Where did Allah (swt) come from?

format_quote Originally Posted by allahuakbar90

asalaamualekum brothers and sisters,

I was wondering if anyone knows from scripture where Allah (swt) came from?

Jazakallah in advance

What do you mean by the question?

Two of the names/attributes of Allah (swt)

Allah is Al Awwal (the First) and Al-Akhir (the End/Last).

time doesn't constrain him, so he had no beginning. rather he created time.
scripture doesn't usually address issues that could not be understood by humans or that don't have much of an effect, rather it's open to many interpretations on these matters, provided we don't claim occult knowledge, or knowledge of the unseen-'Ilm al Ghaib-

format_quote Originally Posted by allahuakbar90

asalaamualekum brothers and sisters,

I was wondering if anyone knows from scripture where Allah (swt) came from?

Jazakallah in advance

do you mean the name?

Allah did not come from anywhere. He created everything, so how can he come from anywhere? More importantly, Allah created time, so that humans can live in this world. Allah is above and beyond the constraints of this world or universe for that matter. That is all our brains are able to comprehend and need to know, InshAllah.

1. By the declining day, 2. man is in loss, 3. except for those who believe, do good deeds, urge one another to the truth, and urge one another to steadfastness.

Surah Al-Asr; Translation by M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

format_quote Originally Posted by czgibson

Greetings,

It's amazing how many people in this thread are saying things like:

Peace

No, nothing amazing about that; by definition a Muslim is one that submits to his Lord.

I was wondering if anyone knows from scripture where Allah (swt) came from?

This question is incorrectly worded, because Allaah didn't 'come' from anywhere. He says in the Qur'an:

{He is the First (nothing is before Him) and the Last (nothing is after Him), the Most High (nothing is above Him) and the Most Near (nothing is nearer than Him). And He is the All-Knower of every thing.}

Imam Ahmad recorded that Abu Hurayrah said that the Messenger of Allah would recite this supplication while going to bed,

«اللْهُمَّ رَبَّ السَّموَاتِ السَّبْعِ، وَرَبَّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ، رَبَّنَا وَرَبَّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، مُنْزِلَ التَّوْرَاةِ وَالْإِنْجِيلِ وَالْفُرْقَانِ، فَالِقَ الْحَبِّ وَالنَّوَى، لَا إِلهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ أَنْتَ آخِذٌ بِنَاصِيَتِهِ، أَنْتَ الْأَوَّلُ لَيْسَ قَبْلَكَ شَيْءٌ، وَأَنْتَ الْاخِرُ لَيْسَ بَعْدَكَ شَيْءٌ، وَأَنْتَ الظَّاهِرُ لَيْسَ فَوْقَكَ شَيْءٌ، وَأَنْتَ الْبَاطِنُ لَيْسَ دُونَكَ شَيْءٌ. اقْضِ عَنَّا الدَّيْنَ، وَأَغْنِنَا مِنَ الْفَقْر»

(O Allah, Lord of the seven heavens and Lord of the Magnificent Throne! Our Lord, and the Lord of everything, Revealer of the Tawrah, the Injil and the Furqan, the Splitter of the grain of corn and the date stone! I seek refuge with You from the evil of everything whose forehead You have control over. O Allah! You are Al-Awwal, nothing is before You; Al-Akhir, nothing is after You; Az-Zahir, nothing is above You; and Al-Batin, nothing is below You. Remove the burden of debt from us and free us from poverty.) Muslim recorded this Hadith.

The question of origin is attributed to the creation because we have a starting point, we came from somewhere, our mother's wombs, from Adam, who was created from dust. The question of 'origin' cannot be applied to the Creator because by definition He is the One who created us, He is the First, there was none before Him.

For anyone who is interested:

The Story of Creation - Imam Anwar Al-Awlaki