He was not devoid of power over the dominion before its production...

He was not devoid of power over the dominion before its production, nor will He be devoid of power (over it) after its passing.” [66] “He – the Mighty and Majestic – is a Living God without temporal life, King before He produces anything, Master after its production (insha’). God has no limits (hadd). He is not known through something resembling Him. He ages not through subsistence (baqa’). He is struck not by fear of anything, and by fright before Him all things are thunderstruck.

[67] So God is Living without temporal life, without a being described by attributes, without a state which can be defined, without a designated location or fixed place. Nay, He is Living in Himself, a Master whose power does not remove. He produced what He wills when He wills through His will and…