What did Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, "The most glorified, the most high" create before Humans?
(not in the order of creation as it is not known for certain)
The Clouds
"The Prophet was asked, “O Messenger of Allah, where was our Lord before He created the heavens and the earth?” He replied, “He was above the clouds, and there was air above Him and air below Him. Then He created His throne upon the water.”
The Water
Allah says: “And it is He who created the heavens and the earth in six days - and His Throne had been upon water” [Hud:7].
The Throne
Allah says: ''He is the One who created the heavens and the earth in six days and then ascended to the throne, He knows what goes into the earth and what comes out of it, and what comes down from heaven and what limps in it, and He is with you wherever you are, and Allah knows what you do with foresight'' [Al-Hadid: 4].
The Pen
I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) say: “Verily, the first thing Allah created was the pen, and He said to it: ‘Write.’ The pen replied: ‘My Lord, what should I write?’ Allah said: 'Write down the decrees of everything until the Hour is established.”
The Preserved Tablet
Indicates a tool by which God preserved the laws of the universe before He created it, and it is a repository of His will, and what is in this book is a general estimate of everything that exists until the Day of Resurrection.
Allah says:
"And with Him are the keys of the unseen; none knows them except Him. And He knows what is on the land and in the sea. Not a leaf falls but that He knows it. And no grain is there within the darknesses of the earth and no moist or dry [thing] but that it is [written] in a clear record"
[Al-Anam: 59]
[Al-Burooj: 21-22]
The Earth
Allah says: “Say, ‘Do you indeed disbelieve in He who created the earth in two days and attribute to Him equals? That is the Lord of the worlds. And He placed on the earth firmly set mountains over its surface and blessed it and determined therein its [creatures’] sustenance in four days without distinction - for [the information of] those who ask." [Surah Fussilat (41): 9-10].
The Heaven
Allah says: "Then He directed Himself to the heaven while it was smoke and said to it and to the earth, ‘Come [into being], willingly or by compulsion.’ They said, ‘We have come willingly.’ And He completed them as seven heavens within two days and inspired in each heaven its command. And We adorned the nearest heaven with lamps and as protection. That is the determination of the Exalted in Might, the Knowing.” [Surah Fussilat (41): 11-12].
The Angels
Allah says: ''And when your Lord said to the angels, “Indeed, I am going to place upon the earth a successor.” They said, “Will You place upon it one who causes corruption therein and sheds blood, while we declare Your praise and sanctify You?” Allah said, “Indeed, I know that which you do not know.” (Quran, Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 30).
The Jinn
Many scholars of interpretation have mentioned that jinn were created before Prophet Adam (peace be upon him).
These jinn inhabited the Earth prior to humans.
There were two groups among them: al-Hann and al-Bann. However, Allah granted authority to the jinn over them, and they killed them, expelled them from the Earth, and eradicated them. Afterward, the jinn settled in their place.
This account is based on the interpretations of some companions and followers of the Prophet. However, it’s essential to note that there is no direct evidence from the Quran or authentic Hadith that explicitly confirms the existence of these pre-Adamite jinn or their specific names.
Three sayings were received
The first saying: He talks about the jinn as people who inhabited the earth before Adam, peace be upon him, and they are those whom God created from fire, and this was mentioned by al-Tabari in his interpretation, quoting Ibn Abbas as saying that the jinn are the first to inhabit the earth, and they corrupted it, killed and shed blood
The second saying: He did not inhabit the earth before Adam Jinn or others, and mentioned al-Tabari said Tell me Yunus, he said Ibn Wahb told me, he said, Ibn Zayd said that God had told the angels that I want to create on earth a creation, and to make angels in it, and God has no creation at that time except angels, and there is no creation on earth at that time
The third saying: that a people named Al-Han inhabited the earth, and then the jinn came to fight them and inhabit their place, and this saying is one of the stories that are not based on true evidence.
It is proven from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) from the hadith of 'Aisha (may Allaah be pleased with her) who said: Angels were created from light, jinn were created from fire, and Adam was created from what was described to you (meaning from clay).
