What is the ruling on a poetess's rebuttal to another poetess who describes time as cruel and likens it to an oppressive neighbor, knowing that time is Allah, and it has been stated in the Hadith Qudsi: "The son of Adam wrongs Me; he insults Dahr (time), though I am Dahr; in My hand is the command; I alternate the night and the day"?
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Your statement: "Time is Allah Almighty Himself" is false, for ad-dahr (time/eternity) is not one of Allah's Most Beautiful Names. The meaning of the Qudsi: "The son of Adam harms Me; he curses ad-dahr (time/eternity), and I am ad-dahr," is that Allah is the Administrator of the affairs that are attributed to ad-dahr. Thus, cursing ad-dahr reverts to Allah, who is the true Doer, and ad-dahr is merely a vessel for affairs.
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