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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Discursive Theology Volume 1 Lesson 9: The Unity of God in Creation To create or originate is one of the attributes of God. This attribute necessitates arguments to prove the existence of God, for the purport of those arguments is that God is the Origin and Cause of causes of all creatures. All beings, therefore, are His creation and construction.

Now, the discussion is that God has no partner in the act of creation and there is no Creator of the universe other than Him.

Reason and the Divine Unity in Creation Reason clearly testifies to the Oneness of the Creator and Originator of the universe, for as dictated by the arguments proving the existence of God – particularly the argument of possibility and necessity – all beings are contingents, effects and creatures of the Necessary Being (God) and as demanded by the arguments of the Essential Unity of God, the Necessary Being by essence is One, and thus, the Creator and Originator of the universe is no other than God.

The Qur’an and the Divine Unity in Creation In many verses, the Holy Qur’an has emphasized the Oneness of God in creating the universe.

For example, it has stated: ﴿ قُلِ اللَّهُ خَالِقُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَهُوَ الْوَاحِدُ الْقَهَّارُ ﴾ “Say, ‘Allah is the creator of all things, and He is the One, the All-paramount’.” [^1] ﴿ اللَّهُ خَالِقُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَكِيلٌ ﴾ “Allah is creator of all things, and He watches over all things.” [^2] ﴿ ذَلِكُمُ اللَّهُ رَبُّكُمْ خَالِقُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ لا إِلَهَ إِلا هُوَ ﴾ “That is Allah, your Lord, the creator of all things, there is no god except Him.” [^3] ﴿ هَلْ مِنْ خَالِقٍ غَيْرُ اللَّهِ ﴾ “Is there any creator other than Allah?” [^4] ﴿ رَبُّنَا الَّذِي أَعْطَى كُلَّ شَيْءٍ خَلْقَهُ ثُمَّ هَدَى ﴾ “Our Lord is He who gave everything its creation and then guided it.” [^5] Traditions and the Divine Unity in Creation The traditions ( aḥādīth ) also stipulate and emphasize the Divine Unity in creation.

In this regard, Imām ‘Alī ( ‘a ) has said [about the creation of ant]: لَمْ يَشْرَكْهُ فِي فِطْرَتِهَا فَاطِرٌ، وَلَمْ يُعِنْهُ عَلَىٰ خَلْقِهَا قَادِرٌ. “No other originator took part with Him in its origination and no one having power assisted Him in its creation.”[^6] The Imām ( ‘a ) has also said: وَلَا شَرِيكٍ أَعَانَهُ عَلَىٰ ٱبْتِدَاعِ عَجَائِبِ ٱلْأُمُورِ.

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