الرئيسية
Where Did God Come From?
Both the Bible and the Quran tell usGod has always existed and there never was a time He did not exit. Assuch, He is the Eternal, without beginning and without end. He is theonly creator and sustainer of all that exists and nothing and no oneexists alongside Him, nor does He have any partners. He tells us, He isnot created, nor is He like His creation in anyway. He calls Himself bya number of names and three of them are:
The First - (Al-Awal)
The Last - (Al Akhir)
The Eternal and the One who is sought after by His creation, while He has no need from them at all. (As-Samad)
He is not a man and He has no progeny or offspring.
He is not what He creates nor is He compared to it.
He always has existed and He never was created, as He is not like His creation, nor similar to it, in any way.
The prophet Muhammad (peace be uponhim) explained the devil would come to a person and ask them questionsabout creation; "Who created this or that?" to which the reply wouldbe; "Allah" until he would ask; "Who created Allah?" At this stage theprophet advised us to drop this train of thought. Obviously, God - thereal God, must be eternal and not have to be created.
The Quran tells us:
Allah! Lailaha illa Huwa (There is no god to worship except Him), the EverLiving, the Sustainer and Protector of all that exists. He doesn't gettired and He doesn't sleep. Everything in the universe belongs to Him.Who then, could intercede between Him and his creatures without HisPermission? He Knows everything about them and they have no knowledgeexcept as He wills. His kursi (stool or chair) extends over the entireuniverse and He doesn't get tired of guarding and preserving it. He isMost High, the Most Great.
[This Verse is called Ayat-ul-Kursi.] [Noble Quran 2:255]
This verse truly presents thecomprehensive representation of God in a way without trying to defineHim by comparing Him to His creation, but rather as being the Absolutein all of His Attributes and Characteristics.