Some Details of the Creation of this Universe Here
Allah denounces the idolators who worship other gods apart from Him although He is the Creator, Subduer and Controller of all things. He says:
﴿Þõáú ÃóÁöäøóßõãú áóÊóßúÝõÑõæäó ÈöÇáøóÐöì ÎóáóÞó ÇáÇøñÑúÖó Ýöì íóæúãóíúäö æóÊóÌúÚóáõæäó áóåõ ÃóäÏóÇÏÇð﴾
(Say: "Do you verily disbelieve in Him Who created the earth in two Days And you set up rivals with Him'') meaning, `false gods whom you worship alongside Him'
﴿Ðóáößó ÑóÈøõ ÇáúÚóÜáóãöíäó﴾
(That is the Lord of the that exists.) the Creator of all things is the Lord of all the creatures. Here the Ayah;
﴿ÎóáóÞó ÇáÓøóãóÜæóÊö æóÇáÇøñÑúÖó Ýöì ÓöÊøóÉö ÃóíøóÇãò﴾
(Who created the heavens and the earth in Six Days) (7:54). is explained in more detail; the creation of the earth and the creation of the heaven are discussed separately. Allah says that He created the earth first, because it is the foundation, and the foundation should be built first, then the roof. Allah says elsewhere:
﴿åõæó ÇáøóÐöì ÎóáóÞó áóßõã ãøóÇ Ýöì ÇáÇøñÑúÖö ÌóãöíÚÇð Ëõãøó ÇÓúÊóæóì Åöáóì ÇáÓøóãóÂÁö ÝóÓóæøóÇåõäøó ÓóÈúÚó ÓóãóÜæóÇÊò﴾
(He it is Who created for you all that is on the earth. Then He rose over (Istawa ila) the heaven and made them seven heavens) (2:29). With regard to the Ayat:
﴿ÃóÁóäÊõãú ÃóÔóÏøõ ÎóáúÞÇð Ãóãö ÇáÓøóãóÂÁõ ÈóäóÜåóÇ - ÑóÝóÚó ÓóãúßóåóÇ ÝóÓóæøóÇåóÇ - æóÃóÛúØóÔó áóíúáóåóÇ æóÃóÎúÑóÌó ÖõÍóÜåóÇ - æóÇáÇøñÑúÖó ÈóÚúÏó Ðóáößó ÏóÍóÜåóÇ - ÃóÎúÑóÌó ãöäúåóÇ ãóÂÁóåóÇ æóãóÑúÚóÜåóÇ - æóÇáúÌöÈóÇáó ÃóÑúÓóÜåóÇ - ãóÊóÜÚÇð áøóßõãú æóáÇøðäúÚóÜãößõãú ﴾
(Are you more difficult to create or is the heaven that He constructed He raised its height, and has perfected it. Its night He covers with darkness and its forenoon He brings out (with light). And after that He spread the earth, And brought forth therefrom its water and its pasture. And the mountains He has fixed firmly, (to be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.) (79:27-33) This Ayah states that the spreading out of the earth came after the creation of the heavens, but the earth itself was created before the heavens according to some texts. This was the response of Ibn `Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, as recorded by Al-Bukhari in his Tafsir of this Ayah in his Sahih. He recorded that Sa`id bin Jubayr said: "A man said to Ibn `Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, saying: `I find some things in the Qur'an which confuse me:
﴿ÝóáÇó ÃóäÓóÜÈó Èóíúäóåõãú íóæúãóÆöÐò æóáÇó íóÊóÓóÂÁóáõæäó﴾
(There will be no kinship among them that Day, nor will they ask of one another) (23:101),
﴿æóÃóÞúÈóáó ÈóÚúÖõåõãú Úóáóì ÈóÚúÖò íóÊóÓóÂÁóáõæäó ﴾
(And they will turn to one another and question one another) (37:27),
﴿æóáÇó íóßúÊõãõæäó Çááøóåó ÍóÏöíËÇð﴾
(but they will never be able to hide a single fact from Allah) (4:42),
﴿æóÇááøóåö ÑóÈøöäóÇ ãóÇ ßõäøóÇ ãõÔúÑößöíäó﴾
(By Allah, our Lord, we were not those who joined others in worship with Allah) (6:23) But in this Ayah they did hide something. And Allah says:
﴿ÃóÁóäÊõãú ÃóÔóÏøõ ÎóáúÞÇð Ãóãö ÇáÓøóãóÂÁõ ÈóäóÜåóÇ ﴾
(Are you more difficult to create or is the heaven that He constructed) until;
﴿æóÇáÇøñÑúÖó ÈóÚúÏó Ðóáößó ÏóÍóÜåóÇ ﴾
(And after that He spread the earth.) (79:27-30) So He mentioned the creation of the heavens before the earth, then He said:
﴿Þõáú ÃóÁöäøóßõãú áóÊóßúÝõÑõæäó ÈöÇáøóÐöì ÎóáóÞó ÇáÇøñÑúÖó Ýöì íóæúãóíúäö﴾
(Say: "Do you verily disbelieve in Him Who created the earth in two Days...'') until;
﴿ØóÂÆöÚöíäó﴾
(We come willingly.) Here He mentioned the creation of the earth before the creation of the heavens. And He says:
﴿æóßóÇäó Çááøóåõ ÛóÝõæÑÇð ÑøóÍöíãÇð﴾
(verily, Allah (Kana) is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful) (4:23).
