Allah is the Creator of all things
Hamady
Disposer of all affairs, Guardian) over all things.”
(Surat Az-Zumar (The Groups): 62)
By: Dr. / Zaghloul El-Naggar
This holy ayah comes at the beginning of the last fifth of Surat Az-
Zumar, which is a Makkan Surah composed of 75 ayahs after the
“Basmallah”. The Surah is called Az-Zumar (The Groups) because it
refers to the groups of disbelievers and polytheists entering into
Hell, and the groups of devout believers entering into Paradise on the
Day of Judgment.
The main theme of the Surah is creed. Nevertheless, in some of the
ayahs it also refers to the nature of humans, the destiny of the
believers and (the) disbelievers in the hereafter, and what has
befallen the disbelievers of previous nations. The Surah gives many
parables and signs of creation that proves the Omnipotence of the
Divine Aability in creating the universe and resurrecting the dead.
Signs of creation in Surat Az-Zummar:
1. *“He created the heavens and the earth with truth. He makes the
night to go in the day, and makes the day to go in the night. And He
has subjected the sun and the moon. Each running (on a fixed course)
for an appointed term. Verily, He is the All-Mighty, the Oft-
Forgiving.”* (ayah 5).
2. *“He created you (all) from a single person (Adam); then made
from him his wife (Hawwa (Eve)). And He has sent for you of cattle
eight pairs (of the sheep, two male and female; of the goats, two,
male and female; of the oxen, two, male and female; and of the camels,
two, male and female). He creates you in the wombs of your mothers;
creation after creation in three veils of darkness. Such is Allah,
your Lord. His is the Kingdom. La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right
to be worshipped but He). How then are you turned away?”* (ayah 6).
3. *“See you not that Allah sends down water(rain) from the sky,
and causes it to penetrate the earth,(and then makes it to spring
up)as water-springs, and afterward thereby produces crops of different
colors, and afterward they wither and you see them turn yellow; then
He makes them dry and broken pieces. Verily, in this is a Reminder for
men of understanding.”* (ayah 21).
4. *“Verily you (O Muhammad) will die, and verily they (too) will
die.”* (ayah 30).
5. *“It is Allah Who takes away the souls at the time of their
death, and those that die not during their sleep. He keeps those
(souls) for which He has ordained death and sends the rest for a term
appointed. Verily, in this are signs for a people who think deeply.”*
þ (ayah 42).
6. *“Say (O Muhammad): "O Allah! Creator of the heavens and the
earth! All-Knower of the Ghaib (unseen) and the seen! You will judge
between Your slaves about that wherein they used to differ.”* (ayah
46).
7. *“Allah is the Creator of all things, and He is the Wakil
(trustee, Disposer of all affairs, Guardian) over all things.” *( ayah
62)
8. *“They made not a just estimate of Allah such as is due to Him.
And On the Day of Resurrection the whole of the earth will be grasped
by His Hand and the heavens will be rolled up in His Right hand.
Glorified be He, and High be He above all that they associate as
partners with Him.”* (ayah 67).
9. *“And the earth will shine with the light of its Lord (Allah,
when He will come to judge among men): and the Book will be placed
(open); and the Prophets and the witnesses will be brought forward;
and it will be judged between them with truth; and they will not be
wronged.”* (ayah 69).
Each ayah of the previously mentioned ayahs requires its own special
analysis to explain the scientific wonders in it. Surely, it would not
be proper to analyze all nine ayahs in one article. So, I will confine
this article to discussing the seventh ayah only. Before I begin, I
find it necessary to introduce some scholars' interpretations of this
ayah.
Interpretations of this ayah by some scholars:
*“Allah is the Creator of all things, and He is the Wakil (trustee,
Disposer of all affairs, Guardian) over all things.” *( ayah 62)
The author of “Fi Zilal Al-Qur’an” says: This last section of the
Surah presents the truth of monotheism concerning the Oneness of the
Creator and the Owner of all things. It puts an end to the
disbelievers' offer, which was to worship the God of the Prophet
(peace be upon him) if he would worship their gods in return. This was
a strange offer since Allah is the Creator of all things, the Owner of
the heavens and earth, the One who has no partners. How could He be
worshipped along with someone else while everything on earth and in
heavens belongs to Him Alone?
