Al-Khāliq – Al-Khallāq

The Creator – The Sublime Creator

The Creator is the One Who Created all creation in an unprecedented manner.

Allah’s name the Creator occurs 8 times in the Qur’an. Some of which are in the plural form, like: {Is it you who create it, or is it We Who are the Creators?} [Sūrat Al-Wāqi‘ah: 59]

And some come in the singular form, like: {He is Allah, the Creator, the Initiator, the Supreme Fashioner. To Him belong the fairest names.} [Sūrat Al-Hashr: 24] And {O people, remember Allah’s favor upon you. Is there any creator, apart from Allah who provides you your sustenance out of the heavens and earth? There is no god except Him. Whither are you, then, being misdirected?} [Sūrat Fātir: 3]

As for “the Sublime Creator”, it is a name that denotes the plenty of creation made by Allah Almighty. He, the Exalted, continues to create and possess this great attribute.

This name occurs twice in the Qur’an. The first one is in the verse that says, {Indeed, your Lord is the Sublime Creator, All-Knowing.} [Sūrat Al-Hijr: 86]The second time is in this verse: {Has He Who created the heavens and earth no power to create the likes of them? Yes, indeed, He is the Sublime Creator, All-Knowing.} [Sūrat Yāsīn: 81]In light of these great names, I would say:

1. Remember that none can count the creation of Allah but Allah Almighty Himself. If you consider this, you will develop a sense of reverence and glorification within your heart for the Almighty Creator.
2. Here we recall the Prophet’s statement to Juwayriyyah (may Allah be pleased with her): “I recited four words, after I had left you; if they were to be weighed against what you have been reciting since morning, they would outweigh them. These are: Praise and glory be to Allah, by the amount of His creation and His pleasure, and by the weight of His throne and the ink of His words.”[1] Always remember and contemplate Him by thought!
3. Belief that Allah is the Creator entails belief that He alone is worthy of being worshiped and only His Shariah should be applied. Allah Almighty says, {Unquestionably, His is the creation and the command; blessed is Allah, the Lord of the worlds.} [Sūrat Al-A‘rāf: 54] The lost atheists, on the other hand, argue that neither the creation nor the command belongs to Allah Almighty, for they do not believe in His existence.

As for the self-contradictory polytheists, they say that the creation belongs to Him, but not the command. But the guided believers say what their Lord says, {Unquestionably, His is the creation and the command.}

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[1] Narrated by Muslim