Chapter 1 - Before Creation

🌌 1. Before Everything – There Was Only Allah

Before the stars, planets, angels, humans, jinn—there was only Allah, without beginning or end.

"He is the First and the Last, the Most High and Most Near, and He is All-Knowing of everything."
(Surah Al-Hadid 57:3)

Allah is not created, and He doesn’t need a creator.
He is not inside time, He created time.
He is not part of the creation, He existed before anything was made.

The Prophet ﷺ said:

“O Allah, You are the First; there is nothing before You. You are the Last; there is nothing after You.”
(Sahih Muslim 2713)

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🧠 2. Can Our Minds Understand Allah's Beginning?

No. We can know who Allah is, but not how He exists.

The Prophet ﷺ said:
"Think deeply about the creation of Allah, but do not try to think about Allah Himself, for you will never be able to comprehend Him."
(Tabarani – Hasan)

💭 You can imagine galaxies and oceans—but Allah is beyond imagination.
That’s why He is Al-Awwal (The First), Al-Qayyum (The Sustainer), Al-Khaliq (The Creator).

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👑 3. The Throne of Allah (Al-‘Arsh)

One of the first creations of Allah is the ‘Arsh (Throne).

"Indeed, your Lord is Allah, who created the heavens and the earth in six days, then rose over the Throne..."
(Surah Al-A’raf 7:54)

📌 What We Know About the Throne:

• It is the greatest of all creations.
• It is above everything else in the universe.
• Allah is above His Throne, in a way that suits His Majesty (not like creation).
• Under the Throne, there was water, as mentioned in the Hadith:

“There was Allah, and there was nothing else before Him. His Throne was over water..."
(Sahih Bukhari 7418)

💡 We don’t worship the Throne—we worship the One above it.

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🖊️ 4. The Creation of the Pen (Al-Qalam)

The Prophet ﷺ said:

"The first thing that Allah created was the Pen. He said to it, ‘Write.’ It said, ‘What should I write?’ He said, ‘Write what will happen until the Day of Judgment.’"
(Sunan Abu Dawood 4700 – Sahih)

This is the start of Qadar (Divine Decree).
Everything that will ever happen—every soul born, every leaf that falls, every breath you take—was written down by the command of Allah.

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🕓 5. The Creation of Time

Time did not exist before. Allah created day and night, sun and moon, movement and space.

"He created the heavens and the earth in six days..."
(Surah Qaf 50:38)

Even the concept of past, present, and future only began after creation.
But for Allah, everything is always known, seen, and controlled.

"To Allah belongs the command before and after..."
(Surah Ar-Rum 30:4)

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🪐 6. The Creation of the Universe

From the One Allah, came the creation of:

• The heavens (7 levels of skies)
• The earth
• The mountains, oceans, light, darkness
• The sun, moon, and stars

"It is Allah who created the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them in six days..."
(Surah As-Sajdah 32:4)

🔭 Modern science is only now discovering what Allah already told us in the Quran 1400+ years ago.

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💡 7. Why Did Allah Create All This?

Allah doesn’t need creation—but He made it as a test, and to be recognized and worshipped.

"I did not create jinn and mankind except to worship Me."
(Surah Adh-Dhariyat 51:56)

We are part of this great plan.
Everything you see—the stars, sky, time itself—exists so that you can know your Creator and return to Him.

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💎 8. Names of Allah Relevant to This Chapter:

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🔚 Key Lessons from Chapter 1

✅ Allah was always there. No beginning, no creator, no equal.
✅ The Throne and Pen were among the first creations.
✅ Everything is written in the Divine Decree (Qadar).
✅ Time, space, and matter were created after Allah willed.
✅ We are created with purpose—to worship, know, and love Allah.

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📌 Summary Table

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