لَيْسَ مُنْذُ خَلَقَ الْخَلْقَ اسْتَفَادَ اسْمَ الْخَالِقِ
Allah did not first acquire the name “Creator” when He created creatures.
If being Creator began through the arrival of creation, Allah would not have possessed this attribute beforehand. But the attribute of creating is eternal.
Creation manifests the attribute; it does not bring the attribute into existence.
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The Eternal Attributes and Perfection of Allah
لَيْسَ مُنْذُ خَلَقَ الْخَلْقَ اسْتَفَادَ اسْمَ الْخَالِقِ
Allah did not first acquire the name “Creator” when He created creatures.
If being Creator began through the arrival of creation, Allah would not have possessed this attribute beforehand. But the attribute of creating is eternal.
Creation manifests the attribute; it does not bring the attribute into existence.