وَمَعْنَى الْخَالِقِ وَلَا مَخْلُوقَ
Allah possessed the meaning of Creator although no creature yet existed.
Creating is His attribute, while a creature is something He brings into existence. His perfection as Creator cannot depend on the prior existence of created things.
Thus the divine names “Lord” and “Creator” were true before creatures appeared.
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The Eternal Attributes and Perfection of Allah
وَمَعْنَى الْخَالِقِ وَلَا مَخْلُوقَ
Allah possessed the meaning of Creator although no creature yet existed.
Creating is His attribute, while a creature is something He brings into existence. His perfection as Creator cannot depend on the prior existence of created things.
Thus the divine names “Lord” and “Creator” were true before creatures appeared.