{"id":543,"date":"2014-04-05T22:50:12","date_gmt":"2014-04-05T22:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/my-islam.info\/?p=543"},"modified":"2015-01-04T21:00:48","modified_gmt":"2015-01-04T21:00:48","slug":"god-is-the-cause-of-the-universe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/my-islam.info\/?p=543","title":{"rendered":"God is the Cause of the universe"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/my-islam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/God-is-the-Cause-of-the-universe.pdf\">Download .pdf<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>The Arabic words used to denote Cause in the following verses of the Qur\u2019an are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i>badi\u2019<\/i>, which means \u201coriginator\u201d, \u201cinitiator\u201d and \u201ccreator out of nonentity\u201d<\/li>\n<li><i>bari\u2019<\/i>, which mean \u201ccreator\u201d and \u201cone who creates flawlessly out of nothing\u201d<\/li>\n<li><i>fatir<\/i>, which means \u201ccreator\u201d, \u201cmaker\u201d, \u201coriginator\u201d, \u201cinitiator\u201d, \u201cone who splits\u201d and \u201cone who brings into being\u201d<\/li>\n<li><i>khaliq<\/i>, which means \u201ccreator\u201d, \u201cmaker\u201d and \u201coriginator\u201d<\/li>\n<li><i>al-khallaq<\/i>, which means \u201ccreator\u201d and \u201csupreme maker\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<h2><i>Badi\u2019<\/i><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/my-islam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Surah-Al-Baqarah-Chapter-2-Verse-117.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-547\" src=\"https:\/\/my-islam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Surah-Al-Baqarah-Chapter-2-Verse-117-1024x84.jpg\" alt=\"Surah Al-Baqarah Chapter 2 Verse 117\" width=\"640\" height=\"43\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>The <b>Originator<\/b> of the heavens and the earth. When He decrees a matter He only says to it, \u201cBe\u201d &#8211; and it is.<\/i><a title=\"\" href=\"#_ftn1\">[1]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/my-islam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Surah-Al-Anam-Chapter-6-Verse-101.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-550\" src=\"https:\/\/my-islam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Surah-Al-Anam-Chapter-6-Verse-101-1024x170.jpg\" alt=\"Surah Al-An'am Chapter 6 Verse 101\" width=\"642\" height=\"87\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>He [God] is the <b>Originator<\/b> of the heavens and the earth. How can He have children when He has no wife? He created all things and He is the All-Knower of everything.<\/i><a title=\"\" href=\"#_ftn2\">[2]<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<h2><i>Bari\u2019<\/i><i><\/i><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/my-islam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Surah-Al-Baqarah-Chapter-2-Verse-54.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-608\" src=\"https:\/\/my-islam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Surah-Al-Baqarah-Chapter-2-Verse-54-1024x160.jpg\" alt=\"Surah Al-Baqarah Chapter 2 Verse 54\" width=\"638\" height=\"82\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>And [remember] when <\/i>Musa<i> [Prophet Moses] said to his people, \u201cO my people! Verily you have wronged yourselves by worshipping the calf. So turn in repentance to your <\/i><b><i>Creator<\/i><\/b><i> <\/i><i>and kill yourselves [the innocent kill the wrongdoers among you], that will be better for you with your <\/i><b><i>Creator<\/i><\/b><i>.\u201d Then He [God] accepted your repentance. Truly He is the One Who accepts repentance, the Most Merciful.<\/i><a title=\"\" href=\"#_ftn3\">[3]<\/a><i><\/i><br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/my-islam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Surah-Al-Hashr-Chapter-59-Verse-24.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-614\" src=\"https:\/\/my-islam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Surah-Al-Hashr-Chapter-59-Verse-24-1024x166.jpg\" alt=\"Surah Al-Hashr Chapter 59 Verse 24\" width=\"639\" height=\"85\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>He is Allah, the <\/i><b><i>Creator<\/i><\/b><i>, the Inventor of all things, the Bestower of forms. To Him belong the Best Names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorify Him. And He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.