Reference:’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 58, p. 104, no. 35]
Description: The Prophet (S) said, ‘Verily the first thing that Allah created was the Pen, and then He commanded it and it wrote everything that is to be.’
Description: The Prophet (S) said, ‘Verily the first thing that Allah – Mighty and Exalted – created was our spirits and then He spoke to them of His Unity and Majesty, then He created the angels.’
Reference:[‘AUyun Akbar al-Ridha (a.s.), v. 1, p. 262, no. 22]
Description: Imam Ali (a.s.), when asked about what Allah first created, said, ‘He created light.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) ـ وقد سئلَ عَن أوَّلِ ما خَلقَ اللّهُ ـ : خَلقَ النُّورَ.
Reference:’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 57, p. 73, no. 49]
Description: Imam al-Baqir (a.s.) said, ‘The first thing that He created from His creation was the substance that all things come from, and that is water.
Description: Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘He did not create things from eternal matter nor after ever-existing models, rather He created whatever He created and fixed limits to them and He shaped whatever He shaped and gave them the best form.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لَم يَخْلُقِ الأشياءَ مِن اُصولٍ أزَليَّةٍ ، ولا مِن أوائلَ أبَدِيَّةٍ ، بَل خَلقَ ما خَلقَ فأقامَ حَدَّهُ ، وصَوّرَ ما صَوّرَ فأحْسَنَ صُورَتَهُ .
Reference:’[Nahjul Balaghah, Sermon 163]
Description: Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘Glory be to you! How great is Your creation that we see! But how small is every greatness when compared to Your power! How awe-striking is what we see from Your kingdom! But how low this is when compared to what is hidden from us by Your authority.’
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : سُبحانَكَ ما أعْظَمَ ما نَري مِن خَلْقِكَ ! وما أصْغَرَ كُلَّ عَظيمةٍ في جَنْبِ قُدْرَتِكَ ! وما أهْوَلَ ما نَري مِن مَلَكوتِكَ ! وما أحْقَرَ ذلكَ فيما غابَ عَنّا مِن سُلطانِكَ ! وما أسْبَغَ نِعَمَكَ في الدُّنيا ! وما أصْغَرَها في نِعَمِ الآخِرَةِ!