Forms of the creation of mankind

Forms of the creation of mankind

We return to the forms of the creation of mankind, which are four: The first is the creation without a male and a female; that is to say directly by Allah without causes, which is the creation of Adam (peace be upon him).

The second is the creation from a male only, that is the creation of Hawwa (Eve, may Allah be pleased with her) who has been created from the rib of Adam (peace be upon him), as the Noble Qur’an has told us in the verse in which Allah, The Truth, be He highly blessed and exalted, says (what means):

“O mankind! Be dutiful to your Lord, Who created you from a single person (Adam), and from him (Adam) He created his wife [Hawwa (Eve)], and from them both He created many men and women and fear Allah through Whom you demand your mutual (rights), and (do not cut the relations of) the wombs (kinship). Surely, Allah is Ever an All Watcher over you.” (An-Nisâ’, 4: 3)

The third is the creation from a male and a female, which takes place by the Will of Allah, praise and glory be to Him, and by causations.

The causative factors behind the third form of creation is the presence of a male and a female, but the Absolute Power of Allah, praise and glory be to Him, made such factors not function independently, but through the Will of The Causer and Originator. So, a man may marry a woman, and both have all the causative factors for having children, but they never do, owing to the Will of Allah that towers highly above all causes. Recite the noble Qur’anic verse in which Allah, The Most Exalted, says (what means): 

“To Allah belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. He creates what He wills. He bestows female (offspring) upon whom He wills, and bestows male (offspring) upon whom He wills. Or He bestows both males and females, and He renders barren whom He wills. Verily, He is the All-Knower and is Able to do all things.”(Ash-Shûra, 42: 4950)

It is to understand well that even with the presence of the causative factors, represented in the male and female, reproduction may never occur, save by the Divine Will and the absolute Power of Allah. Thus, the union of a male and female may produce no offspring, because it is not a mechanical process that completely depends on man, for the Will of The Originator reigns supreme over all causes.

To complete the forms of creation comes the fourth kind, which is the creation of Îesâ, (Jesus, peace be upon him), son of Maryam (Mary, may Allah be pleased with her) who has been created from a female only, without the male factor, whereby the four miracles of creation are perfected: creation without neither a male nor a female, creation from a male without a female, creation with the union of both, and creation from a female without a male. These are the four forms of creation.

Allah, praise and glory be to Him, has originated two different stages to be undergone by His Creation: life and death. Life is one of the Creations of Allah, praise and glory be to Him, as well as death.

The Truth, praise and glory be to Him, says (what means): “Who has created death and life, that He may test you which of you is best in deed.”(Al Mulk, 67: 2)

Each of these two stages (life and death) is governed by certain laws, about which we do not know but the very least that Allah, be He highly blessed and exalted, has imparted to us. Nevertheless, through this quite insignificant knowledge, we generalize our concepts concerning life and death.

Some people assume that nothing exists in this world beyond what we really see in everyday life, though those who endorse such sayings do die and come back to life everyday. In a second, they unconsciously move from one law of existence to another. The Truth, be He highly blessed and exalted, says (what means):

“It is Allah Who takes away the souls at the time of their death, and those that die not during their sleep. He keeps those (souls) for which He has ordained death and sends the rest for a term appointed. Verily, in this are signs for a people who think deeply.” (Az-Zumar, 39:42)

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