(al-Baqara: 158)

And Allah Most High said:

“Indeed, the likeness of Jesus before Allah is that of Adam. He created him from dust, then said to him, ‘Be,’ and he was.” (Āl ‘Imrān: 59)

And He said:

“His command, when He wills a thing, is only to say to it, ‘Be,’ and it is.” (Yā Sīn: 82)

Thus He, exalted is His majesty, made clear that He said to Adam, after creating him from dust, “Be,” and that when He wills a thing, He says to it, “Be,” and it is. This did not entail origination or createdness following the origination of speech as a kind, since evidence establishes that Allah Most High’s speech is not created.”

Abū Nasr al-Sijzī also said:

“As for Allah Most High, He has always been One who speaks, and He continues to speak whatever He wills. He causes whomever He wills among His creation to hear whatever He wills of His speech, when He wills to do so. He speaks to whomever He wishes to address with speech that the person understands and is not ignorant of. He, Glorified is He, is Living, All-Knowing, and One who speaks. He is not like anything, nor is anything like Him. He is described only as He has described Himself and as His Messenger has described Him. He is neither a body nor anything equivalent to a body, and He is not described as having a tool, a bodily organ, or an instrument. And His speech