A long, LONG time ago, there was nothing and no one except Allah.
Allah created 2 things to start with: He created His throne and He created water. He placed His throne above the water (Al-Tirmidhi).
Then He created The Pen to write down everything that was going to happen in the universe. The Prophet (PBUH) said in a Hadith (Abu Dawud) that Allah told the Pen to write down the decree of everything that will ever happen until the last hour. Along with the Pen He created the Preserved Tablet — this tablet has recorded in it everything that has ever happened, is happening right now, and will happen in the future.
Many years after these creations came to exist, Allah then created the heavens and the earth. Allah tells us in the Qur'an that He created the heavens and the earth in just 6 days — and that they were joined together in one piece. Then He parted them, creating living things with water.
Scientists much later have realized that up to 60% of the human body is made up of water. Allah also tells us in the Qur'an that He sent down water from the heavens, and water became how life was created and sustained on earth.
In Surah Yunus, Allah SWT says He made the sun and moon and made their cycles to help us keep track of time. Then came the creation of the angels, the jinns, and finally humans.
Allah created the angels from light and they cannot disobey Him. The most beloved angel Jibraeel would come down to the Prophet SAW with wahy, bringing down the words of Allah SWT to him. And then He created Jinns from smokeless fire — similar to humans, there are Muslim and non-Muslim Jinns.
Allah SWT told us in the Qur'an how Iblees, a Jinn, misguided many and led them astray — but that story is yet to come!
After Allah SWT created Jinns, He finally created humans. We all know the first person Allah ever created was Adam (AS). He sent the angels down to Earth and asked them to collect soil and clay from all over the world — brown, black, white, and red. It was soft and moldable but also hard and grainy, and it came from everywhere: fertile valleys, dry deserts, mountains, and plains. He created Adam (AS) from a diverse collection of soil to represent the diversity that would exist amongst Adam AS's children.
Allah SWT honored Adam AS as the first human in many ways. He blew Adam's soul into the empty body and finally ordered the angels to bow down to His creation. When Adam AS's body trembled into life, he sneezed and said Alhumdulilah, and Allah SWT responded Yarhamuk Allah — just like when we sneeze today.
Allah SWT made Adam AS and his descendants — which are us — caretakers on Earth. He gave Adam AS the ability to identify and know the names of everything, and taught him language, speech, and communication. He also put in Adam AS a thirst for knowledge and gave him the ability to make choices, reason, and identify objects and their purpose.
All the angels bowed down to Adam, but Iblees refused. He felt he was superior because he was made of fire while Adam AS was made of clay. This was the first act of disobedience towards Allah SWT and the first sin committed by any of His creations.
Allah SWT punished Iblees by expelling him from Jannah. Shaytan, ever so arrogant, accepted this punishment but asked Allah SWT to give him time until the Day of Judgement — so he could misguide humankind from all directions. Allah SWT told Shaytan to leave, knowing that he would not be able to misguide all those who truly had faith.
Before we continue with this story, I want to remind you all that Shaytan believes in Allah — but he is the enemy of Allah because he disobeyed Him and was arrogant about it. He refused to ask for forgiveness. There are going to be many times in our lives when we face the choice of obeying Allah. We have to make sure we learn a lesson from Iblees' mistakes.
After Adam AS fell asleep, Allah SWT took his left rib and made flesh grow in its place, and created Eve (Hawaa AS) from it. Adam AS woke up and saw Hawaa next to him. They were married and given a place in Jannah to live and roam freely — except for one tree...
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This beautifully captures the essence of the Islamic creation story, highlighting the significance of each creation and the lessons we can learn from it!
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