The Creation

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Alright, let’s anchor this in Islamic terms, so your contemplation doesn’t leave you floating in Hume’s uncertainty.
🌙 1. Allah as al-Ḥaqq (The Absolute Reality) In Islam, Allah is called al-Ḥaqq — the only true existence. Everything else is created (makhluq) and dependent (faqir). It exists, but not independently. Example: A shadow is real, but it only exists because the object and the light exist. Likewise, the world is real, but only because Allah sustains it. 🌙 2. Creation as Āyāt (Signs) The Qur’an calls creation āyāt (signs). Signs do not exist for themselves — their purpose is to point back to Allah. So when you see a tree, a star, or your own heartbeat, you are not seeing something “separate”; you are seeing a pointer to Allah’s Names and Attributes. 🌙 3. Al-Ghazali’s Framing He would say: creation is ḥaqq bi’l-ghayr (real through Another), not ḥaqq bi’l-dhāt (real in itself). Meaning: yes, the world is real, but its reality is borrowed from Allah’s sustaining power. If Allah withholds His will even for a second, it vanishes. 🌙 4. Ibn Arabi’s Framing He would push further: since all creation is only a manifestation of Allah’s Names, what you see is Allah’s tajalli (self-disclosure). But he never meant you are Allah or the tree is Allah. Rather, the tree exists only as a mirror reflecting the Divine Attribute (e.g., al-Ḥayy, The Living). 🌙 5. The Balance (Your Safe Compass) Islam balances between: Tanzīh → Allah is utterly unlike creation, beyond all imagination. Tashbīh → Creation reflects His Attributes (mercy, power, wisdom). The heart of faith is to hold both: Allah is close (everything reminds you of Him), but also beyond (nothing is Him except Him). 🌙 6. Where Hume Fits (and Where He Breaks) Hume doubts cause and effect, leaving you with skepticism. Islam redirects this doubt into tawḥīd: “There is no cause except Allah.” Fire does not burn by itself — Allah makes it burn (Ibrahim 14:69). Water does not quench thirst by itself — Allah makes it do so. This way, what Hume calls “illusion” becomes, in Islam, a reminder: only Allah acts, creation is just the stage. ✅ So in Islamic terms:
The world is not illusion (like Hume feared). The world is real but dependent (Al-Ghazali). The world is a reflection of the One Reality (Ibn Arabi). Your heart’s role: See the signs, but never confuse the sign with the Sign-Maker.


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