Scientific implications in this ayah:
The holy ayah states that everything that exists in both the visible
and the hidden worlds is a creation of Allah. He has created all
things with His knowledge, wisdom, and power, and protects this
creation with His mercy. If the universe was left to its own care for
even a twinkle of an eye, it would collapse and perish. Among the
creatures of the hidden world the Qur'an mentions the angels and the
jinn. The creatures of the visible world are human beings, animals,
plants (all animate creatures), the different types of matter and
energy (inanimate), and the different regions and places that are
dimensions of the material world.
The process of creation itself with its three stages—the creation of
the universe, living things, and then man—was a hidden operation that
was not witnessed by man. Consequently, Allah the Almighty says in the
Qur'an *"I (Allah) made them (Iblis and his offspring) not to witness
(nor took their help in) the creation of the heavens and the earth and
not (even) their own creation; nor was I (Allah) to take the
misleaders as helpers."* (Surat Al-Kahf (The Cave): 51).
In addition, Allah also says *"Say: "Travel in the land and see how
(Allah) originated the creation; and then Allah will bring forth the
creation of the Hereafter (i.e. resurrection after death).Verily,
Allah is Able to do all things."*,(Surat Al-Ankaboot (The Spider):
20).
Putting these two holy ayahs together makes it clear that although man
did not witness the process of creation since it preceded his
existence, Allah the Almighty has left for him in the earth's rocks
and sky many perceptible clues to help the believer reach a correct
idea about the process of creation.
As for the disbeliever, he sees the perceptible clues, touches it with
his hands but in his attempt to assign the creation to someone other
than Allah, he is lead astray by a flood of hypotheses and theories
that lead him anywhere but to the truth. That’s why Allah confirms
what can be translated as, *“Allah is the Creator of all things, and
He is the Wakil (trustee, Disposer of all affairs, Guardian) over all
things.”* (Surat Az-Zumar (The Groups): 62). Moreover, many other
Qur'anic ayahs emphasize the truth about creation so that the
believers would not be deluded by the puzzles set up by the
disbelievers and polytheists who are lead, and still lead people,
astray even in our current scientific age. As a matter of fact, the
verb "create" and its many derivations appear in the Qur'an 252 times
emphasize that Allah is the Creator of all things.
The disbelievers' quandary concerning the age of the universe and the
evolution of life on earth
In an attempt to deny the creation and the existence of the Creator,
disbelievers from ancient times claimed that the world is eternal.
Scientific explorations proving the extreme antiquity of the universe
and life on earth were thought by atheists to support such a claim.
Moreover, the evolutionary process in creation has been discovered,
starting from the creation of primary cells in substances to the
creation of animate organisms, plants, and animals until, at the very
end, it was all crowned by the creation of man as such an honored
creature. Still, disbelievers used such discoveries in supporting
their false claims of “random creation” which has no proof. Allah's
creations were created over prolonged intervals. It is only Him Who
has the power to say to something, “Be.” and it happens. This is for
two obvious reasons:
First: Allah wanted to give those who contemplate nature a chance to
figure out His laws that govern this universe so that they would use
them in establishing a good life on earth. Moreover, this will help
them to recognize part of the Creator's great power, knowledge, and
wisdom which will lead them to prostrate to Him in worship and
obedience. It will also help them to observe the harmony in building
the universe which declares Allah's Oneness, to see the duality of all
his creatures, from the one celled organism to the human being, which
prove Allah's Perfection and Oneness, having no partners or rivals. He
created all things. How dare anyone assign himself to His level?
*"Surely, disbelievers are those who said:" Allah is the third of the
three (in a Trinity)." But there is no Ilah (god) (none who has the
right to be worshipped) but One Ilah (God-Allah).And if they cease not
from what they say, verily, a painful torment will befall on the
disbelievers among them."*
(Surat Al-Ma'ida (The Table spread with Food): 73)
Second: Time is a boundary made by Allah, a boundary that limits
Allah’s creatures. It is essentially a creature, and a creature could
never limit its creator. No matter how much time progresses it is
always within the controlling fingers of Allah, dependant upon His
will. Instead of understanding the issue this way, materialistic
people rush into denying the process of creation and its Creator by
claiming that this universe is eternal and random, contradicting all
scientific observations found in the earth and the skies. But the
Qur'anic ayah we are dealing with, along with hundreds of other ayahs,
prove that Allah is the Creator of all things refute the claims about
the random and eternal universe.
