Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: (Or were they created from nothing, or are they the creators?)
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Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: (Or were they created from nothing, or are they the creators?)]
Then Allah the Exalted argued from His Lordship to His Divinity: [Surat al-Tur: 35] (Or) we have said what came before regarding it,Meaning: rather, and the hamzah, rather, were they created from nothing,Meaning: without a Creator, [At-Tur 52:35]
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No, they were not created without a Creator, nor are they the creators, as for the fact that they were not created without a Creator, it is because of the rational and sensory principle upon which the scholars have agreed: that every created thing must have a Creator.
This is a principle agreed upon by people of intellect, so if every created thing must have a Creator, we look at ourselves: are we not created things?Allah the Exalted said: [Surat al-Insan: 1] One of us who is twenty years old, twenty-two years ago was nothing mentioned, and was not known or recognized, so we are created things, every created thing must have a Creator, so did you create yourselves without a Creator?Answer: No, this is a rational answer that is not denied, or are they the creators of themselves?Answer: No; because before they existed, they were non-existence, and how can non-existence create? This is impossible, so if it becomes clear that they were not created without a Creator, and that they did not create themselves, it becomes clear that they have a Creator capable of bringing them into existence, who is it? Allah Mighty and Majestic,None of them can say: If the one who created me is my father or my mother, and if that is not the case, it is established that they have a Creator, and He is Allah Blessed and Exalted is He, and if they have a Creator and they are created, sustained, and managed, it is obligatory that they submit to this Creator and worship Him alone, just as He is the Creator alone.
This verse was heard by Jubayr ibn Muttam, and he had come to Madinah while he was a polytheist, he came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) seeking the ransom for the prisoners of Badr, I think it is not hidden from many of you that in Badr the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his companions were victorious, and praise be to Allah, and their victory is a victory for us, they killed seventy men from Quraysh and captured seventy men and brought them to Madinah,And they divided into categories: Some of them the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) released and showed mercy to, and some of them ransomed with money, and some of them ransomed with a prisoner if there was a prisoner, I do not know, and some of them ransomed by teaching the people of Madinah to write.
Jubayr ibn Muttam came to the Prophet (may Allah send prayers and peace upon him) seeking the ransom for the prisoners of Badr; because he is from the core of Quraysh and the prisoners are also from Quraysh,And it appears to me, and Allah knows best: That Jubayr heard the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): (If Muttam ibn Adi were alive and spoke to me about these stinking ones, I would leave them for him) because you know the story of Jubayr when the Prophet (may Allah send prayers and peace upon him) returned from Ta'if, he gave him safe conduct, and he walked with him from when he entered Makkah until he reached the Ka'bah, and he ordered his sons, who were wearing swords, to stand each one at a corner of the Ka'bah so that no one would transgress against the Messenger, so he was kind to the Prophet (may Allah send prayers and peace upon him).
This kindness, the Prophet (may Allah send prayers and peace upon him) said, and he is the most faithful of people (may Allah send prayers and peace upon him) in his generosity,He said: (If Muttam ibn Adi were alive, he would speak to me about these stinking ones) who are the stinking ones? The prisoners, and he described them as stinking because the polytheists are impure,And the stench: it is the bad smell.
And Jubayr ibn Muttam ibn Adi perhaps heard this statement, so he came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) seeking the ransom for the prisoners, and the Messenger (may Allah send prayers and peace upon him) was reciting Surat al-Tur in the Maghrib prayer, when he reached this verse: [Surat al-Tur: 35] Jubayr said: My heart almost flew away; because this is a compelling argument from which no one can escape,He said: and faith settled in my heart, meaning that faith entered his heart, Glory be to Allah! Look at the effect of the Noble Qur'an, even though the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not call him at that hour, but he heard this wonderful and great verse, so his heart almost flew away, [Surat al-Tur: 35] .
