[2:255] Allah! No slumber can seize Him nor sleep.
2007-01-26 20:11:08 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It means that it is impossible that Allah ever sleeps; nor even slumber. That is because He is never tired (unlike the Bible that states that God's weekend is the Sabbath (Saturday); especially Yom Kippur!) and sleep and even slumber is an un-befitting attribute to Allah.
However, that does not mean that Allah is awake! To be awake is an attribute to His creatures; not Himself! And the opposite of awakeness is sleep or even slumber. Allah's attributes are ultimate without any opposite. Glory be to Him!
2007-01-26 20:22:00 · answer #1 · answered by Mehmet Azk 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are looking for an answer seriuosly, It means Allah is Ever Awake and watching over us.
Here is the comlete verse:
Allah! (none has the right to be worshiped but Him), the Ever Living, the One who sustains and protects all that exists. Neither slumber nor sleep ovetakes Him. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth...
If you are making fun, you have got lots of 'funny' people responding.
Peace
2007-01-26 20:19:58 · answer #2 · answered by daliaadel 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
God! He never sleeps.
On a side note, I don't know where you dug this up, but it's grammatically incorrect with "nor sleep" at the end . It should be placed right after "slumber" or at least have a comma after "slumber". Incredibly unimportant but these things drive me nuts, I'm crazy like that. ;-)
2007-01-26 20:15:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
the muslims and the jews must think alike because that same line is found in psalm 121: "behold, the guardian of israel neither slumbers nor sleeps."
it means that G-d/allah is always with us whenever we need.
2007-01-26 20:21:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
"No slumber can seize him, nor sleep" (the comma makes the difference!)
He can't sleep or get sleepy, is what it probably means.
2007-01-26 20:16:38 · answer #5 · answered by Tom K 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
indications such as schizophrenia may result from loss of sleep, extraordinarily the absence thereof... we want a reset... the state-of-the-artwork dying of sleep is healing. i think of that the author of this sentence did no longer understand what they have been asserting... purely attempting to assert that Allah won't be able to be intoxicated by skill of human affairs... is consistently conscious... nevertheless, to dismiss sleep is folly.
2016-09-28 01:24:36 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just an archaic way of saying "Allah doesn't sleep".
2007-01-26 20:17:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It would seem to mean he doesnt sleep and there for is allways in the know and in control
2007-01-26 20:18:12 · answer #8 · answered by rexredtag 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't know, but Pirate, give me a buzz (my Yahoo buzzard is about to be buzzed out of here) Its the Goddess Grand Finale!
2007-01-26 20:14:27 · answer #9 · answered by Peanutbutter Goddess2 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Allah needs a nap.
2007-01-26 20:14:44 · answer #10 · answered by CHEESUS GROYST 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