Allah moves in and around His creation

Allah moves in and around His creation

In the Holy Qur'an, it is mentioned that Allah travels through His creation. Once the Holy Prophet Muhammad (S. A. W.) also said: "Allah, the Almighty descends to the firmament of the world in the last third portion of every night." (Bukhari, Muslim) (159, p. 53) Thus Allah freely moves in space according His sweet will. If Allah can change His location and move in space, then obviously He is not a mere abstract light. A light, which is dependent on its source, can only spread in space according to the movements of its source. So light cannot move in space; it can only spread. Just as a lamp is the source of its light, so also is Allah the Source of the spiritual light of His supreme form, which moves in space unimpeded, spreading His glorious light. This means that Allah has a transcendental form which is not subject to the limited material space.

So it is stated in the Holy Qur'an:

هَلْ يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَّا أَنْ يَأْتِيَهُمُ اللَّهُ فِي ظُلَلٍ مِنَ الْغَمَامِ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ وَقُضِيَ الْأَمْرُ وَإِلَى اللَّهِ تُرْجَعُ الْأُمُورُ

Hal yanzuruuna 'illaaa 'any-ya' - tiya - humullaahu fii zulalim-minal-gamaami walmalaaa-'ikatu wa quziyal-'amr? Wa 'ilallaahi turja-'ul-'umuur: "Will they wait until Allah comes to them in canopies of clouds, with angels (in His train) and the question is (thus) settled? But to Allah do all questions go back (for decision)." (2.210)

وَجَاءَ رَبُّكَ وَالْمَلَكُ صَفًّا صَفًّا

Wa ja-'a Rabbuka walmalaku safan safa: "And your Lord shall come with angels, rank on rank." (89.22)

أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا أَنَّا نَأْتِي الْأَرْضَ نَنْقُصُهَا مِنْ أَطْرَافِهَا وَاللَّهُ يَحْكُمُ لَا مُعَقِّبَ لِحُكْمِهِ وَهُوَ سَرِيعُ الْحِسَابِ

Awalam ya-raw 'ana na 'til-'arza nan-qusuha min 'atra-fiha? Wallahu yah-kumu la mu-'aqiba li-hukmih / wa huwa sari-'ul-hisab: "See they not how He (Allah) visits the land, reducing it of its outlying parts? (When) Allah dooms there is none that can postpone His doom, and He is swift at reckoning." (13.41)

Once again Allah said in the sura "Al-Anbiya", or "The Prophets":

أَفَلَا يَرَوْنَ أَنَّا نَأْتِي الْأَرْضَ نَنْقُصُهَا مِنْ أَطْرَافِهَا أَفَهُمُ الْغَالِبُونَ

Afala yarawna 'ana na'-til-'arza nanqusuha min 'atrafiha? 'Afahumul galibun: "See they not how We visit the land, reducing it of its outlying parts? Can they then be the victor?" (21.44)

These ayats enable us to realize that Allah is not an abstract thing but a spiritual Being Who can be in a particular place and change His location at will. This is yet another proof that Allah has a form. He can freely move in and around His entire creation unlimitedly and unrestrictedly, occasionally visiting our planet.

Furthermore, the Holy Qur'an says that Allah "is able to do all things" (22.6). If Allah can do all things, then logically we can conclude that He does have a form!

Thus, nobody can deny the fact that Allah has spiritual Eyes, Ears, Mouth, Face and Hands because these bodily limbs of Allah are explicitly mentioned in the Holy Qur'an. More than this, the Holy Qur'an mentions the Sublime Image of Allah, His Realm and His Throne, on which He sits. If Allah has spiritual Eyes, Ears, Mouth, Face and Hands, how can we deny that He has a spiritual Form? First of all, how can His limbs exist separately and, secondly, if Allah is the source of everything and if all things belong to Him, how it is possible that He does not have a form? It is offensive to say that Allah cannot have form as it is tantamount to saying that Allah is less than His creations, which have form. It is also offensive to consider that Allah's form is limited as our forms are in this world. If He has all things, that means He has a form also. Otherwise He would not be complete - something would be missing. Of course, He does not have a form which consists of material elements and deteriorates. He has a spiritual form which consists of pure spirit. His Form is not ordinary, but Supreme, Eternal, Blissful, Transcendental and beyond our imagination and description.

Since everything in God's creation has form, how can God have no form? The creation would have something God does not. That would mean that God is less than His creation, or in other words, that the complete is incomplete, which is simply illogical. The complete whole must contain everything within and beyond our experience, otherwise He cannot be complete.

Besides, all the great scriptures of the world instruct us to love God. How can we love something formless or void? That's impossible. We are all persons, and we want to love other persons - not some dark oblivion in outer space. We want personal relationships, and the ultimate relationship is with the Supreme Lord.

This is granted that Allah's form is not like ours. It is completely spiritual and transcendental, beyond the limits of our material sense perception. But Allah's form is definitely there.