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Sura 67
Aya 14
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أَلا يَعلَمُ مَن خَلَقَ وَهُوَ اللَّطيفُ الخَبيرُ

Ali Unal

Is it conceivable that One Who creates should not know?1 He is the All-Subtle (penetrating to the most minute dimensions of all things), the All-Aware.
  • This is of high significance. Humans who manufacture something prepare a manual to describe how it must be used, and we use it according to that guide. This means that one who manufactures it knows it best, and that only one who truly knows can manufacture it. So God, being the All-Knowing, creates; and, being the Creator, He knows all that He creates. Thus, we must conclude that One Who knows and creates is entitled to, and should, control and govern it, because only the One Who creates and knows can govern what He creates in the best way. However, it shows the injustice and ignorance of humankind that while they claim authority over what they make or manufacture, they deny God’s authority over what He creates.