Paradise and Hell
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: When Allah created Paradise, He said to Gabriel: Go and look at it. He went and looked at it, then came and said: O my Lord! By Thy might, no one who hears of it will fail to enter it.
He then surrounded it with disagreeable things, and said: Go and look at it, Gabriel. He went and looked at it, then came and said: O my Lord! By Thy might, I am afraid that no one will enter it.
When Allah created Hell, He said: Go and look at it, Gabriel. He went and looked at it, then came and said: O my Lord! By Thy might, no one who hears of it will enter it.
ماذا خلق الله قبل البشر؟
(ليس في ترتيب الخلق لأنه غير معروف على وجه اليقين)
الغيوم
"قال: يا رسول الله أين كان ربنا قبل أن يخلق السماوات والأرض؟ قال: “كان في عماء ما فوقه هواء وما تحته هواء، ثم خلق عرشه على الماء”
الماء
قال الله تعالى
"وهو الذي خلق السماوات والأرض في ستة أيام - وكان عرشه على الماء" [هود: 7]"
العرش
قال الله تعالى
هُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ فِي سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ ثُمَّ اسْتَوَىٰ عَلَى الْعَرْشِ ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا يَلِجُ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَمَا يَخْرُج(مِنْهَا وَمَا يَنزِلُ مِنَ
السَّمَاءِ وَمَا يَعْرُجُ فِيهَا ۖ وَهُوَ مَعَكُمْ أَيْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ ۚ وَاللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ[ الحديد: 4]
القلم
سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ : ( إِنَّ أَوَّلَ مَا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ الْقَلَمَ فَقَالَ لَهُ : اكْتُبْ ، قَالَ : رَبِّ وَمَاذَا أَكْتُبُ ؟ قَالَ : اكْتُبْ مَقَادِيرَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ حَتَّى تَقُومَ السَّاعَة
اللوح المحفوظ
اللوح المحفوظ يدل على أداة حفظ بها الله قوانين الكون قبل أن يخلقه وهو مستودعٌ لمشيئته وما في هذا الكتاب هو تقدير عام لكل ما هو كائن إلى يوم القيامة
قال الله تعالى
وَعِندَهُ مَفَاتِحُ الْغَيْبِ لَا يَعْلَمُهَا إِلَّا هُوَ ۚ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا فِي الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ ۚ وَمَا تَسْقُطُ مِن وَرَقَةٍ إِلَّا يَعْلَمُهَا وَلَا حَبَّةٍ فِي ظُلُمَاتِ الْأَرْضِ وَلَا رَطْبٍ وَلَا يَابِسٍ إِلَّا فِي كِتَابٍ مُّبِينٍ
الأنعام: 59
بَلْ هُوَ قُرْآنٌ مَّجِيدٌ"
"فِي لَوْحٍ مَّحْفُوظٍ
البروج: 21- 22
الأرض
قال الله تعالى
قُلْ أَئِنَّكُمْ لَتَكْفُرُونَ بِالَّذِي خَلَقَ الْأَرْضَ فِي يَوْمَيْنِ وَتَجْعَلُونَ لَهُ أَندَادًا ۚ ذَٰلِكَ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ
وَجَعَلَ فِيهَا رَوَاسِيَ مِن فَوْقِهَا وَبَارَكَ فِيهَا وَقَدَّرَ فِيهَا أَقْوَاتَهَا فِي أَرْبَعَةِ أَيَّامٍ سَوَاءً لِّلسَّائِلِينَ
