[Gaxiciverfere]

This may sound a bit 'weird' (or maybe not), but what are you brothers' and sisters' thoughts on using the word "create" in everyday conversation?

For example... "I created a bowl with my bare hands", or "Please create a catchy title for your essay", etc. You get the idea I'm sure.

I've always felt uncomfortable using the word "create" in conversation, unless it has to do with Allah , because to me "creating" something means for it to just appear out of thin air, which only Allah can do. In my understanding, humans make things, not create things.

Things can be made by us using materials which were created by Allah .

For example, an architect can make floor-plans for a house to be built, by using his brain, his hands, paper, pencil, other tools, etc, all of which were created by Allah already, he is merely utilizing them to make floor-plans for a house. The house can then be constructed using bricks, wood, nails, other tools & items... all of which were made using materials which were already created by Allah swt. So the house was not created by humans, rather it was made by humans.

I hope that makes sense. However I find that sometimes in certain instances "create" seems to make more 'sense' conversation wise and replacing "create" with "make" doesn't leave the sentence with the same meaning you may be trying to convey.

However, I still usually consciously try my best to always replace the word "create" or any form of this word with the word "make"/"made", etc, even if it may not be the most linguistically correct word to use at any particular time.

Am I just over-thinking this matter?

What do you brothers and sisters think?

[RagonaCon]

This may sound a bit 'weird' (or maybe not), but what are you brothers' and sisters' thoughts on using the word "create" in everyday conversation?

For example... "I created a bowl with my bare hands", or "Please create a catchy title for your essay", etc. You get the idea I'm sure.

I've always felt uncomfortable using the word "create" in conversation, unless it has to do with Allah , because to me "creating" something means for it to just appear out of thin air, which only Allah can do. In my understanding, humans make things, not create things.

Things can be made by us using materials which were created by Allah .

For example, an architect can make floor-plans for a house to be built, by using his brain, his hands, paper, pencil, other tools, etc, all of which were created by Allah already, he is merely utilizing them to make floor-plans for a house. The house can then be constructed using bricks, wood, nails, other tools & items... all of which were made using materials which were already created by Allah swt. So the house was not created by humans, rather it was made by humans.

I hope that makes sense. However I find that sometimes in certain instances "create" seems to make more 'sense' conversation wise and replacing "create" with "make" doesn't leave the sentence with the same meaning you may be trying to convey.

However, I still usually consciously try my best to always replace the word "create" or any form of this word with the word "make"/"made", etc, even if it may not be the most linguistically correct word to use at any particular time.

Am I just over-thinking this matter?

What do you brothers and sisters think?

Waleykum Assalam,

I myself always feel bad when hearing someone using the word "create" when related to a creatures.I do my best not to ever use this word , except when I talk about ALLAH SWT has HE 's the Creator, and all of us as nothing but HIS creatures, and none of us has the ability to create anything.

I'm not a scholar or anything, just a simple muslimah, and I'm just giving my own opinion.

And ALLAH SWT knows best.

[chodeasyday]

assalaamu alaikum

i too share similar feelings regarding the word create. however, i used to think that it was due to my incorrect understanding, since english is not my native language. let's wait and see what the more knowledgable members say in this regard.

also think about how often this word is used when working with computers. create a folder, file , progrm etc.

wassalaam