The Creator — An Endless Journey Through When Even Time Did Not Exist

Author: Naqshbandi Islamic Store

Purpose of this Blog

This blog aims to provide seekers a single, deeply nourishing resource on creation, the hidden order of reality, the nature of miracles and duʿā, the unseen spiritual hierarchy, and the outcomes of creation (Qiyāmah). It blends reverent Qur’anic exegesis, authentic Prophetic narrations, classical tafsīr, Sufi metaphysics, and modern scientific parallels — all while centering the transmissions and sohbahs of Mawlana Shaykh Muhammad Nazim al-Haqqani (may Allah sanctify his secret).

Who will read and benefit?

• Naqshbandi murīdīn & Sufi students seeking contextualized sohbah teachings.
• Muslim readers wanting Qur’anic and hadith perspectives on creation and the unseen.
• Interfaith seekers & science-minded readers who wish to see coherence between modern physics and Sufi metaphysics.
• Scholars and researchers who want a referenced compilation of sahabah, tafsīr, and Naqshbandi commentary.

The Foundation: Al-Hayy, Al-Qayyūm & the Secret of “HU”

Standing at the edge of “before”

هُوَ الأَوَّلُ وَالآخِرُ وَالظَّهِرُ وَالْبَاطِنُ — “He is the First and the Last, the Manifest and the Hidden.” (Qur’an 57:3)

The question “what was there before time?” is not merely metaphysical: it is the heart’s call to return. The Creator existed beyond time; time itself is a created veil. Understanding this is the first step of the seeker.

Al-Hayy — The Ever-Living

Al-Hayy is the origin of every life. He is not alive in the way contingent beings are alive; He is the sourcefulness of life itself. The Qur’an pairs this Name with Al-Qayyūm (Ayat al-Kursī, Qur’an 2:255).

“Al-Hayy is the pulse of existence — every living thing is a sip from this Ocean.”

— Mawlana Shaykh Muhammad Nazim al-Haqqani (sohbah excerpt). Source & transcript: Mercy Oceans — selected sohbahs (PDF). (Sohbah reference: mercy-sohbah collection; Lefke/Cyprus occasions; excerpt cited from the Mercy Oceans collection.)

Al-Qayyūm — The Sustainer

Al-Qayyūm is the One who keeps every instant intact. Without Al-Qayyūm, the cosmos would not simply pause — it would dissolve. Mawlana Nazim emphasized the lived sense of being sustained: remembrance awakens the soul to perceive this continuous sustaining.

“The unseen renewal of the cosmos — ‘every day He is in a new manifestation’ — is the work of Al-Qayyūm.”

— Mawlana Shaykh Muhammad Nazim al-Haqqani (sohbah teaching). Source & transcript: Mercy Oceans — selected sohbahs (PDF).

HU — The Divine Pronoun and the Breath of Return

In Sufi practice “HU” points to the Essence beyond the Names. Mawlana taught an inner breathing practice: receive the gift (Allāh) on the inward breath, release HU on the outward breath — a living dhikr that roots the body in Divine presence.

“HU is the returning whisper of existence; inhale Allāh, exhale HU, and your heart becomes a miḥrāb of presence.”

— Mawlana Shaykh Muhammad Nazim al-Haqqani (sohbah excerpt). Source & transcript: SufiLive — “The Universe Is Concealed Within You” (sohbah transcript).

The Spiritual Command “KUN” and the Unfolding of Creation

إِنَّمَآ أَمْرُهُٓ إِذَآ أَرَادَ شَيْـًٔا أَن يَقُولَ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ — “His command, when He intends a thing, is only that He says to it, ‘Be!’ — and it is.” (Qur’an 36:82)

First Emergence: Light Before Matter

Classical Sufi cosmology and many Prophetic narrations indicate the first created reality as Light — often termed Nur Muhammad (the Light of Muhammad ﷺ). From that luminous source the Pen (Qalam), the Preserved Tablet (Lawh al-Mahfūz), the Throne, and the layered worlds emerged.

“The first emergence was light — then the Pen, then the Tablet. Creation proceeds from Word to form.”

— Mawlana Shaykh Muhammad Nazim al-Haqqani (sohbah excerpt). Source: SufiLive — “Secrets of Other Galaxies” (sohbah transcript).

“KUN” — Spiritual Order and Natural Principles

The command “KUN” is the single Divine ordinance that sets in motion both spiritual and physical laws. From a Sufi perspective:

• Light (Nur) forms the blueprint of being;
• Spiritual realms (angels, jinn, malakūt) precede visible matter;
• Physical laws express deeper spiritual principles — a truth modern science begins to touch when it discovers that matter is condensed energy.

Interconnectedness & Access

Creation is an integrated web. Saints, prophets and angels—by Allah’s permission—can perceive and sometimes change states in this web. Mawlana Nazim taught that capable awliyā, by Divine permission, may “see” who, what, and where a reality exists and — if allowed by Divine will — even effect change (karāmāt).

“Everything is connected with everything else; if you touch one atom, the whole universe feels.”

— Mawlana Shaykh Muhammad Nazim al-Haqqani (sohbah excerpt). Source: SufiPathOfLove — Oceans of Mercy & Power (sohbah extract).

