Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: (Who created and proportioned)
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Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: (Who created and proportioned)]
Then he said: [Al-A'la: 2] (Created) means: He brought into existence from nothing — Allah the Mighty and Majestic brought all created things into existence.Allah, Blessed and Exalted, said: [Al-Hajj: 73] Listen to this parable: [Al-Hajj: 73] And what a great parable it is! All those you call upon besides Allah cannot create a fly, even if they all joined together for it; if all the gods worshipped besides Allah, all the sultans, all the presidents, and all the engineers were to join together to create a single fly, they would have no way to do so.
Now, in this age where science has advanced so enormously, if all these creatures were to join together to create a fly, they would be unable to do so, even if, as they claim, they made a human robot. They cannot create a fly. This human robot is nothing but a machine that merely moves; it does not get hungry or thirsty, nor does it rejoice or grieve, and it does not move except when directed by a human through the electrical devices installed in it.
No one other than Allah can create a fly, even if they all joined together. So Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) alone is the Creator. And with what does He create? With a single word,Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Imran: 59] And He the Exalted said: [Ya-Sin: 82] All creation dies and perishes; the earth consumes them, the beasts consume them, and the fires burn them. And when the Day of Resurrection comes, Allah will shout at them with a single shout: "Come out," and they will come out [An-Nazi'at: 13-14] [Ya-Sin: 53] The entire universe, of humans and jinn, and of beasts and insects, and others, will all be gathered on the Day of Resurrection with a single word.
Therefore: So Allah the Mighty and Majestic alone is the Creator, and no one creates with Him. Creation does not weaken Him or exhaust Him; rather, it is easy for Him.
And his statement: Meaning: He proportioned what He created in the best form and in the appropriate form; for example, man was created in the best form, as He the Exalted said: [Al-Infitar: 7-8] And He said: [At-Tin: 4] .
There is nothing in creation better than the creation of man; his head is on top, his heart is in the chest, and he is in a complete form,And for this reason, the first thing that enters into His saying: ((And proportioned)) refers to the proportioning of man.
Then he said:
Who created and proportioned
الَّذِي خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىO people, an example is presented, so listen to it.
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ ضُرِبَ مَثَلٌ فَاسْتَمِعُوا لَهُIndeed, those you invoke besides Allah will never create [as much as] a fly, even if they gathered together for that purpose. And if the fly should steal away from them a [tiny] thing, they could not recover it from him.
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ لَنْ يَخْلُقُوا ذُبَاباً وَلَوِ اجْتَمَعُوا لَهُ وَإِنْ يَسْلُبْهُمُ الذُّبَابُ شَيْئاً لا يَسْتَنْقِذُوهُ مِنْهُNow, in this age where science has advanced so enormously, if all these creatures were to join together to create a fly, they would be unable to do so, even if, as they claim, they made a human robot. They cannot create a fly. This human robot is nothing but a machine that merely moves; it does not get hungry or thirsty, nor does it rejoice or grieve, and it does not move except when directed by a human through the electrical devices installed in it.
No one other than Allah can create a fly, even if they all joined together. So Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) alone is the Creator. And with what does He create? With a single word,Allah the Exalted said:
Indeed, the example of Jesus to Allah is like that of Adam. He created Him from dust; then He said to him, "Be," and he was.
إِنَّ مَثَلَ عِيسَى عِنْدَ اللَّهِ كَمَثَلِ آدَمَ خَلَقَهُ مِنْ تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ كُنْ فَيَكُونُHis command is only when He intends a thing that He says to it, "Be," and it is.
إِنَّمَا أَمْرُهُ إِذَا أَرَادَ شَيْئاً أَنْ يَقُولَ لَهُ كُنْ فَيَكُونُ(13) Indeed, it will be but one shout, (14) And suddenly they will be [alert] upon the earth's surface.
فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجْرَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ * فَإِذَا هُمْ بِالسَّاهِرَةِIt will not be but one blast, and at once they are all brought present before Us.
إِنْ كَانَتْ إِلَّا صَيْحَةً وَاحِدَةً فَإِذَا هُمْ جَمِيعٌ لَدَيْنَا مُحْضَرُونَTherefore: So Allah the Mighty and Majestic alone is the Creator, and no one creates with Him. Creation does not weaken Him or exhaust Him; rather, it is easy for Him.
And his statement:
Created and proportioned
خَلَقَ فَسَوَّى(7) Who created you, proportioned you, and balanced you? (8) In whatever form He willed has He assembled you.
الَّذِي خَلَقَكَ فَسَوَّاكَ فَعَدَلَكَ * فِي أَيِّ صُورَةٍ مَا شَاءَ رَكَّبَكَWe have certainly created man in the best of stature;
لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الإِنْسَانَ فِي أَحْسَنِ تَقْوِيمٍThere is nothing in creation better than the creation of man; his head is on top, his heart is in the chest, and he is in a complete form,And for this reason, the first thing that enters into His saying: ((And proportioned)) refers to the proportioning of man.