Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times

Almost every Surah of the Quran presents Monotheism in one metaphor or the other; often presenting God the Creator and arguing from tangible to the intangible. Several Surahs have long passages presenting God the Creator to the whole of humanity. Here are the passages from the thirty fifth Surah of the Quran:

Allah adds to His creation whatever He pleases. Allah has power over all things. Whatever of mercy Allah grants to people may be withheld by none; and whatever He withholds, may not be released by any thereafter. He is the Mighty, the Wise. Ye people, keep in mind the favor that Allah has bestowed upon you. Is there any creator other than Allah Who provides you from the heaven and the earth? There is no god but Him. How can you be so deluded? (1-4)
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Allah it is Who sends the winds that raise the clouds; then We drive them to a region that has become lifeless, and revive thereby the earth after its death. Likewise is the process of raising the dead. Whoso seeks honor should realize that all honor belongs to Allah. Unto Him ascend good words and righteous conduct exalts them. Those who plan evil will suffer severe chastisement and their planning will come to naught. Allah created you from dust, then from a sperm-drop, then he made you pairs. No female conceives, nor does she give birth but it is within His knowledge nor is anyone’s life prolonged nor is it cut short, but it is in accordance with a law laid down. That surely is easy for Allah. (9-l1)

The two waters are not alike; this one of the rivers and springs sweet, palatable and pleasant to drink, and the other of the sea, salty and bitter. From each you eat fresh meat, and fish out articles that you wear as ornaments. You see the vessels ploughing through each that you may seek of His bounty, and that you may be grateful. He merges the night into the day, and merges the day into the night; and He has bound the sun and the moon into service, each running its course for an appointed term. Such is Allah, your Lord; His is the kingdom. Those whom you call upon beside Him possess not even the membranous covering of a date stone. If you call on them, they will not hear your call; and could they have heard it, they could not answer you. On the Day of Judgment they will repudiate your having associated them with Allah. None can inform you so well as One, All-Aware. (12-14)

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Have you not seen how Allah sends down water from the clouds, and We bring forth therewith fruits of diverse colors; and of the mountains some are white and red, and of diverse hues and others raven black; and in like manner there are people, and beasts and cattle of various colors? Of the servants of Allah, it is those who possess knowledge that stand in true awe of Him. Allah is Mighty, Most Forgiving. Those who follow the Book of Allah and observe Prayer and spend out of that which We have provided for them, secretly and openly, are pursuing a commerce that suffers no loss; for Allah will give them their full rewards and will add to them out of His bounty. He is surely Most Forgiving, Most Appreciating. (27-30)
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Ask them: Show me what have these associate gods of yours whom you call on beside Allah created of the earth? Or have they a share in the creation of the heavens? Or have We given them a Book that furnishes them with a proof? None of this. Indeed the wrongdoers promise one another nothing but delusion. Allah holds the heavens and the earth, lest they should deviate from their places. Were they to deviate none could keep them from destruction thereafter save Him. Surely, He is Forbearing, Most Forgiving. (40-41)

{Al Quran 35:2-41}

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