Mega Wisdom Behind Endless Creation (Science & Sufi Metaphysics)

This section places Sufi metaphysics beside modern science: quantum entanglement, multiverse ideas, holographic principles, cosmic expansion — and shows how classical Sufi thought and Qur’anic signs already pointed toward many of these realities.

Prophetic Order — Quick Reference Table

Science ↔ Sufi Metaphysics — Comparative Table

“Every galaxy has a unique name and everything in it is glorifying the Lord of Creation! The Creator may create water for every galaxy, but it is not like our water.”

— Mawlana Shaykh Muhammad Nazim al-Haqqani (sohbah excerpt). Source: SufiLive — “Secrets of Other Galaxies”.

Seven Heavens & Seven Earths

Classical tafsīr (Ibn Kathīr, Al-Ṭabarī) and Sufi commentaries describe each heaven as a plane of light and function. The Miʿrāj narrative shows the Prophet meeting earlier prophets in ascending heavens, reaching Sidrat al-Muntahā as the final boundary.

Miracles & Duʿā: The Secrets of Divine Response

Qur’anic Miracles — Table of Signs & Wisdom

Sufi Karamāt — Saints & Their Wisdom

Secrets Behind Acceptance of Duʿā — Ordered Logic

1. Call & Response (Qur’anic promise): “Call upon Me; I will respond” (40:60). Duʿā is an invitation and a covenant.
2. Forms of answer: immediate; delayed (mercy/discipline); or substituted with something better.
3. Purifying conditions: sincerity (ikhlāṣ), halal provision, means (tawāfuq), salawāt on the Prophet ﷺ, times of acceptance (last third of night, day of Arafah, between adhan & iqāmah).
4. Transformative logic: sometimes duʿā changes you — your heart, your state — which is truer mercy than an external change.

“Miracles are not to show power, but to teach faith. Duʿā is the highest miracle because it changes the written Tablet by Allah’s mercy.”

— Mawlana Shaykh Muhammad Nazim al-Haqqani (sohbah excerpt). Source: Mercy Oceans (PDF).

Duʿā & Science — Resonance, Entanglement & Observer Effect

Modern physics suggests non-local connections and observer-dependent phenomena. Sufi insight long affirmed that hearts interact with the cosmic order. Duʿā acts as focused spiritual observation — by Allah’s permission it rearranges possibilities. Mawlana Nazim used metaphors describing the heart’s cry as having cosmic consequence (see Sohbah transcripts).

Seven Golden Duʿās Every Seeker Should Know

The Possible Existence of Other Universes

The Qur’an and classical tafsīr speak of seven heavens and “the like of them” in earths (Surah 65:12). Sufi metaphysics names the higher realms (Lahut, Jabarut, Malakut, Nasut) — together suggesting a multi-layered cosmos. Mawlana Shaykh Nazim repeatedly used the phrase “endless oceans of universes” to help students imagine the vast scale of Divine creativity. The following is an expanded mapping.

Seven Heavens

Seven Earths

• Adim — the visible earth; human habitat.
• Basit — realm of hidden beings (jinn) and different forces.
• Thaqil — denser realms with heavier physical conditions.
• Zahir / Batn — hidden dimensions overlapping our reality.
• Matmura — storerooms of mystery and rizq.
• Asfal al-Safilin — lowest layers; domains associated in tafsīr with punishment realms.

Shaykh Nazim Notes on Other Universes

• “Every universe is a drop in Allah’s oceans of Power.” — Mawlana Shaykh Nazim (sohbah). Source: SufiLive — “Secrets of Other Galaxies”.
• He taught that saints and prophets can be shown other universes by permission, and that many creatures may exist in forms and laws different from ours. Source: Mercy Oceans (Shaykh Nazim sohbah collection).
• He urged humility: material feats (spaceflight) are small next to spiritual entry into hidden worlds. Source: Mercy Oceans & Sohbah transcripts.

Comparison Table — Science vs Sufi Cosmology

Spiritual Hierarchy — Cosmic Managers of Creation

The Outcomes of Creation — Qiyāmah & Beyond

Qiyāmah — The Great Unveiling

The Qur’an explains that the heavens will be folded and the Book will be opened (Qur’an 21:104). But beyond cosmological renewal, Qiyāmah is the complete unveiling of every soul: what you did, what you intended, the state of your heart will be shown and every nafs will meet its consequence.

Fates of Souls — States & Outcomes

Mawlana Shaykh Nazim often emphasized that Qiyāmah starts the moment of death for each soul — a personal unveiling precedes the universal sunset. The great outcome of creation is sublime: either eternal nearness or purified return by the decree of Allah.

Hazrat ʿAlī’s Wisdom on Creation

Creation Song — Bilingual (Arabic & English)

FAQs — Common Spiritual Questions & Answers (Creation / Before Time)

References (selected Sohbahs & PDFs of Shaykh Nazim quoted above):

• Mercy Oceans — Mawlana Shaykh Nazim al-Haqqani (PDF)
• The Universe Is Concealed Within You — SufiLive (Shaykh Nazim sohbah)
• Secrets of Other Galaxies — SufiLive (Shaykh Nazim sohbah)
• Breaths from Beyond the Curtain — Shaykh Nazim (PDF)
• Oceans of Mercy & Power – article & references