11. Al-Khaliq
(The
Creator)
The One who brings everything from non-existence to
existence.He who brings from non-being into being, creating all things
in such a way that He determines their existence and the conditions and events
they are to experience.
Surat Al-hashr (The Exile)
سورة الحشر} 59:24}
هُوَ اللَّهُ الْخَالِقُ الْبَارِئُ الْمُصَوِّرُ ۖ لَهُ
الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَىٰ ۚ يُسَبِّحُ لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ
وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ
Huwa Allahu alkhaliqu albari-oalmusawwiru lahu al-asmao
alhusnayusabbihu lahu ma fee assamawatiwal-ardi wahuwa alAAazeezu alhakeem
He is Allah, The Creator, the Inventor of all things, the
Bestower of forms. To Him belong the Best Names . All that is in the heavens
and the earth glorify Him. And He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.
** Wohi Allah hai peda
kerney wala wujood bakshney wala soorat bananey wala ussi kay liye
(nihayat) achay naam hain her cheez khuwa woh aasman mein ho khuwa zamin mein
ho uss ki paki biyan kerti hai aur wohi ghalib hikmat wala hai.**
WordMeaning
-huwa-heهُوَ
-Allahu -(is)Allah اللَّهُ
alkhaliqu-The
Creator الْخَالِقُ
albari-the Inventor of all things الْبَارِئُ
-almusawwiru-
the Bestower of formsالْمُصَوِّرُ ۖ
-lahu-For Himلَهُ
-al-asmao alhusna-belong the Best Namesالْأَسْمَاءُ
الْحُسْنَىٰ ۚ
-yusabbihu-Glorifiesيُسَبِّحُ
-lahu-Himلَهُ
-MA-whateverمَا
-Fee-is(in)فِي
-Assamawati-The heavens السَّمَاوَاتِ
-wal-ardi-The earth وَالْأَرْضِ
ۖ
-wa-andوَ
-huwa- He هُوَ
-alAAazeezu- (is) the All-mighty الْعَزِيزُ
-alhakeem-the All-wise الْحَكِيمُ
Explanation
Allah
calls Himself Al-Khaaliq or
al-Khallaaq (intensifaction)— The Creator, or the Maker— eleven times in the Quran and the verb (khalaqa) appears many
more times. He invents whatever the eyes can see, perfecting them by His
bounties and goodness, bringing them into existence according to His will,
desire and wisdom. He is The
Creator, Who creates everything from nothing and
creates all things with the knowledge of what will happen to them!
Al-Khaaliq is derived from khalq, creating or
kha-la-qa, which means to create, to build, to make existent from nothing. To
create also means to make a substance or an element existent, and after making
it exist, to change it to some other being.
Khalq refers to creating and giving
measurement. Allah Al-Khaliq created the material and time present in the
universe, gave matter its properties and set in motion its laws. He has total
control over everything, manages all its affairs but is independent of all that
He created. Allah alone, is the Creator and all the rest is “creation!” Human
beings manipulate or reassemble— they don’t create.
An
Example: The Chair
For
example take the newest fashion model chair. It’s made of wood,
some metal bits and fabric.
The fabric, cotton,
comes from plants, the metal from rocks and the wood from trees; all that
people did is reassemble. Human beings manipulate that which already exists— we
cannot and will never create anything!
The
Product of Allah
Allah
‘azza wajal
mentions in the Quran that He is ‘ahsaanul khaaliqeen’, the best of
Creators. This is meant metaphorically— there are no other creators.
When
we look at tawheed— our belief in
the Oneness of Allah— we see two aspects: the unity of Allah and the unity of
the creation. They are not mixed in any way. The creation is the product of
Allah.
A
Mind-blowing Argument
Most
ayaat of the Quran are a reminder for those who believe in God, reminding them of
Allah as Creator and how to praise Him and be thankful to Him.
There are a few
ayaat in which Allah presents the truth to atheists in an extremely powerful
way. We should know these verses. They show us that belief in a Creator is
logical.
You can find them in
Surah At-Tur, ayah 35 and 36:
Or were they created by nothing, or were they the
creators [of themselves]? Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Rather,
they are not certain. [Quran, 52:35-36] The argument starts with
Allah ‘azza wajal giving the atheists a first option. If they don’t believe in
a creator then were they created from nothing? Nothing cannot produce
something. So that’s the first option cancelled. Then Allah gives them a second
option: Then, did you create yourself? If you didn’t exist then you can’t
do creating. Then Allah continues, did you create the heavens and the earth?
Even if they claim ‘we created ourselves’ then did they create the vast heavens
and earth? Indeed they are uncertain! Somebody had to create you. Then Allah
leaves it there, with these 2 options, now you think yourself! That is the
logic of belief in God.
How
Can You Live by This Name?
1. Strengthen your relationship with al-Khaaliq.
If there is anything you desire, ask Him who creates everything. If
you desire children ask only and only from Al-Khaaliq. There is no magic, evil
eye, body chemistry, or any force on earth that can prevent what Allah
Al-Khaaliq has destined to come into existence.
Firawn tried his best to
prevent Musa (alaihis salam) from coming into
being and growing up to destroy
his kingdom, but when Allah Al-Khaaliq
decides to create something, none can
thwart Him.
2. Don’t fear created
things!
When you take the fear of created things out of
your heart, they will stop to
have any influence over you. If you strengthen
your relationship with Al-Khaaliq, He will suffice for your needs. Our problem
is that we often try to please people, while angering Allah!
For example when
someone wants you to join in their conversation of backbiting and to be
‘cool’ you do so, while you know this angers Allah.
3. Don’t call people
“creator.”
In other languages,
e.g., create in English, is also used in the senses of forming, producing, or
making.
However, referring to “creating”, we must not use it for people in the
sense of making something existent from nothing.
4.
Look at nature.
The
sky, so beautiful and glorious, Allah al-Khaaliq said, then turn thy
gaze again towards it.
Don’t be content
with just one look, look more times and see: Are there
any flaws?
Pay Attention: A New Habit:
5.
Make this dua when you look in the mirror!
According
to a narration by `Ali ibn Abu Talib radiyallaahu ‘anhu, the Messenger of Allah salallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam used to
say the following whenever he looked in the mirror: Praise is due to Allah! Lord, just as You
have made my form good, I implore You to make my manners, too, good.
Wallahu
ta’alaa ‘alem.
O
Allah, Al-Khaaliq, lead us to unshakable belief in you as our Creator and never ascribe partners to you, guide us to please You, awaken us to reflect on the creation and make us of those
who are good in form and good
in manners, ameen!
No comments:
Post a Comment