with one another in hastening towards forgiveness from your Lord (Allah), Indeed, in a nature unknown to us, Allah will create Paradise and Hell. 1.4 The stars, the sun, and the moon. For example, Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): Indeed, your Lord is Allaah, Who created the heavens and the earth in Six Days, and then He rose over (Istawa) the Throne (really in a manner that suits His Majesty). [More precisely], is He [not best] who created the heavens and the earth and sent down for you rain from the sky, causing to grow thereby gardens of joyful beauty which you could not [otherwise] have grown the trees thereof? [It is He] who has made for you the earth as a bed [spread out] and inserted therein for you roadways and sent down from the sky, rain and produced thereby categories of various plants. Allah has created the heavens and earth after passing them through six different eons; and He has kept its central command and control in His Own Hands. Al-Haafidh Ibn Hajr (rahimahullaah) asserted that the hadeeth of `Imraan Ibn Husayn (radiyallaahu `anhu) proves that the creation of water preceded the creation of the Throne: "There was Allah and nothing else before Him and His Throne was over the water, and He then created the Heavens and the Earth and wrote everything in the Book." (See . In the Arabic language, the word , translated in the above two verses as "Originator", means to create something without any previously existing example. Heaven (Jannah) is a place in the afterlife filled with all sorts of comfort and pleasures. Allaah, The Exalted, says (what means): {And We have certainly honored the children of Adam and carried them on the land and sea and provided for them of the good things and preferred them over much of what We have created, with (definite) preference.} Gardens (of) Eternity, (will be) opened for them the gates. (Sad 38:50), And those who (are) patient, seeking (the) Face (of) their Lord and establish the prayer and spend from what We have provided them, secretly and publicly and they repel with the good the evil those for them (is) the final attainment (of) the Home Gardens of Eden, they will enter them and whoever (were) righteous among their fathers and their spouses, and their offsprings. The human body too will not degenerate; nor will anything ever age. Indeed, [it] is His promise sure to come. (Maryam 19 : 60-61), But whoever comes to Him (as) a believer verily, he has done the righteous deeds, then those for them (will be) the ranks, [the] high. End quote from Unquestionably, His is the creation and the command; blessed is Allah, Lord of the worlds. So those who believe and did righteous deeds (will be) in Gardens (of) Delight. (Al-Hajj 22:56), Indeed, for the righteous with their Lord (are) Gardens (of) Delight. (Al-Qalam 68:34), 4. Questions cannot be asked through this form, The beginning of creation and wonders of creation. 110, and Tafsir Ibn Kathir, Surah Baqara . 3-Surah Al-Imran ( The Family of Imran ) 190-191. Indeed in that is a sign for the believers. 1.3.2 Solid firmaments and invisible pillars. know and see how vast it is, and how far it extends, makes it easier for 79:28 "He raised its ceiling and proportioned it." he's still creating heaven by raising it etc. O you who have believed, obey Allah and His Messenger and do not turn from him while you hear [his order]. Every human would want to go to heaven and do not want to go to hell. 1.3.1 The shape of the heavens. Do they not look into the realm of the heavens and the earth and everything that Allah has created and [think] that perhaps their appointed time has come near? Allah is the Maker of the "Big Bang", the Organiser of the matter that scattered in space after the "Big Bang". Al-Qurtubi (may Naim heaven was created by Allah SWT from white silver. If He wills a thing, it happens as He wills it at the time when He wills it, and in the manner that He wills. Then those will enter Paradise and not they will be wronged (in) anything. And indeed, the Hour is coming; so forgive with gracious forgiveness. 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The Holy Qur'an indicates in two places that the earth was created before the heavens. window.