<\/i><a title=\"\" href=\"#_ftn4\">[4]<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<h2><i>Fatir<\/i><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/my-islam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Surah-Al-Anam-Chapter-6-Verse-14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-560\" src=\"https:\/\/my-islam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Surah-Al-Anam-Chapter-6-Verse-14-1024x157.jpg\" alt=\"Surah Al-An'am Chapter 6 Verse 14\" width=\"641\" height=\"81\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Say [O Muhammad], \u201cShall I take as a Lord-Protector any other than Allah the <\/i><b><i>Creator<\/i><\/b><i> <\/i><i>of the heavens and earth? And it is He Who feeds but is not fed.\u201d Say, \u201cVerily, I am commanded to be the first of those who submit themselves to Allah.\u201d And be not you [O Muhammad] of the polytheists.<a title=\"\" href=\"#_ftn5\"><b>[5]<\/b><\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/my-islam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Surah-Yusuf-Chapter-12-Verse-101.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-563\" src=\"https:\/\/my-islam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Surah-Yusuf-Chapter-12-Verse-101-1024x165.jpg\" alt=\"Surah Yusuf Chapter 12 Verse 101\" width=\"640\" height=\"85\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>\u201cMy Lord! You have indeed bestowed on me sovereignty and taught me something of the interpretation of dreams \u2013 the <\/i><b><i>Creator <\/i><\/b><i>of the heavens and earth! You are my Lord-Protector in this world and in the Hereafter. Cause me to die as a Muslim and join me with the righteous.\u201d<\/i><a title=\"\" href=\"#_ftn6\">[6]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/my-islam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Surah-Ibrahim-Chapter-14-Verse-10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-566\" src=\"https:\/\/my-islam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Surah-Ibrahim-Chapter-14-Verse-10-1024x259.jpg\" alt=\"Surah Ibrahim Chapter 14 Verse 10\" width=\"640\" height=\"134\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Their Messengers said, \u201cWhat! Can there be doubt about Allah the <\/i><b><i>Creator <\/i><\/b><i>of the heavens and earth? He calls you that He may forgive you of your sins, and give you respite for term appointed.\u201d They said, \u201cYou are no more than human beings like us! You wish to turn us away from what out fathers used to worship. Then bring us a clear authority.\u201d<\/i><a title=\"\" href=\"#_ftn7\">[7]<\/a><i><\/i><br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/my-islam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Surah-Fatir-Chapter-35-Verse-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-569\" src=\"https:\/\/my-islam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Surah-Fatir-Chapter-35-Verse-1-1024x164.jpg\" alt=\"Surah Fatir Chapter 35 Verse 1\" width=\"640\" height=\"84\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>All the praises and thanks are to Allah the <\/i><b><i>Originator<\/i><\/b><i> <\/i><i>of the heavens and the earth, Who made the angels messengers with wings, two or three or four. He increases in creation what He wills. Verily, Allah is Able to do all things.<\/i><a title=\"\" href=\"#_ftn8\">[8]<\/a><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/my-islam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Surah-Az-Zumar-Chapter-39-Verse-46.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-572\" src=\"https:\/\/my-islam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Surah-Az-Zumar-Chapter-39-Verse-46-1024x152.jpg\" alt=\"Surah Az-Zumar Chapter 39 Verse 46\" width=\"642\" height=\"78\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Say [O Muhammad], \u201cO Allah! <\/i><b><i>Creator<\/i><\/b><i> <\/i><i>of the heavens and the earth! All-Knower of the Unseen and the seen! You will judge between Your slaves about that wherein they used to differ.\u201d<\/i><a title=\"\" href=\"#_ftn9\">[9]<\/a><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/my-islam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Surah-Ash-Shura-Chapter-42-Verse-11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-574\" src=\"https:\/\/my-islam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Surah-Ash-Shura-Chapter-42-Verse-11-1024x163.jpg\" alt=\"Surah Ash-Shura Chapter 42 Verse 11\" width=\"640\" height=\"84\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>The <\/i><b><i>Creator<\/i><\/b><i> <\/i><i>of the heavens and the earth. He has made for you mates from yourselves and for the cattle mates. By this means He creates you. There is nothing like Him, and He is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer.<\/i><a title=\"\" href=\"#_ftn10\">[10]<\/a><i><\/i><\/p>\n<div>\n<h2><i>Khaliq<\/i><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/my-islam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Surah-Al-Anam-Chapter-6-Verse-102.