Allah’s Creative Power: The Reality of “كُنْ فَيَكُونُ”
✍ Written by: Qārī Usāmah bin ‘Abd al-Salām
This is a deeply important and profound question:
"What is that power of Allah by which He created the entire universe?"
Let us understand the answer through faith, Qur’an, reason, and simple examples.
What is that Power of Allah?
Allah’s Power: “كُنْ فَيَكُونُ” (Be! and it is)إِنَّمَا أَمْرُهُ إِذَا أَرَادَ شَيْئًا أَنْ يَقُولَ لَهُ كُنْ فَيَكُونُ
(يس: 82)
"His command, when He intends a thing, is only that He says to it, ‘Be,’ and it is."
Meaning:- Allah does not need tools, machines, workers, or time to create.
- He merely wills a thing, and it comes into existence.
Understanding Through Reason and Simple Examples
Example 1: The Power of Human Thought- Humans merely think, and an image forms instantly in the mind.
- For example: if you imagine “a golden palace floating on water”, an image forms immediately.
This ability is only given to us by Allah — and we are just created beings.
So, the One Who granted us the power to imagine — how perfect and complete must His creative power be?
Example 2: The Power of Electricity- Electricity itself cannot be seen.
- Yet it runs fans, televisions, and refrigerators.
If such an unseen “power” can do so much, then how great must be the power of the One Who created electricity itself?
Allah’s Creative Power in the Qur’an
➊ Allah created the heavens and the earth without precedent:
بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ
(البقرة: 117)
"The Originator of the heavens and the earth."
➋ His Power encompasses everything:
إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
(Repeated more than 20 times in the Qur’an)
"Indeed, Allah is Powerful over all things."
Facts Reflecting Allah’s Power
| Creation | Reflection of His Power |
|---|---|
| Sun’s Heat | More powerful than millions of atomic bombs, yet perfectly distanced |
| Human DNA | A complete blueprint of a human inside a single drop |
| Sky | Suspended without pillars |
| Universe | Billions of galaxies, each with billions of stars |
Who made such a perfectly organized system — without error, without flaw?Only Allah.
Summary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How did Allah create everything? | By “كُنْ فَيَكُونُ” — He only wills it, and it comes into existence. |
| What is His power like? | Infinite, eternal, unmatched. |
| Does He need anything to create? | No. He only says “Be” — and it is. |
