The Essence of Islam – Volume III — Page 224
224. Essence of Islam-III. That is: 'God is He Who alone owns the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. He has no partner. He has no son nor has he any partner in His kingdom. He has created everything and has placed limits on their bodies, their power, and their life. The pagans have taken godsbeside that True God-who have not created anything and are themselves created. They do not determine any harm or benefit for themselves and do not control life nor death nor resurrection. '. God Almighty has here clearly affirmed that there is no. Creator besides Him. In another verse, it is stated that the whole world together cannot create even a fly. Then it is stated that no one beside Him has control over death and life and resurrection. Had it been His way to associate any one of His creatures in these attributes, He would have made an exception of them and would not have taught His absolute Unity. . It may be asked why then has Allah the Glorious, employed the expression, 'You will create' with reference to. Jesus. The answer would be that this is a metaphoric use of the expression as in the verse: 187 فتبركَ اللهُ اَحْسَنُ الْخَالِقِينَ. Without a doubt God Almighty is the true Creator and those who fashion toys of clay or wood are also creators but only metaphorically so, because their works are mere show and have no reality. . If it is asked why it is not permissible for Jesus as to have fashioned birds under Divine direction which could fly by his breathing into them, by way of a miracle, the an187 So blessed be Allah, the Best of creators. '-Al-Mu'minun, 23:15 [Publisher]