He creates whatever He wills...

He creates whatever He wills: He bestows the gift of female off-spring on whomsoever He wills, and the gift of male off-spring of whomsoever He wills; أَوْ يُزَوِّجُهُمْ ذُكْرَانًا وَإِنَاثًا وَيَجْعَلُ مَن يَشَاء عَقِيمًا إِنَّهُ عَلِيمٌ قَدِيرٌ ’Aw yuzawwijuhum zukraananwwa ’inaasaa; wa yaj ‘alu many-yashaaa-’u ‘aqiimaa: ’innahuu ‘Aliimun - Qadiir 50.

or He gives both male and female (to whomsoever He wills), and causes to be barren whomsoever He wills: for, verily, He is all-knowing, infinite in His power. Creation of the Universe Surah Fussilat, 41:9-12 قُلْ أَئِنَّكُمْ لَتَكْفُرُونَ بِالَّذِي خَلَقَ الْأَرْضَ فِي يَوْمَيْنِ وَتَجْعَلُونَ لَهُ أَندَادًا ذَلِكَ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ Qul ’a-’in-nakum latakfuruu-na bil-lazil khalaqal - ’arza fii Yawmayni wa taj-a ‘luuna la-huuu ’andaadaa? ZaalikaRab-bul-‘Aalamiin. 9.

Say: “Would you indeed deny Him who has created the earth in two aeons? And do you claim that there is any power that could rival Him, the Sustainer of all the worlds?” وَجَعَلَ فِيهَا رَوَاسِيَ مِن فَوْقِهَا وَبَارَكَ فِيهَا وَقَدَّرَ فِيهَا أَقْوَاتَهَا فِي أَرْبَعَةِ أَيَّامٍ سَوَاء لِّلسَّائِلِينَ Wa ja-‘ala fiihaa rawaasiya min - fawqihaa wa baaraka fii-haa wa qad-dara fiihaaa ’aq-waatahaa fiii ’arba -’ati ’Ay-yaam. sawaaa-’al-lis-saaa-’iliin 10.

For He (it is who, after creating the earth,) placed firm mountains on it, (towering) above its surface, and bestowed (so many) blessings on it, and equitably apportioned its means of subsistence to all who would seek it: (and all this He created) in four aeons. ثُمَّ اسْتَوَى إِلَى السَّمَاء وَهِيَ دُخَانٌ فَقَالَ لَهَا وَلِلْأَرْضِ اِئْتِيَا طَوْعًا أَوْ كَرْهًا قَالَتَا أَتَيْنَا طَائِعِينَ Thum-mas-tawaaa ‘ilas- sa-maaa-’i wa hiya dukhaanun-faqaala laha wa lil-’arzi‘-tiyaa taw-‘an ’wa karhaa.

Qaalataaa ’ataynaa taaa-i-‘iin 11. And He (it is who) applied His design to the skies, which were (yet but) smoke [^1] ; and He (it is who) said to them and to the earth, “Come (into being), both of you, willingly or unwillingly!” - to which both responded, “We do come in obedience” فَقَضَاهُنَّ سَبْعَ سَمَاوَاتٍ فِي يَوْمَيْنِ وَأَوْحَى فِي كُلِّ سَمَاء أَمْرَهَا وَزَيَّنَّا السَّمَاء الدُّنْيَا بِمَصَابِيحَ وَحِفْظًا ذَلِكَ تَقْدِيرُ الْعَزِيزِ الْعَلِيمِ Faqazaahun-na sab-‘a samaa-waatin fii Yawmayni wa ’awhaa fii kul-li samaaa-’in ’amrahaa.