Surah 32:4
"(It is) God who created the heavens and the earth, and whatever is between them, in six days. Then He mounted the throne. You have no ally and no intercessor other than Him. Will you not take heed?"
Exclusivity of Allies and Protectors (Wali)
Supporting Verses
Surah 17:111 → "Say: ‘Praise (be) to God, who has not taken a son, nor has He any associate in the kingdom, nor has He any (need of) an ally (to protect Him) from disgrace.’ Magnify Him (with all) magnificence."
Surah 18:102 → "Do those who disbelieve think that they can take My servants as allies instead of Me? Surely We have prepared Gehenna as a reception for the disbelievers."
Surah 4:45 → "God knows about your enemies. God is sufficient as an ally, and God is sufficient as a helper."
Surah 9:116 → "Surely God – to Him (belongs) the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. He gives life and causes death. You have no ally and no helper other than God."
Opposing Verses
Surah 41:31 → "We are your allies in this present life and in the Hereafter, where you will have whatever you desire, whatever you call for"
Surah 41:32 → "– a reception from One forgiving, compassionate.’"
Surah 4:75 → "What is with you (that) you do you not fight in the way of God, and (on behalf of) the weak among the men, women, and children, who say, ‘Our Lord, bring us out of this town of the evildoers, and make for us an ally from Yourself, and make for us a helper from Yourself ’?"
Surah 5:55 → "Your only ally is God, and His messenger, and the believers who observe the prayer and give the alms, and who bow."
Surah 9:71 → "The believing men and the believing women are allies of each other. They command right and forbid wrong, they observe the prayer and give the alms, and they obey God and His messenger. Those – God will have compassion on them. God is mighty, wise."
Does the Quran present God as the exclusive ally and protector of believers? Some verses state that individuals have no ally, protector, or helper other than God, while other verses indicate that angels, messengers, and fellow believers also serve as allies and protectors.
Days of Creation
Opposing Verses
Surah 41:10 → "He placed on it firm mountains (towering) above it, and blessed it, and decreed for it its (various) foods in four days, equal to the ones who ask."
Surah 41:11 → "Then He mounted (upward) to the sky, while it was (still) smoke, and said to it and to the earth, “Come, both of you, willingly or unwillingly!” They both said, “We come willingly.”"
Surah 41:12 → "He finished them (as) seven heavens in two days, and inspired each heaven (with) its affair. And We adorned the sky of this world with lamps, and (made them) a protection. That is the decree of the Mighty, the Knowing.’"
Surah 41:9 → "Say: ‘Do you indeed disbelieve in the One who created the earth in two days, and do you set up rivals to Him? That is the Lord of the worlds."
Does the Quran state that the heavens and the earth were created in six days or eight days? One verse states the creation took six days, while another passage outlines creation taking a total of eight days.