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In the Name of Allah,


the Most Gracious,


the Most Merciful


THE FIRST CREATION OF


THE TANGIBLE WORLD


Since man’s knowledge and


understanding is limited only to the


tangible world in which he lives, there


is no need for him to comprehend


the unseen world; except in matters


that would lead him to knowing the


greatness of his Creator and bring him


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closer to His pleasure and reward. For


this reason, Allah, the Exalted, sent


Messengers to mankind continuously


and He gave them knowledge of the


unseen world such that the goodness


of man could be attained. If the human


intellect is unable to realize what occurs


in the next room, then by extension, it


would not be able to comprehend the


unseen world. Allah says:


([And] who created seven heavens in


layers. You do not see in the creation of


the Most Merciful any inconsistency.


So, return your vision [to the sky];


do you see any breaks? Then return


your vision twice again. Your vision


will return to you humbled while it is


fatigued.) [67:3-4]






THE CREATION


THE CREATION OF THE


HEAVENS, EARTH AND WHAT IS


IN BETWEEN


Allah says:


(And it is He who created the heavens


and earth in truth. And the day He says,


‘Be,’ and it is, His word is the truth.


And His is the dominion on the Day


the Horn is blown. [He is the] Knower


of the Unseen and the seen, and He is


the Wise, the Acquainted.) [6:73]


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The following are examples of some of


the creations found within the heavens


and earth:


Allah says:


(And We made the sky a protected


ceiling, but they turn away from its


signs. And it is He who created the


night and the day and the sun and


the moon; all (heavenly bodies) are


swimming in an orbit.) [21:32-33]


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Allah says:


(Are you a more a difficult creation


or is the heaven? He constructed it.


He raised its ceiling and proportioned


it. And He darkened its night and


extracted its brightness. And after that


He spread the earth. He extracted from


it its water and its pasture. And the


mountains He set firmly. As enjoyment


for you and your grazing livestock.)


[79:27-33]


Allah says:


(And We have sent the fertilizing


winds and sent down water from the


sky and given you drink from it. And


it is not you who are the owners of its


stores.) [15:22]


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There are different types of winds;


some are a mercy from Allah. Allah


says:


(And it is He who sends the winds


as good tidings before His mercy


until, when they have carried heavy


rainclouds, We drive them to a dead


land and We send down rain therein


and bring forth thereby [some] of all


the fruits. Thus, will We bring forth the


dead; perhaps you may be reminded.)


[7:57]


While others are a punishment. Allah


says:


(Or do you feel secure that He will not


send you back into [the sea] another


time and send upon you a hurricane


of wind and drown you for what you


denied? Then you would not find for


yourselves against Us an avenger.)


[17:69]






And He says:


(…and it is hit by a whirlwind


containing fire and is burned.) [2:266]


And He says:


(So, We sent upon them a screaming


wind during days of misfortune to make


them taste the punishment of disgrace


in the worldly life; but the punishment


of the Hereafter is more disgracing,


and they will not be helped.) [41:16]


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Allah created seven heavens and seven


earths. Allah says:


(It is Allah who has created seven


heavens and of the earth, the like of


them. [His] command descends among


them so you may know that Allah is


over all things competent and that


Allah has encompassed all things in


knowledge.) [65:12]


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In the beginning of creation, the


heavens and earth were joined together.


Allah says:


(Have those who disbelieved not


considered that the heavens and the


earth were a joined entity, and We


separated them and made from water


every living thing? Then will they not


believe?) [21:30]


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Allah has informed us when the


heavens, the earth, and all that is in


between was created. He says:


(Say, ‘Do you indeed disbelieve in


He who created the earth in two days


and attribute to Him equals? That is


the Lord of all that exists.’ And He


placed on it firmly set mountains


over its surface, and He blessed it


and determined therein its [creature’s]


sustenance in four days without


distinction - for those who ask. Then


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He rose to the heaven while it was


smoke and said to it and to the earth,


‘Come willingly or unwillingly.’ They


said, ‘We have come willingly’ And


He completed them as seven heavens


within two days and inspired in each


heaven its command. And We adorned


the nearest heaven with lamps and as


protection. That is the determination


of the Exalted in Might, the Knowing.)


[41:9-12]


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THE CREATION OF THE ANGELS


The Angels are a creation of Allah


which He created from light. The


Messenger of Allah said:


“The angels were created from light,


the Jinn were created from a smokeless


flame of fire, and Adam was created


from what was described to you (in the


Qur`an: black dry clay).” [Muslim]


Allah created them to do certain tasks;


which they execute. Allah says:


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([The angels say], ‘There is not among


us any except that he has a known


position. And indeed, we are those who


line up [for prayer]. And indeed, we are


those who exalt Allah.’) [37:164-166]


Allah has informed us of some of


their names, such as Jibreel (Gabriel),


Mikaa`eel (Michael), and Israafeel


(Rafael). Allah says:


(Whoever is an enemy to Allah and His


Angels and His Messengers and Gabriel


and Michael - then indeed, Allah is an


enemy to the disbelievers.) [2:98]


Jibreel (peace be up him) is the angel


who descends with the revelation upon


the messengers, who convey it to their


nations. Allah says:


(The Trustworthy Spirit has brought


it down. Upon your heart, (O


Muhammad ), that you may be of


the warners.) [26:193 -194]


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Meekaa`eel (peace be up him) is


assigned with the task of distributing


rain and vegetation, while Israafeel has


been assigned the task of blowing the


horn that signals the events of the Last


Day. He will blow it for the first time,


and all would be struck with terror.


