Creation
15 sayings
Verily the first thing that Allah created was the Pen, and then He commanded it and it wrote everything that is to be.
Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 15115; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 232 link
God created John (son of Zechariah) a believer, and created Pharaoh an unbeliever in their mothers' wombs.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 692; Page No. 100 link
God has created something to overcome any other created thing, and thus, His Mercy has He created to overcome His anger.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 703; Page No. 101 link
Everything has been created from water.
Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 15119; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 232 link
The sky of this world was created from a controlled surge.
Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 15188; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 232 link
Creating Adam in Paradise, the Exalted God left him on his own for sometime. Then, Satan began to move around watching him, and finally finding him empty- minded, he came to understand that Adam was not a self-possessed creature.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 423; Page No. 63&64 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Amir al-Mu'minin Im?m 'Al? ibn Ab? T?lib (a.s.) when asked about what Allah first created, said, 'He created light.'
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 57, p. 73, no. 49; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 233 link
The first thing that He created from His creation was the substance that all things come from, and that is water.
al-Tawhid, p. 68, no. 20; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 233 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
He did not create things from eternal matter nor after ever-existing models, rather He created whatever He created and fixed limits to them and He shaped whatever He shaped and gave them the best form.
Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon 163; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 233 link
Verily Allah, Blessed and most High created things not from a thing and whoever claims that Allah, most High, created things from something has indeed disbelieved
Ellal al-Shara'ie, p. 207, no. 81; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 233 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Glory be to you! How great is Your creation that we see! But how small is every greatness when compared to Your power! How awe-striking is what we see from Your kingdom! But how low this is when compared to what is hidden from us by Your authority.
Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon 109; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 234 link
Perhaps you think that Allah has only created this single world, and you think that Allah has not created anyone other than yourselves! Nay by Allah, verily Allah has created a million worlds and a million Adams and you are in the last of these worlds and of the last Adams.
Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 234 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Habbat al-`AUrani said, 'One day I heard Ali (AS) take an oath saying, 'By the One who created the sky from smoke and water'.'
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 58, p. 104, no. 35; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 232 link
The first thing that Allah created was my light.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 1, p. 97, no. 7; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 232 link
Verily the first thing that Allah Mighty and Exalted created was our spirits and then He spoke to them of His Unity and Majesty, then He created the angels.
Uyoun Akhbar al-Reza (AS), v. 1, p. 262, no. 22; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 233 link
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