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-577\" src=\"https:\/\/my-islam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Surah-Al-Anam-Chapter-6-Verse-102-1024x157.jpg\" alt=\"Surah Al-An'am Chapter 6 Verse 102\" width=\"640\" height=\"81\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Such is Allah your Lord! None has the right to be worshipped but He, the <\/i><b><i>Creator<\/i><\/b><i> <\/i><i>of all things. So worship Him and He is Guardian-Trustee over all things.<\/i><a title=\"\" href=\"#_ftn11\">[11]<\/a><i><\/i><br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/my-islam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Surah-Ar-Rad-Chapter-13-Verse-16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-580\" src=\"https:\/\/my-islam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Surah-Ar-Rad-Chapter-13-Verse-16-1024x247.jpg\" alt=\"Surah Ar-Ra'd Chapter 13 Verse 16\" width=\"639\" height=\"127\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Say [O Muhammad], \u201cWho is Lord of the heavens and earth?\u201d Say, \u201cAllah.\u201d Say, \u201cHave you then taken besides Him protectors other than Him such as have no power either for benefit or for harm to themselves?\u201d Say, \u201cIs the blind equal to the one who sees? Or darkness equal to light? Or do they assign to Allah partners who created the like of His creation so that the creation [which they made and His creation] seemed alike to them?\u201d Say, \u201cAllah is the <\/i><b><i>Creator<\/i><\/b><i> <\/i><i>of all things, and He is the One, the Irresistible.\u201d<\/i><a title=\"\" href=\"#_ftn12\">[12]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/my-islam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Surah-Az-Zumar-Chapter-39-Verse-62.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-583\" src=\"https:\/\/my-islam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Surah-Az-Zumar-Chapter-39-Verse-62-1024x78.jpg\" alt=\"Surah Az-Zumar Chapter 39 Verse 62\" width=\"641\" height=\"40\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Allah is the <\/i><b><i>Creator<\/i><\/b><i> <\/i><i>of all things, and He is the Guardian-Trustee over all things.<\/i><a title=\"\" href=\"#_ftn13\">[13]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/my-islam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Surah-Ghafir-Chapter-40-Verse-62.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-585\" src=\"https:\/\/my-islam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Surah-Ghafir-Chapter-40-Verse-62-1024x84.jpg\" alt=\"Surah Ghafir Chapter 40 Verse 62\" width=\"641\" height=\"43\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>That is Allah, your Lord, <\/i><b><i>Creator<\/i><\/b><i> <\/i><i>of all things: None has the right to be worshipped but He. How then are you turning away?<\/i><a title=\"\" href=\"#_ftn14\">[14]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/my-islam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Surah-Al-Waqiah-Chapter-56-Verses-58-59.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-587\" src=\"https:\/\/my-islam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Surah-Al-Waqiah-Chapter-56-Verses-58-59-1024x68.jpg\" alt=\"Surah Al-Waqi'ah Chapter 56 Verses 58-59\" width=\"642\" height=\"35\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Then tell Me [about] the semen that you emit. Is it you who create it or are We the <\/i><b><i>Creator<\/i><\/b><i>?<\/i><a title=\"\" href=\"#_ftn15\">[15]<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/my-islam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Surah-Al-Hashr-Chapter-59-Verse-24-Khaliq.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-617\" src=\"https:\/\/my-islam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Surah-Al-Hashr-Chapter-59-Verse-24-Khaliq-1024x165.jpg\" alt=\"Surah Al-Hashr Chapter 59 Verse 24 - Khaliq\" width=\"640\" height=\"85\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>He is Allah, the <\/i><b><i>Creator<\/i><\/b><i>, the Inventor of all things, the Bestower of forms. To Him belong the Best Names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorify Him. And He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.<\/i><a title=\"\" href=\"#_ftn16\">[16]<\/a><i><\/i><br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<div>\n<h2>Al-Khallaq<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/my-islam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Surah-Al-Hijr-Chapter-15-Verse-86.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-592\" src=\"https:\/\/my-islam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Surah-Al-Hijr-Chapter-15-Verse-86-1024x66.jpg\" alt=\"Surah Al-Hijr Chapter 15 Verse 86\" width=\"641\" height=\"34\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Verily your Lord is the All-Knowing <\/i><b><i>Creator<\/i><\/b><i>.