[ 9-فصلت: 10]
السماوات
قال الله تعالى
"ثُمَّ اسْتَوَىٰ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ وَهِيَ دُخَانٌ فَقَالَ لَهَا وَلِلْأَرْضِ ائْتِيَا طَوْعًا أَوْ كَرْهًا قَالَتَا أَتَيْنَا طَائِعِينَ"
فَقَضَاهُنَّ سَبْعَ سَمَاوَاتٍ فِي يَوْمَيْنِ وَأَوْحَىٰ فِي كُلِّ سَمَاءٍ أَمْرَهَا ۚ وَزَيَّنَّا السَّمَاءَ الدُّنْيَا بِمَصَابِيحَ وَحِفْظًا ۚ ذَٰلِكَ تَقْدِيرُ الْعَزِيزِ الْعَلِيمِ
[ فصلت: 11-12]
الملائكة
قال الله تعالى
وَإِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ إِنِّي جَاعِلٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ خَلِيفَةً ۖ قَالُوا أَتَجْعَلُ فِيهَا مَن يُفْسِدُ فِيهَا وَيَسْفِكُ الدِّمَاءَ وَنَحْنُ نُسَبِّحُ بِحَمْدِكَ وَنُقَدِّسُ لَكَ ۖ قَالَ إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ
مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
[ البقرة: 30]
فأخبرهم بإرادته خلق الإنسان فدلّ على أنهم موجودون قبله
ثبت عن رسول الله ﷺ من حديث عائشة رضي الله عنها قالت: خلقت الملائكة من النور، وخلق الجان من مارج من نار، وخلق آدم مما وصف لكم (يعني من الطين) خرجه مسلم في صحيحه
الجن
" قال كثير من علماء التفسير : خلقت الجن قبل آدم عليه السلام ، وكان قبلهم في الأرض ( الحِنُّ والبِنُّ ) ، فسلط الله الجن عليهم فقتلوهم وأجلوهم عنها وأبادوهم منها وسكنوها بعدهم " انتهى
ستند هذه الرواية إلى تفسيرات بعض الصحابة وأتباع النبي. ومع ذلك ، من الضروري ملاحظة أنه لا يوجد دليل مباشر من القرآن أو الحديث الصحيح يؤكد صراحة وجود هؤلاء الجن قبل آدم أو أسمائهم المحددة
ووردت ثلاث أقوال
القول الأول: يتحدث عن الجن كقوم سكنوا الأرض قبل آدم عليه السلام، وهم الذين خلقهم الله من النار، وقد ذكر ذلك الطبري في تفسيره نقلاً عن ابن عباس قوله إنّ الجن هم أول من سكن الأرض، وقد أفسدوا فيها وقتلوا وسفكوا الدماء
القول الثاني: لم يسكن الأرض قبل آدم جن ولا غيرهم، وذكر الطبري قال حدثني يونس، قال أخبرني أبن وهب، قال، قال ابن زيد إن الله قد قال للملائكة إني أريد أن أخلق في الأرض خلقاً، وأن أجعل فيها ملائكة، وليس لله خلقاً وقتئذ سوى الملائكة، ولا يوجد في الأرض وقتئذ خلق
القول الثالث: إنّ قوماً اسمهم الحنّ سكنوا الأرض، ثمّ جاءت الجن لتقاتلهم وتسكن مكانهم، وهذا القول من القصص التي لا تستند إلى أسانيد صحيحة
الجنة والنار
لما خلقَ اللهُ الجنةَ قال لجبريلَ: اذهبْ فانظرْ إليها ، فذهبَ فنظرَ إليها ثم جاء فقال: أيْ ربِّ وعزتِك لا يسمعُ بها أحدٌ إلا دخلَها ، ثم حفَّها بالمكارِهِ ، ثم قال: يا جبريلُ اذهبْ فانظرْ إليها ، فذهبَ فنظرَ إليها ، ثم جاء فقال: أيْ ربِّ وعزتِك لقد خشيتُ أن لا يدخلَها أحدٌ , قال: فلما خلقَ اللهُ النارَ قال: يا جبريلُ اذهبْ فانظرْ إليها ، فذهبَ فنظرَ إليها ، ثم جاء فقال: أيْ ربِّ وعزتِك لا يسمعُ بها أحدٌ فيدخلُها ، فحفَّها بالشهواتِ ثم قال: يا جبريلُ اذهبْ فانظرْ إليها ، فذهبَ فنظرَ إليها ، ثم جاء فقال: أيْ ربِّ وعزتِك لقد خشيتُ أن لا يبقَى أحدٌ إلا دخلَها.
