Quran on Creation

Are ye the harder to create, or is the heaven that He built?

And when Moses said unto his people: O my people! Ye have wronged yourselves by your choosing of the calf (for worship) so turn in penitence to your Creator, and kill (the guilty) yourselves. That will be best for you with your Creator and He will relent toward you. Lo! He is the Relenting, the Merciful.

And man saith: When I am dead, shall I forsooth be brought forth alive?

Allah produceth creation, then He reproduceth it, then unto Him ye will be returned.

Should He not know what He created? And He is the Subtile, the Aware.

And He made dark the night thereof, and He brought forth the morn thereof.

And ye will not, unless (it be) that Allah willeth, the Lord of Creation.

And leave the wives your Lord created for you? Nay, but ye are froward folk.

(And) lo! those who believe and do good works are the best of created beings.

Lo! your Lord is Allah Who created the heavens and the earth in six Days, then mounted He the Throne. He covereth the night with the day, which is in haste to follow it, and hath made the sun and the moon and the stars subservient by His command. His verily is all creation and commandment. Blessed be Allah, the Lord of the Worlds!

He hath created man from a drop of fluid, yet behold! he is an open opponent.

We created not the heaven and the earth and all that is between them in play.

See they not how Allah produceth creation, then reproduceth it? Lo! for Allah that is easy.

He Who created all the pairs, and appointed for you ships and cattle whereupon ye ride.

Or chooseth He daughters of all that He hath created, and honoureth He you with sons?

Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Nay, but they are sure of nothing!

O mankind! Be careful of your duty to your Lord Who created you from a single soul and from it created its mate and from them twain hath spread abroad a multitude of men and women. Be careful of your duty toward Allah in Whom ye claim (your rights) of one another, and toward the wombs (that bare you). Lo! Allah hath been a watcher over you.

And the cattle hath He created, whence ye have warm clothing and uses, and whereof ye eat;

He it is Who hath created for you ears and eyes and hearts. Small thanks give ye!

And keep your duty unto Him Who created you and the generations of the men of old.

Allah created the heavens and the earth with truth. Lo! therein is indeed a portent for believers.

If He will, He can be rid of you and bring (instead of you) some new creation.

And We created not the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, in play.

He said: There shall ye live, and there shall ye die, and thence shall ye be brought forth.

Thereof We created you, and thereunto We return you, and thence We bring you forth a second time.

And of His signs is this: He created you of dust, and behold you human beings, ranging widely!

Say: He will revive them Who produced them at the first, for He is Knower of every creation,

When thy Lord said unto the angels: Lo! I am about to create a mortal out of mire,

And of those whom We created there is a nation who guide with the Truth and establish justice therewith.

And they say: When we are bones and fragments, shall we forsooth, be raised up as a new creation?

Deemed ye then that We had created you for naught, and that ye would not be returned unto Us?

He said: I am better than him. Thou createdst me of fire, whilst him Thou didst create of clay.

And if thou ask them who created them, they will surely say: Allah. How then are they turned away?

Lo! We create man from a drop of thickened fluid to test him; so We make him hearing, knowing.

O mankind! worship your Lord, Who hath created you and those before you, so that ye may ward off (evil).

And (remember) when ye slew a man and disagreed concerning it and Allah brought forth that which ye were hiding.

Yet those who disbelieve say: When we have become dust like our fathers, shall we verily be brought forth (again)?

For what cause should I not serve Him Who hath created me, and unto Whom ye will be brought back?

Lo! In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the difference of night and day, and the ships which run upon the sea with that which is of use to men, and the water which Allah sendeth down from the sky, thereby reviving the earth after its death, and dispersing all kinds of beasts therein, and (in) the ordinance of the winds, and the clouds obedient between heaven and earth: are signs (of Allah's Sovereignty) for people who have sense.

He hath created the heavens and the earth with truth. High be He Exalted above all that they associate (with Him).

Doth he promise you that you, when ye are dead and have become dust and bones, will (again) be brought forth?

Have they not seen how We have created for them of Our handiwork the cattle, so that they are their owners,

Hath not man seen that We have created him from a drop of seed? Yet lo! he is an open opponent.

Such is Allah, your Lord, the Creator of all things, There is no God save Him. How then are ye perverted?

And He it is Who created the night and the day, and the sun and the moon. They float, each in an orbit.

And in your creation, and all the beasts that He scattereth in the earth, are portents for a folk whose faith is sure.

We verily created man and We know what his soul whispereth to him, and We are nearer to him than his jugular vein.

He said: I am not one to prostrate myself unto a mortal whom Thou hast created out of potter's clay of black mud altered!

And whatsoever He hath created for you in the earth of divers hues, lo! therein is indeed a portent for people who take heed.

He said: So (it will be). Thy Lord saith: It is easy for Me, even as I created thee before, when thou wast naught.

That We may give life thereby to a dead land, and We give many beasts and men that We have created to drink thereof.

And verily We created the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, in six Days, and naught of weariness touched Us.

He created the heavens and the earth with truth, and He shaped you and made good your shapes, and unto Him is the journeying.

We, even We, created them, and strengthened their frame. And when We will, We can replace them, bringing others like them in their stead.

And horses and mules and asses (hath He created) that ye may ride them, and for ornament. And He createth that which ye know not.

He whom we bring unto old age, We reverse him in creation (making him go back to weakness after strength). Have ye then no sense?

And Who sendeth down water from the sky in (due) measure, and We revive a dead land therewith. Even so will ye be brought forth;

Who hath created life and death that He may try you which of you is best in conduct; and He is the Mighty, the Forgiving,

And when the angels said: O Mary! Lo! Allah hath chosen thee and made thee pure, and hath preferred thee above (all) the women of creation.

He it is Who hath created you from clay, and hath decreed a term for you. A term is fixed with Him. Yet still ye doubt!