Allah says:


(And [mention] the Day the Horn


will be blown, and whoever is in the


heavens and whoever is on the earth


will be terrified except whom Allah


wills.) [27:87]


Thereafter, he would blow the


trumpet two more times on the Day of


Judgment; the second with which all


would die, and the third with which all


would be resurrected and brought back


to life. Allah says:


(And the Horn will be blown, and


whoever is in the heavens and whoever


is on the earth will fall dead except


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whom Allah wills. Then it will be


blown again, and at once they will be


standing, looking on.) [39:68]


Among the angels is also the Angel of


Death and his helpers. Allah says:


(And He is the subjugator over His


slaves, and He sends over you guardianangels


until, when death comes to one


of you, Our messengers take him,


and they do not fail [in their duties].


Then they are returned to Allah, their


true Lord. Unquestionably, His is the


judgment, and He is the swiftest of


accountants.) [6:61-62]


Among them are also those who bear


the Throne of Allah and those who are


also close to Him. Allah says:


(And the angels are at its edges. And


there will bear the Throne of your Lord


above them, that Day, eight [of them].)


[69:17]


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Some have been assigned tasks


in Jannah, while others have been


assigned tasks in Hellfire. Allah says:


(O you who have believed, protect


yourselves and your families from a


Fire, whose fuel is people and stones,


over which are angels, harsh and


severe; they do not disobey Allah in


what He commands them but do what


they are commanded.) [66:6]


Among them are those who have been


assigned the task to protect humans.


Allah says:


(For each [person] there are angels


in succession, before and behind him.


They guard him by the Command of


Allah.) [13:11]


Some of them record man’s deeds.


Allah says:


(And indeed, (appointed) over you are


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keepers(4), noble and recording; They


know whatever you do.) [82:10-12]


Allah created Angels to worship Him.


He says:


(To Him belongs whoever is in the


heavens and the earth. And those near


Him are not prevented by arrogance


from His worship, nor do they tire.


They exalt [Him] night and day and do


not slacken.) [21:19-20]


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No one knows their exact number


except Allah. Allah says:


(And We have not made the keepers of


the Fire except angels. And We have


not made their number except as a trial


for those who disbelieve.) [74:31]


Whoever desires to learn more on this


subject may read books (which are


based on the Qur’an and authentic


Sunnah) which talk about the angels


and their duties.


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THE CREATION OF THE JINN


Jinn are an unseen creation of Allah


who were created to worship Him.


Allah says:


(And I created not the jinn and


humans except they should worship


Me. I seek not any provision from


them nor do I ask that they should


feed Me. Indeed, it is Allah who is


the [continual] Provider, the firm


possessor of strength.) [51:56-58]


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They are charged with the same


legislations of the Deen as humanity.


Allah says:


(And [mention, O Muhammad], when


We directed to you a few of the jinn,


listening to the Qur’an. And when they


attended it, they said, “Listen quietly.”


And when it was concluded, they went


back to their people as warners. They


said, ‘O our people, indeed we have


heard a [recited] Book revealed after


Moses confirming what was before


it which guides to the truth and to a


straight path.’) [46:29-30]


Allah created them from fire. He says:


(He created man from clay like [that of]


pottery. And He created the jinn from a


smokeless flame of fire.) [55:14-15]


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Allah also says:


(And indeed, We created man from


sounding clay of altered black smooth


mud. And the jinn, We created before


from the smokeless flame of fire.)


[15:26-27]


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THE CREATION OF ADAM


(peace be upon him)


Adam is the father of humanity. Allah


says:


(And [mention, O Muhammad], when


your Lord said to the angels. ‘Indeed, I


will make upon the earth a successive


authority.’ They said, ‘Will You place


upon it one who causes corruption


therein and sheds blood, while we


declare Your praise and sanctify You?’


He said, ‘Indeed, I know that which


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you do not know.’ And He taught


Adam the names - all of them.


Then He showed them to the angels


and said, ‘Inform Me of the names


of these, if you are truthful.’ They


said, ‘Exalted are You; we have no


knowledge except what You have


taught us. Indeed, it is You who is the


Knowing, the Wise.’ He said, ‘O Adam,


inform them of their names.’ And when


he had informed them of their names,


He said, ‘Did I not tell you that I know


the unseen [aspects] of the heavens


and the earth? And I know what you


reveal and what you have concealed.’


And [mention] when We said to the


angels, ‘Prostrate before Adam’; so


they prostrated, except for Iblees. He


refused and was arrogant and became


of the disbelievers. And We said, ‘O


Adam, dwell, you and your wife, in


Paradise and eat therefrom in [ease


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and] abundance from wherever you


will. But do not approach this tree, lest


you be among the wrongdoers.’ But


Satan caused them to slip out of it and


removed them from that [condition]


in which they had been. And We said,


‘Go down [all of you] as enemies to


one another, and you will have upon


the earth a place of settlement and


provision for a time.’ Then Adam


received from his Lord words [of


repentance], and He accepted his


repentance. Indeed, it is He who is the


Accepting of repentance, the Merciful.


We said, ‘Go down from it, all of you.


And when guidance comes to you from


Me, whoever follows My guidance -


there will be no fear concerning them,


nor will they grieve. And those who


disbelieve and deny Our signs - those


will be companions of the Fire; they


will abide therein eternally.’) [2:30-39]


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Humans are from the progeny of Adam


(peace be upon him). Allah says:


(O mankind, fear your Lord, who


created you from one soul.) [4:1]


The Prophet  said regarding this:


“O people, your Lord is One, and


indeed your father is one. All of you


were created from Adam, and Adam


was created from the earth. There is no


excellence of an Arab over a non-Arab,


a non-Arab over an Arab, a red person


over a white, nor a white person over a


red, except in righteousness and piety.”


[Ahmed]


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