__mirage2 = {petok:"RiWHO4o1kF5VD0kjWxR8gf1r_5VoJWLApIBZqeco2MI-1800-0"}; The This gives the answer to the header of the question. (4/89). Allah created the earth in two days, then He created the heavens, then He ( Istawa ila) the heaven and gave it its shape in two more days. It is Allah who made for you the earth a place of settlement and the sky a ceiling and formed you and perfected your forms and provided you with good things. The oneness of Allah's Lordship is the belief that Allah alone has created the universe, that He alone is its Provider and Sustainer, and that He has complete ownership and power over His creation. [That is] a promise binding upon Us. march forth in the way (which leads to) forgiveness from your Lord, and for 46-Surah Al-Ahqaf ( The Curved Sand-hills ) 3. width; rather what is meant is that it is like the biggest size you have You have not besides Him any protector or any intercessor; so will you not be reminded? The Quran 38:27. But those who disbelieve, from that of which they are warned, are turning away. Likewise, the Kursiyy in relation to the Throne is like a ring in a very big open space. [Quran 40:57], This verse underlines the greatness of the creation of the heavens and earth and that the One Who created them is able to create mankind and then resurrect them and bring them back to life with greater reason. A Jinn or a Man, whoever does righteous deeds is included in the best of the creatures. Allah made the earth and the heaven [universe] in six day, by just a verbal command. Thus we see that Thus Allah rewards the righteous. (An-Nahl 16:30-31), And among them (is he who is) foremost in good deeds by permission (of) Allah. That is the Lord of the worlds.. And Allah, of what you do, is Seeing. And he said in his commentary on al-Furqaan 25:59 (6/226): The One Who created these great stars in this precise configuration in stages, even though He is able to create them in one go, (that was) for a great reason and sublime purpose, which human minds cannot comprehend fully.. //]]>, Join our e-mail list for regular site news and updates, All Rights Reserved for Islam Q&A 1997-2023. He details the signs for a people who know, Indeed, in the alternation of the night and the day and [in] what Allah has created in the heavens and the earth are signs for a people who fear Allah, Say, Are there of your partners any who begins creation and then repeats it? Say, Allah begins creation and then repeats it, so how are you deluded?, And it is He who created the heavens and the earth in six days and His Throne had been upon water that He might test you as to which of you is best in deed. Indeed, He begins the [process of] creation and then repeats it that He may reward those who have believed and done righteous deeds, in justice. If a person fails and is unable to understand anything of that, then The heavens and the earth were closed up like an egg, the Allah in all his glory split them apart into two separate entities, then he spread the earth over flat over primordial waters which is supported by a quran verse and Hadith, He then took 4 days(Idk if this is correct because of all the contradictions) to create everything on the earth . Otherwise, we have to believe that there are seven earths similar to ours, one in each universe. 127816. [CDATA[ And your Lord creates what He wills and chooses; not for them was the choice. Allah creates what He wills. 8-Surah Al-Anfal ( The Spoils of War ) 17-20. appropriate to compare it to the width of the heavens and the earth by way Allah . Log in, Join our e-mail list for regular site news and updates, All Rights Reserved for Islam Q&A 1997-2023. And there are many other verses which speak of this matter and explain it. Verily, your Lord is Allah who created the heavens and the earth in six days, THEN he seated himself on the Throne; he governs everything. The Prophet answered this question by first stating that Allah's Existence does not have a beginning, i.e., . All the examples given in the question a far removed from the Prophet Muhammad has given us an example from a hadith just to give us a little bit of understanding with regards to the seven heavens in comparison to the Kursi of Allah. This is like the verse in which Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): Verily, His Command, when He intends a thing, is only that He says to it, Be! and it is!. The Prophet (pbuh) has said that Allah is beautiful and He loves beauty 1. The Day when We will fold the heaven like the folding of a [written] sheet for the records. them to grasp the intended meaning than if it were to be ignored completely. Allah subhanahu wa taala made this place for his pious servants. Such six days, together with the seventh day, constitute the circle of time, which is governed and regulated by space. Gardens (of) Eden which they will enter, flows from underneath them the rivers. The smooth coat is beige to light brown in wild-type individuals, with the undersides slightly lighter. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Let us consider the following example, Allah has created seven basic colors. 3 al-Qaadi Abul-Saood said in his commentary on the verse in al-Araaf (3/232): The fact that Allaah created things in stages although He is able to have created everything in one go is indicative of the Divine Will and is a sign of His power for those who understand, and it encourages deliberation in all things.. How did it happen? So [Allah] decreed them as seven heavens (one above the other) in two days and revealed to each heaven its orders. It should be noted that He has not created anything in vain; exalted be Allah far above such a thing. The earth was spread and the things on earth were created. And We have certainly beautified the nearest heaven with stars and have made [from] them what is thrown at the devils and have prepared for them the punishment of the Blaze. The Arsh of Allah Almighty is on water, whereas, water is on air. Indeed, Allah is full of bounty to the people, but most of the people are not grateful. Say, Who is Lord of the heavens and earth? Say, Allah. Say, Have you then taken besides Him allies not possessing [even] for themselves any benefit or any harm? Say, Is the blind equivalent to the seeing? S. 7:54. 7-Surah Al-A'raf (The Heights ) 54. He covers the night with the day, [another night] chasing it rapidly; and [He created] the sun, the moon, and the stars, subjected by His command. Is there a deity with Allah? as being a mountain. The verse is not intended to specify its precise And indeed, for the righteous surely, is a good place of return, Gardens (of) Eternity, (will be) opened for them the gates. (Sad 38 : 49-50), And it will be said to those who fear Allah, What has your Lord sent down? They will say, Good. For those who do good in this world (is) a good, and the home of the Hereafter (is) better. And a sign for them is the night. Man must seek to appreciate the extent of Allahs knowledge, and reflect to comprehend His greatness.Billions of people have appeared on Earth since time immemorial. 1.1 The heavens and the Earth. Everything has a finite existence. example, but it is a part of Saudi, whereas the heavens and the earth are 32-Surah As-Sajdah ( The Prostration ) 4-7. If we interpret the even heavens to be our earthly heavens then the seven earths are the seven layers of the earth's crust. Who perfected everything which He created and began the creation of man from clay. Hope we will be more eager in the pursuit of heaven after reading this article. It was said that And Our command is but one, like a glance of the eye. Allah constructed it. And those who believed and did righteous deeds, those (are the) companions (of) Paradise; they in it (will) abide forever. (Al-Baqarah 2:82), Race to (the) forgiveness from your Lord and a Garden its width (is) like (the) width (of) the heaven and the earth, prepared for those who believe in Allah and His Messengers. 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? Are you a more difficult creation or is the heaven? Indeed, Allah is Hearing and Knowing. most of them do not know. And He placed on the earth firmly set mountains over its surface, and He blessed it and determined therein its [creatures] sustenance in four days without distinction for [the information] of those who ask. big and vast, in the utmost sense, it is appropriate to refer to its size by azislam.com -All Right Reserved. Hadith 5: Imam Shihab ad-Din ibn Hajar 'Asqalani says: "These reports say that if Muhammad ( sallallahu `alaihi wasallam) were not created then Allah would not have made the skies nor the Earth, neither heaven nor hell, neither the sun nor the moon". Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): He [Allaah] cannot be questioned as to what He does, while they will be questioned ever seen. We can either obey him or disobey him. Or is darkness equivalent to light? We can comprehend it only as far as Allah permits us to do so: Allah, there is no god but Him, the Living, the Self-Sustaining. Hell, on the other hand, will be utterly different; in it, Allah will create unimaginable torment. This is one of the meanings of Allaahs name al-Hakeem (The Most Wise). 46-Surah Al-Ahqaf ( The Curved Sand-hills ) 33. , indeed, the sun, and the command ; blessed is Allah, of what do! ; in it, Allah has created seven basic colors in that is a for. 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