We all have questions about God. We have thousands or millions of God's, according to some who prefer to think that more is better. There is only one Allah in Abrahamic religions such as Islam, Christianity, and Judaism.
These days, we frequently ponder how we interpret Allah. Why is Allah hidden or not visible to us if He exists? etc.
We shall make every effort to provide the clearest explanation possible and to approach our learning from the viewpoint of the students. Let's think about the Earth, which is one planet, one moon, and one sun in our Milky Way Galaxy, which is also one of the universe's only galaxies. The largest thing in the universe is Allah, who is one. Imagine the cosmos as a spherical with Allah at its outer border, and the universe itself inside, always growing. It is said to be expanding more quickly than light. This implies that if we move at the speed of light, we will never be able to locate the universe's boundary.
This is how the universe is created. To put it briefly, there was only one Allah at first. Then, Allah separated a portion of His body and called it Muhammad (peace be upon him). He divided that into 4 halves. Retained one portion and referred to it as the original Muhammad (pbuh). He preserved the fourth portion for subsequent creations, and the second part became a pen and the third a note book. He then wrote His 1st sentence-
لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّٰهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ ٱللَّٰهِ
There is none worthy of worship except God (Allah) and Muhammad is the messenger of God.
After that, the fourth section was divided into 4 pieces. Every time Allah creates something, he takes the leftover 1 part from his previous 4 splits and divides it into 4 parts again, using the first three for fresh creations and the fourth for later. Everything was and will be created in this manner till the end of time.
Here is a tale that raises a related concept-
Here is a tale that raises a related concept-
"O Allah, I ask You by the right of Muhammad (pbuh) to forgive me."
According to the narration, Allah asked Adam (as) (the 1st man who he repented), how he knew about Muhammad (pbuh), and Adam (AS) responded that he saw Muhammad’s (pbuh) name written on the Arsh alongside Allah’s Name, which led him to believe that Muhammad (pbuh) held a special status.
Musannaf of Abdur Razzaq (Hadith No. 20738)
Al-Hakim’s Mustadrak (Book of History, Hadith No. 4228)
Here is another story that suggest similar idea-
One day the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) asked Jabreel (Gabrial) (A.S) that ‘What is your age?’. The angel Gabrial (A.S) replied that I don’t exactly know what my age is but the only thing I know is that Allah’s Arsh used to be on water and nothing was present at that time apart from that.
There was a star which I used to see. It used to shine there with its Noor (Light). After a period the star used to hide and then rise again after every 70,000 years.
Angel Gabriel's age is -
1,277,500,000,000 x 70,000 = (around) 89,425,000,000,000,000 years
Then Muhammad (pbuh) responded, that star was me (Allah's 1st creation).
For more details, refer to this link-
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-age-of-Jibreel-Gabriel-in-Islam
According to the Quran:
Al-Fatihah 1:2
ٱلۡحَمۡدُلِلَّهِرَبِّٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ٢
Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the entire universe.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:184
وَٱتَّقُواْٱلَّذِيخَلَقَكُمۡوَٱلۡجِبِلَّةَٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ١٨٤
"And fear Him Who created you and (who created) the generations before (you)"
An-Nahl 16:20
وَٱلَّذِينَيَدۡعُونَمِندُونِٱللَّهِلَايَخۡلُقُونَشَيۡـٔٗاوَهُمۡيُخۡلَقُونَ٢٠
And those they invoke other than Allāh create nothing, and they [themselves] are created.
"Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 54":
Indeed, your Lord is Allah, who created the heavens and the earth in six days, then established Himself on the Throne [of authority]. He covers the night with day and covers the day with night. And He has made the sun and moon subservient, each running to a prescribed term. Indeed, it is He who is the Almighty, the Forgiving.
According to Hadith's:
Abu Huraira reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) took hold of my hands and said:
Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, created the clay on Saturday and He created the mountains on Sunday and He created the trees on Monday and He created the things entailing labour on Tuesday and created light on Wednesday and He caused the animals to spread on Thursday and created Adam (peace be upon him) after 'Asr on Friday; the last creation at the last hour of the hours of Friday, i. e. between afternoon and night. This hadith is narrated through another chain of transmitters.
حَدَّثَنِي سُرَيْجُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، وَهَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ قَالَ ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ أَخْبَرَنِي إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أُمَيَّةَ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ بْنِ خَالِدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ رَافِعٍ، مَوْلَى أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ أَخَذَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِيَدِي فَقَالَ " خَلَقَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ التُّرْبَةَ يَوْمَ السَّبْتِ وَخَلَقَ فِيهَا الْجِبَالَ يَوْمَ الأَحَدِ وَخَلَقَ الشَّجَرَ يَوْمَ الاِثْنَيْنِ وَخَلَقَ الْمَكْرُوهَ يَوْمَ الثُّلاَثَاءِ وَخَلَقَ النُّورَ يَوْمَ الأَرْبِعَاءِ وَبَثَّ فِيهَا الدَّوَابَّ يَوْمَ الْخَمِيسِ وَخَلَقَ آدَمَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ مِنْ يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ فِي آخِرِ الْخَلْقِ وَفِي آخِرِ سَاعَةٍ مِنْ سَاعَاتِ الْجُمُعَةِ فِيمَا بَيْنَ الْعَصْرِ إِلَى اللَّيْلِ " .
قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ حَدَّثَنَا الْبِسْطَامِيُّ، - وَهُوَ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ عِيسَى - وَسَهْلُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ وَإِبْرَاهِيمُ ابْنُ بِنْتِ حَفْصٍ وَغَيْرُهُمْ عَنْ حَجَّاجٍ، بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ .
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2789
In-book reference : Book 52, Hadith 10
USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 39, Hadith 6707
Narrated by Abu Dharr (رضي الله عنه): The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said:
"The seven heavens compared to the Kursi (Footstool) are nothing but like a ring thrown in the desert. And the superiority of the Throne (Arsh) over the Kursi is like that of the desert over that ring."
Reference:
Sunan Ibn Majah, Book 1, Hadith 193
Jabir b. ‘Abd Allah reported the Prophet (May peace be upon him) as saying :
I have been permitted to tell about one of Allah’s angels who bears the throne that the distance between the lobe of his ear and his shoulder is a journey of seven hundred years.
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَفْصِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي قَالَ، حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ طَهْمَانَ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عُقْبَةَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " أُذِنَ لِي أَنْ أُحَدِّثَ عَنْ مَلَكٍ مِنْ مَلاَئِكَةِ اللَّهِ مِنْ حَمَلَةِ الْعَرْشِ إِنَّ مَا بَيْنَ شَحْمَةِ أُذُنِهِ إِلَى عَاتِقِهِ مَسِيرَةُ سَبْعِمِائَةِ عَامٍ " .
Grade: Sahih (Al-Albani) صحيح (الألباني) حكم :
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 4727
In-book reference : Book 42, Hadith 132
English translation : Book 41, Hadith 4709