﴿ÚóÒöíÒÇð ÍóßöíãÇð﴾
(Most Powerful, All-Wise) (4:56).
﴿ÓóãöíÚÇð ÈóÕöíÑÇð﴾
(All-Hearer, All-Seer) (4:58). It is as if He was and is no longer.' Ibn `Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, replied:
﴿ÝóáÇó ÃóäÓóÜÈó Èóíúäóåõãú íóæúãóÆöÐò æóáÇó íóÊóÓóÂÁóáõæäó﴾
(There will be no kinship among them that Day, nor will they ask of one another) (23:101), this will happen when the Trumpet is blown for the first time.
﴿ÝóÕóÚöÞó ãóä Ýöì ÇáÓøóãóÜæóÊö æóãóä Ýöì ÇáÇøñÑúÖö ÅöáÇøó ãóä ÔóÂÁó Çááøóåõ﴾
(And all who are in the heavens and all who are on the earth will swoon away, except him whom Allah wills) (39:68), and at that time there will be no kinship among them, nor will they ask of one another. Then when the Sur will be blown again,
﴿æóÃóÞúÈóáó ÈóÚúÖõåõãú Úóáóì ÈóÚúÖò íóÊóÓóÂÁóáõæäó ﴾
(And they will turn to one another and question one another) (37:27). With regard to the Ayat,
﴿æóÇááøóåö ÑóÈøöäóÇ ãóÇ ßõäøóÇ ãõÔúÑößöíäó﴾
(By Allah, our Lord, we were not those who joined others in worship with Allah) (6:23) and
﴿æóáÇó íóßúÊõãõæäó Çááøóåó ÍóÏöíËÇð﴾
(but they will never be able to hide a single fact from Allah) (4:42), Allah will forgive the sincere believers their sins, then the idolators will say, `Let us say that we never joined others in worship with Allah.' Then a seal will be placed over their mouths, and their hands will speak. Then it will be known that not a single fact can be hidden from Allah, and at that point,
﴿íóæóÏøõ ÇáøóÐöíäó ßóÝóÑõæÇú﴾
(those who disbelieved will wish) (4:42). Allah created the earth in two days, then He created the heavens, then He (Istawa ila) the heaven and gave it its shape in two more days. Then He spread the earth, which means that He brought forth therefrom its water and its pasture. And He created the mountains, sands, inanimate things, rocks and hills and everything in between, in two more days. This is what Allah says:
﴿ÏóÍóÜåóÇ﴾
((He) spread (the earth)) (79:30) And Allah's saying:
﴿ÎóáóÞó ÇáÇøñÑúÖó Ýöì íóæúãóíúäö﴾
((He) created the earth in two Days) So He created the earth and everything in it in four days, and He created the heavens in two days.
﴿æóßóÇäó Çááøóåõ ÛóÝõæÑÇð ÑøóÍöíãÇð﴾
(verily, Allah (Kana) is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful) (4:23). This is how He described Himself, and this is how He still is. Whatever Allah wills comes to pass, so do not be confused about the Qur'an, for all of it comes from Allah.''' This was recorded by Al-Bukhari.
﴿ÎóáóÞó ÇáÇøñÑúÖó Ýöì íóæúãóíúäö﴾
((He) created the earth in two Days) means, on Sunday and Monday.
﴿æóÌóÚóáó ÝöíåóÇ ÑóæóÇÓöìó ãöä ÝóæúÞöåóÇ æóÈóÜÑóßó ÝöíåóÇ﴾
(He placed therein firm mountains from above it, and He blessed it,) means, He blessed it and gave it the potential to be planted with seeds and bring forth produce.
﴿æóÞóÏøóÑó ÝöíåóÂ ÃóÞúæóÊóåóÇ﴾
(And measured therein its sustenance) means, what its people need of provision and places in which to plant things and grow crops. This was on Tuesday and Wednesday, which together with the two previous days add up to four days.