The antiquity of the universe and the refutation of its eternity
proves the truth of creation
Scientific observation of the known universe proves that heat energy
transfers from bodies of greater temperature to bodies of lower
temperature. If the universe were eternal as they claim, hot and cold
bodies would have become the same temperature and this universe would
have ended long time ago. The existence of the universe until today
with the continuation of heat transfer refutes the claim of its
eternity and infinity and proves that it is nothing but a creation
that has a beginning (more than 10 billion years ago—scientists
estimate approximately 14 billion years) and must have an end one day,
that only Allah knows. The current laws governing the universe
indicate that this end is inevitable, yet they cannot predict when it
will happen. For example, the sun loses 4.6 million tons of energy
from its mass every second and the same applies on the rest of the
stars. So, our universe is definitely on its way to an end at a moment
which only Allah the Almighty specifies. Allah says in His holy book
what can be translated as, *"They ask thee about the Hour (Day of
Resurrection): "when will be its appointed time?" Say: "The knowledge
thereof is with my Lord (Alone). None can reveal its time but He.
Heavy is its burden through the heavens and the earth. It shall not
come upon you except all of a sudden." They ask you as if you have a
good knowledge of it. Say:" the knowledge thereof is with Allah
(Alone), but most of mankind know not."* (Surat Al-A`raf (The
Heights): 187).
BradGuth
Which other solar system or other galaxy is Allah from?
~ BG
jeffinputnam
> “Allah is the Creator of all things, and He is the Wakil (Trustee,
> Disposer of all affairs, Guardian) over all things.”
I thought Jesus' dad was responsible for trolls. Thanks for setting me
straight.
J
Starman
answer: humans did
so we can then conclude the universe is roughly 200000 years old!!
go back to your cave with your backwards theory, they don't stick in a modern
world
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Jim Newman
> who created Allah ?
>
> answer: humans did
>
> so we can then conclude the universe is roughly 200000 years old!!
>
> go back to your cave with your backwards theory, they don't stick in a modern
> world
The problem is that you assume that humans 'created' God, rather than
'discovering' it.
Was there a law of gravity before Newton?
Starman
say something like god created humans in his own image
so god must according to thoose be a human like creature
and how would such a creature be able to live in and even before the universe
was created
without a safe world (planet with water,food,light,air)
No even if god had supermans power would it be possible
No there was not a law of gravity before Newton, because "law" is something
humans define
did gravity exist before Newton?, Yes but not as a law of gravity
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Jim Newman
> Dosn't most of the "science" fiction books like the bible and quran
> say something like god created humans in his own image
>
> so god must according to thoose be a human like creature
This is your interpretation from these books that you don't believe in
anyway.
However, these writings can be interpreted in alternative ways. For
example, when you say 'human like' are you specifically referring to
shape only; or do you see that it could equally refer to other 'human'
attributes such as self awareness, empathy etc etc.
> and how would such a creature be able to live in and even before the universe
> was created
> without a safe world (planet with water,food,light,air)
> No even if god had supermans power would it be possible
<I assume you meant something in that last sentence - if it's important,
feel free to put it in better words>
> No there was not a law of gravity before Newton, because "law" is something
> humans define
>
> did gravity exist before Newton?, Yes but not as a law of gravity
>
And maybe God existed before people wrote about God.
And just as Newton was incorrect (or at least incomplete) in what he
wrote about the 'Law' of Gravity, it is probable that what is written in
the 'holy books' is similarly incorrect or incomplete. But that doesn't
mean that humans created God.
Starman
> Starman wrote:
>> Dosn't most of the "science" fiction books like the bible and quran
>> say something like god created humans in his own image
>>
>> so god must according to thoose be a human like creature
>
> This is your interpretation from these books that you don't believe in anyway.
What is there to interpreted differetly, that is pretty clear"God createde
humans in his own image"
I belive in the books, because they are there, i don't belive in the content
because it's written by people
many years after they was supposed to happen
>
> However, these writings can be interpreted in alternative ways. For example,
> when you say 'human like' are you specifically referring to shape only; or do
> you see that it could equally refer to other 'human' attributes such as self
> awareness, empathy etc etc.