<\/i><a title=\"\" href=\"#_ftn17\">[17]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/my-islam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Surah-Ya-Sin-Chapter-36-Verse-81.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-594\" src=\"https:\/\/my-islam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Surah-Ya-Sin-Chapter-36-Verse-81-1024x149.jpg\" alt=\"Surah Ya Sin Chapter 36 Verse 81\" width=\"638\" height=\"77\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Is not He Who created the heavens and the earth, Able to create the like of them? Yes, indeed! He is the All-Knowing <\/i><b><i>Supreme Creator<\/i><\/b><i>.<\/i><a title=\"\" href=\"#_ftn18\">[18]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Qur\u2019an confirms the rationally derived attribute of God as the Uncaused Cause Who created or brought into being everything out of nothing.<\/p>\n<div><br clear=\"all\" \/><\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" size=\"1\" width=\"33%\" \/>\n<div>\n<p><a title=\"\" href=\"#_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a> Surah Al-Baqarah Chapter 2 Verse 117<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a title=\"\" href=\"#_ftnref2\">[2]<\/a> Surah Al-An\u2019am Chapter 6 Verse 101<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a title=\"\" href=\"#_ftnref3\">[3]<\/a> Surah Al-Baqarah Chapter 2 Verse 54<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a title=\"\" href=\"#_ftnref4\">[4]<\/a> Surah Al-Hashr Chapter 59 Verse 24<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a title=\"\" href=\"#_ftnref5\">[5]<\/a> Surah Al-An\u2019am Chapter 6 Verse 14<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a title=\"\" href=\"#_ftnref6\">[6]<\/a> Surah Yusuf Chapter 12 Verse 101<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a title=\"\" href=\"#_ftnref7\">[7]<\/a> Surah Ibrahim Chapter 14 Verse 10<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a title=\"\" href=\"#_ftnref8\">[8]<\/a> Surah Fatir Chapter 35 Verse 1<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a title=\"\" href=\"#_ftnref9\">[9]<\/a> Surah Az-Zumar Chapter 39 Verse 46<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a title=\"\" href=\"#_ftnref10\">[10]<\/a> Surah Ash-Shura Chapter 42 Verse 11<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a title=\"\" href=\"#_ftnref11\">[11]<\/a> Surah Al-An\u2019am Chapter 6 Verse 102<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a title=\"\" href=\"#_ftnref12\">[12]<\/a> Surah Ar-Ra\u2019d Chapter 13 Verse 16<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a title=\"\" href=\"#_ftnref13\">[13]<\/a> Surah Az-Zumar Chapter 39 Verse 62<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a title=\"\" href=\"#_ftnref14\">[14]<\/a> Surah Ghafir Chapter 40 Verse 62<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a title=\"\" href=\"#_ftnref15\">[15]<\/a> Surah Al-Waqi\u2019ah Chapter 56 Verses 58-59<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a title=\"\" href=\"#_ftnref16\">[16]<\/a> Surah Al-Hashr Chapter 59 Verse 24<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a title=\"\" href=\"#_ftnref17\">[17]<\/a> Surah Al-Hijr Chapter 15 Verse 86<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a title=\"\" href=\"#_ftnref18\">[18]<\/a> Surah Ya Sin Chapter 36 Verse 81<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download .pdf The Arabic words used to denote Cause in the following verses of the Qur\u2019an are: badi\u2019, which means \u201coriginator\u201d, \u201cinitiator\u201d and \u201ccreator out of nonentity\u201d bari\u2019, which mean<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/my-islam.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/543"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/my-islam.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/my-islam.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/my-islam.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/my-islam.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=543"}],"version-history":[{"count":45,"href":"https:\/\/my-islam.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/543\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2219,"href":"https:\/\/my-islam.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/543\/revisions\/2219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/my-islam.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/my-islam.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/my-islam.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}