When a person jumps, he balances in the air for a very short time and then falls back down.

When he jumped, he used the energy present in his body, which means power. But after a short time he fell back down.

That duration we call time, and the reason he fell down we call gravity. 

A person wants to keep experiencing that same joy which he felt once for a short time. He wants to increase its duration—meaning, he wants to delay the fall. and this requires energy.

Now let us see what Quran says.

There is a verse where Allah says:

(Qur’an 36:40)

Arabic

لَا الشَّمْسُ يَنبَغِي لَهَا أَنْ تُدْرِكَ الْقَمَرَ وَلَا اللَّيْلُ سَابِقُ النَّهَارِ ۚ وَكُلٌّ فِي فَلَكٍ يَسْبَحُونَ

“It is not for the sun to overtake the moon, nor does the night outstrip the day. Each is floating in its own orbit.”

It shows that they cannot overtake due to the balance of time but time create a spiral movement, when the gravity becomes weaker or stronger the process of time dilation happens. A human cannot reduce or increase gravity, but by gaining more energy, he can delay the time of the fall. that's why humans gather the energy in the form of engine and it give the push to work against gravity and create a balance.

This is why humans can also fly in the air. You may say humans cannot fly, but when you sit in an airplane you can feel the experience of flying like a bird, even if it is with the help of a machine.

While these objects may decrease fall time, the ascent of rockets and aircraft—along with the subsequent orbital disturbances—leads to a reduction in Earth's total mass. This loss of mass alters the gravitational field, resulting in significant long-term consequences.

If humans could obtain all the energy, they might become a Type 7 civilization, because energy is the main thing that can control time and gravity.

Time changes when speed changes, and to reach that speed we need more energy.

But that kind of energy exists only in the will of Allah.

Allah says in the Qur’an:

(Qur’an 2:117)

Arabic

إِذَا قَضَى أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُنْ فَيَكُونُ

“When He decrees a matter, He only says to it ‘Be,’ and it is.”

Here we understand that the will of Allah has such power that it turns intention into reality 

Now you can also understand the idea reflected in the film Lucy.

However, we should not run after this kind of power. Instead, one should seek the love of God. History shows that power may give control over things, but things themselves never bring real satisfaction.

If you do not believe this, then look at Adam (A.S) He was in heaven, yet he still desired more, in the form of eternity. He did not ask God for it because he thought that this thing was also within his command. But then a great fall happened — just as a jumping man eventually falls to the ground when he tries to act against the natural order.

But when a person runs, he usually does not fall, because one of his legs always remains in contact with the ground. 

This shows that we are all bound to certain destinies, and there are consequences when we act against them.

There may be higher dimensions in the universe that could be unlocked through energy — as suggested in ideas like a Type 7 civilization. However, to experience something similar to that, God has given humans the ability of imagination, where we can do whatever we want in our minds.

Yet we cannot bring those things fully into reality, because God has placed limits through destiny. Those limits can only be changed by the will of God.

Desire is a force with a dark energy inside. It makes you want to jump and feel free. But if you use that energy to move forward, you truly become free. Time itself tells you it was just like a wave of water; once you decide not to follow it, it collapses.

Time passes by, and man wastes it by jumping from one thing to another; what we truly need is to travel alongside it, following given rules.