Who did Allah love before he created everything?
The question of who Allah loved before creating everything can be addressed through various narrations that explore the nature of Allah and His creation.
One narration from Sunan Ibn Majah mentions a companion asking the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, I asked, ‘O Messenger of Allah, where was our Lord before He created His creation?’ He said, ‘He was in darkness with air beneath and air above, and then He created His throne upon the water.’
Sunan Ibn Majah 1:182. This indicates that before creation, Allah existed in a state that is beyond human comprehension, implying a unique existence and presence.
Additionally, a narration from Al-Kafi elaborates on God's existence before creation, stating, God was, when nothing was, then He created being and place and created the Light of Lights from which all lights were illuminated, and He conducted in it from His light from which the lights were illuminated.
Al-Kafi 4:770. This reflects the notion that Allah’s essence and love existed even before creation, as He created everything from His own Light.
These narrations highlight Allah's unique and incomprehensible nature, suggesting that His love and essence transcended the existence of creation itself.
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Sunan Ibn Majah 1:182
Sunan Ibn Majah · Book 1, Hadith 182 · Narrated by His uncle Abu Ruzayyin
I asked, ‘O Messenger of Allah, where was our Lord before He created His creation?’ He said, ‘He was in darkness with air beneath and air above, and then He created His throne upon the water.’
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Al-Kafi 4:770
Al-Kafi · Book 4, Hadith 770
God was, when nothing was, then He created being and place and created the Light of Lights from which all lights were illuminated, and He conducted in it from His light from which the lights were illuminated. He is the Light from which He created Muhammad and Ali; they were two original lights before anything was created. They continued pure and spotless in the purest wombs until they separated into the purest two, Abdullah and Abu Talib (peace be upon them). — OR — Abu Abdullah (peace be upon him) said: The Prayer of Dhuhaal (post-zenith prayer) is the prayer of the repentant ones.
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