1262 - خالِقٌ‏

1262. THE CREATOR

(اللَّهُ خالِقُ كُلِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ وَهُوَ عَلَى‏ كُلِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ وَكِيلٌ) .¹

“Allah is creator of all things, and He watches over all things.” ²

4141.التوحيد عن مروان بن مسلم : دَخَلَ ابنُ أبي العَوجاءِ عَلى‏ أبي عَبدِ اللَّهِ عليه السلام فقالَ : ألَيسَ تَزعَمُ أنَّ اللَّهَ خالِقُ كُلِّ شَي‏ءٍ ؟ فقالَ أبو عَبدِاللَّهِ عليه السلام : بَلى‏ ، فقالَ : أنا أخلُقُ ! فقالَ عليه السلام لَهُ : كَيفَ تَخلُقُ ؟ ! فقالَ : اُحدِثُ في المَوضِعِ ثُمّ ألبَثُ عَنهُ فيَصيرُ دَوابَّ فأكونُ أنا الّذي خَلَقتُها ! فقالَ أبو عَبدِ اللَّهِ عليه السلام : ألَيسَ خالِقُ الشَّي‏ءِ يَعرِفُ كَم خَلقُهُ ؟ قالَ : بَلى‏ ، قالَ : فتَعرِفُ الذَّكَرَ مِنها مِنَ الاُنثى‏ ، وتَعرِفُ كَم عُمرُها ؟ فسَكَتَ .³

4141. al-Tawhid: ‘Marwan b. Muslim narrated, ‘Ibn Abi al-Awja? once came to Abu Abdillah [al-Sadiq] (AS) and asked, ‘Is it not true that you claim that Allah is the Creator of all things?’ to which Abu Abdillah (AS) replied, ‘Yes.’ So he retorted, ‘I create!’ So the Imam asked him, ‘How do you create?!’ He replied, ‘I defecate in a place, then wait for it, and it becomes a creature, which I have created!’ So Abu Abdillah (AS) said, ‘Is it not true that the creator of something should know what he has created?’ to which he replied yes. Imam continued, ‘Well do you know the female from the male [of what you have supposedly created], and do you know its lifespan?’ to which he had no answer.’⁴

4142.الإمامُ الرِّضا عليه السلام : الحَمدُ للَّهِ‏ِ فاطِرِ الأشياءِ إنشاءً ، ومُبتَدِعِها ابتِداءً بِقُدرَتِهِ وحِكمَتِهِ ، لا مِن شَي‏ءٍ فَيَبطُلَ الاختِراعُ ، ولا لِعِلَّةٍ فلا يَصِحَّ الابتِداعُ ، خَلَقَ ما شاءَ كَيفَ شاءَ .⁵

4142.Imam al-Rida (AS) said, ‘The Originator of all things from their conception, and their Inventor from the very beginning with His Power and Wisdom, [He creates] not from anything otherwise the very concept of invention would be nullified, nor for any cause otherwise the very concept of origination would be inapplicable. He creates whatever He pleases however He pleases.’⁶