The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 1) — Page 213
PT. 1 AL-BAQARAH CH. 2 بَدِيعُ السَّمواتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَإِذَا قَضَى He is the Originator of the. 118 heavens and the earth. When He decrees a thing, "He does only say to it, 'Be!' and it is. 124 119. And those who have no knowledge say, 'Why does not أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُوْلُ لَهُ كُنْ فَيَكُونُ وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ لَوْلَا يُكَلِّمُنَا اللهُ اَوْ تَأْتِينَا ايَةٌ ، كَذلِكَ قَالَ الَّذِينَ Allah speak to us, or a Sign مِنْ قَبْلِهِم مِّثْلَ قَوْلِهِمْ تَشَابَهَتْ come to us?' Likewise said those before them similar to "6:102. 3:48; 6:74; 16:41; 36:83; 40:69. 6:38; 20:134; 21:6; 43:54. under control the turbulent or far- flung parts of one's kingdom; but God has no such requirement, for "all are obedient to Him. " Thus, from whatever angle we may view the question, God is proved to need no son, no helper or assistant to help Him in the work of controlling and managing the universe. In fact, it is blasphemy to say so. The argument is further elaborated in the next verse. 124. Important Words: (Originator) is derived from which means, he originated a thing or brought it into existence newly (i. e. for the first time, the thing not having existed before) and not after the similitude of anything pre-existing (Lane). The word (which is the infinitive form of ), when used about God, means, originating a thing without any tool or instrument or pattern and without matter (Mufradāt). Thus the word combines the idea of originating and creating. Commentary: This verse not only contains a contradiction of the Christian dogma 213 of the Godhead of Jesus but also effectively repudiates the Hindu theory that the soul and matter are primeval and eternal. God has been declared here to be: (1) the Creator of the heavens and the earth which means that He did not require the help of a son, and for that matter of anybody, in creating the universe; (2) the Originator of the Universe, i. e. , He created all things out of nothing, without a pre-existing model and without pre-existing matter; (3) All- Powerful, i. e. whenever He decrees that a certain thing should come into being, it does come into being in conformity with His decree and design. It may be noted here that the verse does not necessarily mean, as is sometimes erroneously understood, that when God decrees that a certain thing should be, it comes into being at once. The verse only means that God's will is all-powerful, so when He decrees a thing, nothing can thwart His decree. The verse does not thus refer to the factor of time, which may be short or long as God wills it.