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Yasir Qadhi

Ask Shaykh YQ - Episode 10 - Is Einstein's Theory of Relativity Shirk

Yasir Qadhi

Muslim Central

Society & Culture, Islam, Religion & Spirituality

4.81.3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 September 2019

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Shaykh Yasir takes on the question of Einstein’s theory of relativity being Shirk. The Shaykh simply advises caution on what we think and what we accept. Einstein is not talking theology and hence, there is nothing wrong with it. Allah SWT can change whatever He wants as and when He wills.

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The question goes as follows. I have heard someone say that Einstein's theory of relativity is shirk.

0:12.0

Because it says that matter cannot be created or destroyed.

0:18.6

How does this affect how Islam views science?

0:22.0

End question. Larijan and noiri in him vesalu

0:35.8

and let the kary you put to me that to Allah

0:39.4

alma

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and question.

0:41.8

Marshall is a very deep question, right?

0:44.0

How does it affect how we view science?

0:47.0

The response to this, be careful what you hear, be careful what you accept,

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okay?

0:52.0

Just to make this blanket statement that Einstein's theory, and I'm assuming he means the special

0:57.6

theory of relativity which deals with basically if objects are moving in the same dimension and the same speed, then laws of physics apply equally to them.

1:06.8

E equals MC squared.

1:08.0

As for the general theory, it deals with, of course, the laws of gravity, that's a separate topic altogether but I'm assuming that the

1:13.7

question is the special theory in in particular E equals MC square and the notion

1:17.6

being that matter cannot be created or destroyed rather it transfers from one form

1:21.3

to another and so somebody said to this young man or young woman

1:25.0

that this is Kofar.

1:26.7

And the response is, calm down.

1:30.8

Don't read in.

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