The answer is with great ease: No in both matters, they were not created from nothing, nor are they the creators, rather they have a Creator, and He is Allah Glorified and Exalted is He, and no one can deny these two premises, it is all a definitive argument that brands every disbeliever;Because if he says: Yes, and they have a Creator who created them, we said: so why do you not worship Him, because you are His slave, owned by Him?
Then Allah the Exalted argued from His Lordship to His Divinity:
Or were they created by nothing, or were they the creators [of themselves]?
أَمْ خُلِقُوا مِنْ غَيْرِ شَيْءٍ أَمْ هُمُ الْخَالِقُونَor were they the creators [of themselves]?
أَمْ هُمُ الْخَالِقُونَAnd
No, they were not created without a Creator, nor are they the creators, as for the fact that they were not created without a Creator, it is because of the rational and sensory principle upon which the scholars have agreed: that every created thing must have a Creator.
This is a principle agreed upon by people of intellect, so if every created thing must have a Creator, we look at ourselves: are we not created things?Allah the Exalted said:
Has there [not] come upon man a period of time when he was not a thing [even] mentioned?
هَلْ أَتَى عَلَى الإِنْسَانِ حِينٌ مِنَ الدَّهْرِ لَمْ يَكُنْ شَيْئاً مَذْكُوراًThis verse was heard by Jubayr ibn Muttam, and he had come to Madinah while he was a polytheist, he came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) seeking the ransom for the prisoners of Badr, I think it is not hidden from many of you that in Badr the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his companions were victorious, and praise be to Allah, and their victory is a victory for us, they killed seventy men from Quraysh and captured seventy men and brought them to Madinah,And they divided into categories: Some of them the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) released and showed mercy to, and some of them ransomed with money, and some of them ransomed with a prisoner if there was a prisoner, I do not know, and some of them ransomed by teaching the people of Madinah to write.
Jubayr ibn Muttam came to the Prophet (may Allah send prayers and peace upon him) seeking the ransom for the prisoners of Badr; because he is from the core of Quraysh and the prisoners are also from Quraysh,And it appears to me, and Allah knows best: That Jubayr heard the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): (If Muttam ibn Adi were alive and spoke to me about these stinking ones, I would leave them for him) because you know the story of Jubayr when the Prophet (may Allah send prayers and peace upon him) returned from Ta'if, he gave him safe conduct, and he walked with him from when he entered Makkah until he reached the Ka'bah, and he ordered his sons, who were wearing swords, to stand each one at a corner of the Ka'bah so that no one would transgress against the Messenger, so he was kind to the Prophet (may Allah send prayers and peace upon him).
This kindness, the Prophet (may Allah send prayers and peace upon him) said, and he is the most faithful of people (may Allah send prayers and peace upon him) in his generosity,He said: (If Muttam ibn Adi were alive, he would speak to me about these stinking ones) who are the stinking ones? The prisoners, and he described them as stinking because the polytheists are impure,And the stench: it is the bad smell.
And Jubayr ibn Muttam ibn Adi perhaps heard this statement, so he came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) seeking the ransom for the prisoners, and the Messenger (may Allah send prayers and peace upon him) was reciting Surat al-Tur in the Maghrib prayer, when he reached this verse:
Or were they created by nothing, or were they the creators [of themselves]?
أَمْ خُلِقُوا مِنْ غَيْرِ شَيْءٍ أَمْ هُمُ الْخَالِقُونَOr were they created by nothing, or were they the creators [of themselves]?
أَمْ خُلِقُوا مِنْ غَيْرِ شَيْءٍ أَمْ هُمُ الْخَالِقُونَThe answer is with great ease: No in both matters, they were not created from nothing, nor are they the creators, rather they have a Creator, and He is Allah Glorified and Exalted is He, and no one can deny these two premises, it is all a definitive argument that brands every disbeliever;Because if he says: Yes, and they have a Creator who created them, we said: so why do you not worship Him, because you are His slave, owned by Him?