على سبيل المثال : "هل يستطيع أن يخلق صخرة كبيرة بحيث لا شيء يمكنه تحريكها؟" إذا استطاع أن يخلق صخرة كبيرة لا يستطيع شيء تحريكها، فهل يعني ذلك أن الله هو أيضا لا يمكنه تحريكها؟ أم أنه من المستحيل عليه أن يخلق شيئا كبيرا لدرجة أنه لا يستطيع تحريكه؟
يقول لنا الله عز و جل بأنه يفعل ما يشاء و يقدر. يجب الأخذ بعين الاعتبار بأننا في الإسلام ندرك بأن الله لا يريد أن يفعل شيئا مخالفا لصفات ألوهيته. بمعنى أنه لن يموت أبدا لأن هذا سيعني أنه انتفت عنه صفة الحي الذي لا يموت (و التي هي من صفاته المذكورة في القرآن الكريم).
و لذلك، يمكن أن يخلق صخرة (أو أي شيء آخر) كبيرة جدا وثقيلة، لا شيء في الكون كله يمكنه تحريكها. أما هو فيستطيع ذلك، فهو ليس من الكون، ولا يشبه مخلوقاته. و لذلك فإن الله لا يخضع لقوانين الخلق، لأنه هو الخالق والمشرع. و كلما أراد شيئا، بكل بساطة يقول له كن فيكون.
يقول الله عز و جل عن نفسه:
(بديع السموات و الأرض و إذا قضى أمرا فإنما يقول له كن فيكون) سورة البقرة، الآية: 117.
(قالت رب أنى يكون لي ولد و لم يمسسني بشر قال كذلك الله يخلق ما يشاء إذا قضى أمرا فإنما يقول له كن فيكون) سورة آل عمران، الآية: 47.
(إن مثل عيسى عند الله كمثل آدم خلقه من تراب ثم قال له كن فيكون) سورة آل عمران، الآية: 59.
(و هو الذي خلق السموات و الأرض بالحق و يوم يقول كن فيكون قوله الحق و له الملك يوم ينفخ في الصور عالم الغيب و الشهادة و هو الحكيم الخبير) سورة الأنعام، الآية: 73.
(إنما قولنا لشيء إذا أردناه أن نقول له كن فيكون) سورة النحل، الآية: 40.
(ما كان لله أن يتخذ ولدا سبحانه إذا قضى أمرا فإنما يقول له كن فيكون) سورة مريم، الآية: 35.
(إنما أمره إذا أراد شيئا أن بقول له كن فيكون) سورة يس، الآية: 82,
(هو الذي يحيي و يميت فإذا قضى أمرا فإنما يقول له كن فيكون) سورة غافر، الآية: 68.
فعملية الخلق، كما نرى من هذه الآيات، ليست على الإطلاق بالأمر الصعب بالنسبة لله سبحانه و تعالى، فهو يكتفي بإصدار الأوامر ليكون كل شيء وفقا لإرادته و مشيئته.
Where Did God Come From?
Both the Bible and the Quran tell us God has always existed and there never was a time He did not exit. As such, He is the Eternal, without beginning and without end. He is the only creator and sustainer of all that exists and nothing and no one exists alongside Him, nor does He have any partners. He tells us, He is not created, nor is He like His creation in anyway. He calls Himself by a number of names and three of them are:
The First - (Al-Awal)
The Last - (Al Akhir)
The Eternal and the One who is sought after by His creation, while He has no need from them at all. (As-Samad)
He is not a man and He has no progeny or offspring.
He is not what He creates nor is He compared to it.
The Last - (Al Akhir)
The Eternal and the One who is sought after by His creation, while He has no need from them at all. (As-Samad)
He is not a man and He has no progeny or offspring.
He is not what He creates nor is He compared to it.
He always has existed and He never was created, as He is not like His creation, nor similar to it, in any way.
The prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) explained the devil would come to a person and ask them questions about creation; "Who created this or that?" to which the reply would be; "Allah" until he would ask; "Who created Allah?" At this stage the prophet advised us to drop this train of thought. Obviously, God - the real God, must be eternal and not have to be created.
The Quran tells us:
Allah! La ilaha illa Huwa (There is no god to worship except Him), the Ever Living, the Sustainer and Protector of all that exists. He doesn't get tired and He doesn't sleep. Everything in the universe belongs to Him. Who then, could intercede between Him and his creatures without His Permission? He Knows everything about them and they have no knowledge except as He wills. His kursi (stool or chair) extends over the entire universe and He doesn't get tired of guarding and preserving it. He is Most High, the Most Great.
Allah! La ilaha illa Huwa (There is no god to worship except Him), the Ever Living, the Sustainer and Protector of all that exists. He doesn't get tired and He doesn't sleep. Everything in the universe belongs to Him. Who then, could intercede between Him and his creatures without His Permission? He Knows everything about them and they have no knowledge except as He wills. His kursi (stool or chair) extends over the entire universe and He doesn't get tired of guarding and preserving it. He is Most High, the Most Great.
[This Verse is called Ayat-ul-Kursi.] [Noble Quran 2:255]
This verse truly presents the comprehensive representation of God in a way without trying to define Him by comparing Him to His creation, but rather as being the Absolute in all of His Attributes and Characteristics.
