The Realm of Amar.

                                The Realm of Amar         Nearly all the religious books the ---Torah, the Bible, the Quran, and many others— talk about the creation of the universe.  Nearly all the explanations are unscientific and take refuge in imagination while describing the creation of the universe; but the Quran gives a very rational view about the creation.          Unlike English, Arabic has many words to describe the various aspects of creation; for example al-bidii is one who creates an object for the first time without following any previous model or example. The use of this word for God means to create something without using any tools or pre-existing material, beyond the limits of time and space. The Quran says in 2:117, "Allah has created this universe from nothing." The other word used for creation is fatarun: one who creates something for the first time. In other words,God is the only originator who has created this mind-boggling universe. The Quran says in 6:14, "Allah is the originator of the heavens and the earth."          When an engineer wants to build a house he goes through many stages. The first and the foremost is forming the will to do so; then he draws a design of how it is to be made and makes a plan. He arranges things in an order. The first stage is abstract, and in the second stage the house takes a concrete shape.  Both these stages are two parts of a continuous process of creation, but they are different in quality.         In the first stage, the creation is in the will and knowledge of God.  Human intellect can only understand the things that fall into its sphere of senses; however, it cannot apprehend that which is beyond them. The human intellect cannot understand the realm of amar. The Quran distinguishes these two stages in verse 7:54: "Take note! That domain of khalk and amar both belong to Allah."         The word amar has many meanings. It is used for the stones which were put to point the way and indicate a significant place in a desert; moreover, the basic meaning of direction is present in all its usage.  When the things are only in the will and knowledge of God, and moving towards the process of becoming, but are still not concrete is known as the realm of amar. The  realm of amar  is infinite, and human intellect is finite; moreover, humans cannot go beyond the data given by the senses, and what is beyond it humans cannot fully understand.         In this universe everything is made according to a plan and is governed by a specific law. The overall planning for the universe is done in the realm of the amar.  We humans can understand the laws that are working in the universe, but we cannot understand why only these laws are made as they are. The overall design is known as Mashiyyat; Allah's ultimate wisdom, keeping the overall program in view, has decided how to make laws; human knowledge is confined to the sensory world, and the realm of amar is beyond its  purview. Our human concern is only to know the working of a law, the 'how' of it, and we cannot find 'why' a law is made in a certain manner.  In reality, the realm of amar, where laws are formed, is beyond human comprehension, but when the laws operate in the physical world we can understand them.  The pre-natural stage, when the laws governing the universe are formed is controlled by laws of mashiyyat, the ultimate divine will, as they take concrete shape, they are known as the laws of nature.            The Quran says in 36:82: "In His realm of amar when He wills anything He says concerning it 'Be!'and 'it is'."  It does not mean that Allah is always saying “Be” for creating anything, it simply means that His will initiates the creative process, which may take thousands of years to complete. The human concept of time (present, past, and future) does not exist for Allah; for Him there is always an eternal now. Therefore, there is no time gap in  “Be” and “It is.”