﴿Ýöì ÃóÑúÈóÚóÉö ÃóíøóÇãò ÓóæóÂÁð áøöáÓøóÂÆöáöíäó﴾
(in four Days equal for all those who ask.) meaning, for those who want to ask about that, so that they might know. `Ikrimah and Mujahid said concerning the Ayah:
﴿æóÞóÏøóÑó ÝöíåóÂ ÃóÞúæóÊóåóÇ﴾
(and measured therein its sustenance): "He placed in every land that which is not suited for any other land.'' Ibn `Abbas, Qatadah and As-Suddi said, concerning the Ayah,
﴿ÓóæóÂÁð áøöáÓøóÂÆöáöíäó﴾
(equal for all those who ask): this means, "For whoever wants to ask about that.'' Ibn Zayd said:
﴿æóÞóÏøóÑó ÝöíåóÂ ÃóÞúæóÊóåóÇ Ýöì ÃóÑúÈóÚóÉö ÃóíøóÇãò ÓóæóÂÁð áøöáÓøóÂÆöáöíäó﴾
(and measured therein its sustenance in four Days equal for all those who ask. ) "According to whatever a person who is need of provision wants, Allah measures out for him what he needs.'' This is like what they said concerning the Ayah:
﴿æóÂÊóÇßõã ãøöä ßõáøö ãóÇ ÓóÃóáúÊõãõæåõ﴾
(And He gave you of all that you asked for) (14:34). And Allah knows best.
﴿Ëõãøó ÇÓúÊóæóì Åöáóì ÇáÓøóãóÂÁö æóåöìó ÏõÎóÇäñ﴾
(Then He rose over (Istawa ila) towards the heaven when it was smoke,) i.e., steam which arose from it when the earth was created.
﴿ÝóÞóÇáó áóåóÇ æóáöáÇøñÑúÖö ÇÆúÊöíóÇ ØóæúÚÇð Ãóæú ßóÑúåÇð﴾
(and said to it and to the earth: "Come both of you willingly or unwillingly.'') meaning, `respond to My command and be subjected to this action, willingly or unwillingly.'
﴿ÞóÇáóÊóÂ ÃóÊóíúäóÇ ØóÂÆöÚöíäó﴾
(They both said: "We come willingly.'') meaning, `we will respond to You willingly and everything that You want to create in us -- angels, Jinn and men -- will all be obedient to You.'
﴿ÝóÞóÖóÇåõäøó ÓóÈúÚó ÓóãóÜæóÊò Ýöì íóæúãóíúäö﴾
(Then He completed and finished their creation (as) seven heavens in two Days) means, He finished forming them as seven heavens in two more days, which were Thursday and Friday.
﴿æóÃóæúÍóì Ýöì ßõáøö ÓóãóÂÁò ÃóãúÑóåóÇ﴾
(and He decreed in each heaven its affair. ) means, He placed in each heaven whatever it needs of angels and things which are known only unto Him.
﴿æóÒóíøóäøóÇ ÇáÓøóãóÂÁó ÇáÏøõäúíóÇ ÈöãóÕóÜÈöíÍó﴾
(And We adorned the nearest (lowest) heaven with lamps) means, the stars and planets which shine on the people of the earth.
﴿æóÍöÝúÙÇð﴾
(as well as to guard.) means, as protection against the Shayatin, lest they listen to the angels on high.
﴿Ðóáößó ÊóÞúÏöíÑõ ÇáúÚóÒöíÒö ÇáúÚóáöíãö﴾
(Such is the Decree of Him, the Almighty, the All-Knower) means, the Almighty Who has subjugated all things to His control, the All-Knower Who knows all the movements of His creatures.
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(13. But if they turn away, then say: "I have warned you of a Sa`iqah like the Sa`iqah which overtook `Ad and Thamud.'') (14. When the Messengers came to them, from before them and behind them (saying): "Worship none but Allah,'' they said: "If our Lord had so willed, He would surely have sent down the angels. So, indeed we disbelieve in that with which you have been sent.'') (15. As for `Ad, they were arrogant in the land without right, and they said: "Who is mightier than us in strength'' See they not that Allah Who created them was mightier in strength than them. And they used to deny Our Ayat!) (16. So, We sent upon them a Sarsar wind in days of calamity that We might give them a taste of disgracing torment in this present worldly life. But surely the torment of the Hereafter will be more disgracing, and they will never be helped.) (17. And as for Thamud, We showed them the path of truth but they preferred blindness to guidance; so the Sa`iqah of disgracing torment seized them because of what they used to earn.) (18. And We saved those who believed and had Taqwa.)