I write human like, because what else can be "in his own image"
didn't he have a son? Jesus ? or was he adopted? or what ?
"facts": God is a HE, he has a brain(self awareness), heart (empathy), looks
like a human, ok then lets call him a MAN
>
>> and how would such a creature be able to live in and even before the universe
>> was created
>> without a safe world (planet with water,food,light,air)
>> No even if god had supermans power would it be possible
>
> <I assume you meant something in that last sentence - if it's important, feel
> free to put it in better words>
I know it was hard to understand, but let me try again:
if god as it says in the books are some kind of MAN, how was he able to live
before the universe was created
and how was he able to live after, before there was any planets, with water,
food, light, air etc.
>
>> No there was not a law of gravity before Newton, because "law" is something
>> humans define
>>
>> did gravity exist before Newton?, Yes but not as a law of gravity
>>
> And maybe God existed before people wrote about God.
>
> And just as Newton was incorrect (or at least incomplete) in what he wrote
> about the 'Law' of Gravity, it is probable that what is written in the 'holy
> books' is similarly incorrect or incomplete. But that doesn't mean that humans
> created God.
I don't have a problem with a "God", i have a problem with what belivers of a
God think God is
They think of a Man sitting in the sky watching the humans, talking to them,
punish them, or saving them etc.
if they said God is the Universe that would somehow be acceptable for me
Jim Newman
> "Jim Newman" <j...@gmaill.com> skrev i en meddelelse
> news:6jna1nF...@mid.individual.net...
>> Starman wrote:
>>> Dosn't most of the "science" fiction books like the bible and quran
>>> say something like god created humans in his own image
>>>
>>> so god must according to thoose be a human like creature
>> This is your interpretation from these books that you don't believe in anyway.
>
> What is there to interpreted differetly, that is pretty clear"God createde
> humans in his own image"
The Bible then follows that up by saying "man and woman he created
them". If we follow your 'logic', God must have at least 2 basic shapes,
a male shape and a female shape. It is a problem with an
oversimplistic interpretation.
> I belive in the books, because they are there, i don't belive in the content
> because it's written by people
> many years after they was supposed to happen
>
>> However, these writings can be interpreted in alternative ways. For example,
>> when you say 'human like' are you specifically referring to shape only; or do
>> you see that it could equally refer to other 'human' attributes such as self
>> awareness, empathy etc etc.
>
> I write human like, because what else can be "in his own image"
>
> didn't he have a son? Jesus ? or was he adopted? or what ?
>
> "facts": God is a HE, he has a brain(self awareness), heart (empathy), looks
> like a human, ok then lets call him a MAN
So you don't believe what is written in the books, but you insist that
the only interpretation of the books can be YOUR interpretation.
Starman
-snip
>> What is there to interpreted differetly, that is pretty clear"God createde
>> humans in his own image"
>
> The Bible then follows that up by saying "man and woman he created them". If
> we follow your 'logic', God must have at least 2 basic shapes, a male shape
> and a female shape. It is a problem with an oversimplistic interpretation.
that still account for 1 shape called: humanoid, and why do it has to be
interpretated
is it a riddle book?
Do it has to be interpretated so it fit into the "belivers" minds
So let me hear you explain to me what God is excatly?
>
>> I belive in the books, because they are there, i don't belive in the content
>> because it's written by people
>> many years after they was supposed to happen
>>
>>> However, these writings can be interpreted in alternative ways. For example,
>>> when you say 'human like' are you specifically referring to shape only; or
>>> do you see that it could equally refer to other 'human' attributes such as
>>> self awareness, empathy etc etc.
>>
>> I write human like, because what else can be "in his own image"
>>
>> didn't he have a son? Jesus ? or was he adopted? or what ?
>>
>> "facts": God is a HE, he has a brain(self awareness), heart (empathy), looks
>> like a human, ok then lets call him a MAN
>
> So you don't believe what is written in the books, but you insist that the
> only interpretation of the books can be YOUR interpretation.
The only thing i noted here is that you didn't answer any of my questions
this is not my interpretation of any book, i do only refere to what "belivers"
says about god
>
Jim Newman
Jolly good. Just don't expect to be taken seriously when you are
discussing such matters.
Starman
give up and can not
explain what they belive in, they panic when they can see it dosn't fit reality
;-)
-snip