2.16 Al-Baqarah: The Wisdom of Creating the Earth Before the Heaven, Then Spreading Out the Earth
Read in Arabic: Arabic Text Listen in Chinese: YouTube Audio السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته All praise is due to Allah, the Most High, the Most Great. May blessings be upon our Seal of the Prophets, Muhammad ﷺ, and may Allah be pleased with all of the Companions. Today we are sharing a topic: a brief analysis of the wisdom contained in the Creator’s creating the earth first, then the heaven, and then spreading out the earth. The Creation of All Things Is in Truth, Wisdom, and Guidance The Creator of all worlds created all things with His truth, wisdom, and guidance for creation; all of them are among His signs. In Sūrat al-Ḥijr, verse 85, our Lord tells us: I created the heavens and the earth and all that is between them only in truth: {وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا إِلاَّ بِالْحَقِّ وَإِنَّ السَّاعَةَ لآتِيَةٌ فَاصْفَحِ الصَّفْحَ الْجَمِيل}[الحجر:85] 15:85 We have not created the heavens and the earth and everything in between except for a purpos...