We believe that Allah is the Creator of everything. In the Qur'an, He says: {Such is Allah, your Lord; none has the right to be worshiped except Him, the Creator of all things. So worship Him, for He is the Maintainer of all things.} [Surat al-An‘ām: 102] He also says: {Allah is the Creator of all things, and He is the Maintainer of everything.} [Surat az-Zumar: 62] And He says: {It is He Who originates the creation then repeats it, which is easier for Him.} [Surat ar-Rūm: 27]
We believe that Allah had always existed and nothing else existed along with Him or before Him. He, Exalted be He, says: {He is the First and the Last, the Outward and the Inward, and He is All-Knowing of everything.} [Surat al-Hadīd: 3]
And the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You are the First and nothing was before You; You are the Last and nothing is after You; You are the Outward and nothing is above You; and You are the Inward and nothing is below You." [Narrated by Muslim (2713), Abu Dāwūd (5051), At-Tirmidhi (3400), and Ibn Mājah (3831)]
‘Imrān ibn Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: While I was with the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him), some people from Banu Tamīm came to him. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Banu Tamīm, accept the good news!" They said: "You have given us the good news; now give us (something)." (After a while) some people of Yemen entered, and he said to them: "O the people of Yemen, accept the good news, as Banu Tamīm have refused it." They said: "We accept it! We have come to you to learn the religion. So we ask you about what the beginning of this matter was." The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There was Allah and nothing else before Him, and His Throne was above water, and He then created the heavens and the earth and wrote everything in the Book." [Narrated by Al-Bukhāri (7418) and Tirmidhi (3951)] In another version: "There was Allah and nothing else before Him, and His Throne was above water." [Narrated by Al-Bukhāri (3191)]
We believe that all living creatures on earth are communities like us. Allah, the Exalted, says: {There is no moving creature on earth or a bird flying with its two wings, but are communities like you. We have missed nothing in the Record, then to their Lord they will be gathered.} [Surat al-An‘ām: 38] We know that Allah created every living creature from water. In the Qur'an, He says: {Allah created every living creature from water. Some of them move on their bellies, and some walk on two legs and some walk on four. Allah creates what He wills. Allah is Most Capable of all things.} [Surat an-Nūr: 45] And that He created all things in pairs. Allah Almighty says: {And We have created everything in pairs, so that you may take heed.} [Surat adh-Dhāriyāt: 49] Allah Almighty also says: {And that He created the pairs, male and female.} [Surat an-Najm: 45]
We believe that these creatures, diverse and plentiful as they are, are put in due proportion; none of them prevails over the other and no species over another. Our Lord says: {As for the earth, We have spread it out and placed therein firm mountains, and caused to grow therein everything in due proportion.} [Surat al-Hijr: 19]
All these created beings will eventually perish. Allah Almighty says: {Everyone on earth will perish, but there will remain the Face of your Lord, full of Majesty and Honor.} [Surat ar-Rahmān: 26-27] Except those excluded by Allah Almighty from being stunned, as revealed in the verse that says: {The Trumpet will be blown and all those in the heavens and all those on earth will get stunned, except whom Allah wills. Then it will be blown again, and at once they will be standing, looking on.} [Surat az-Zumar: 68]
We believe that Allah has made this creation a testimony to His lordship that entails His divinity. Sometimes He cites this creation as a proof of this, like in the verse that says: {This is Allah’s creation. So show Me what others beside Him have created. In fact, the wrongdoers are clearly misguided.} [Surat Luqmān: 11] And at other times He cites the greatest created being, i.e. the Throne, which is a proof of this. He says: {Allah; none has the right to be worshiped except Him, the Lord of the Mighty Throne.} [Surat an-Naml: 26] And the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Glory be to Allah the number of His creation; glory be to Allah as much as pleases Him; glory be to Allah the weight of His Throne; glory be to Allah the number of His words." [Narrated by Muslim (2726), An-Nasā’i (1/1351), At-Tirmidhi (3555), and Ibn Mājah (3808)] So, the Throne has the greatest weight. And some other times Allah Almighty mentions massive created beings as a proof of this, like in the verse that reads: {It is He Who created for you all that is in the earth, then He turned towards the heaven and made them seven heavens, and He is All-Knowing of everything.} [Surat al-Baqarah: 29] And sometimes He mentions one of the elements of this creation as a proof of this, like in the verse that says: {Do you not see that Allah sends down rain from the sky, then We bring forth thereby fruits of various colors? And in the mountains there are various tracts of white and red, of various colors, and raven black.} [Surat Fātir: 27]
Allah also cites the weakest and smallest creature as a proof of this, saying: {Allah is not ashamed to give a similitude of a mosquito or even something less [significant]. As for those who believe, they know that this is the truth from their Lord; but those who disbelieve, they say: "What does Allah mean by this similitude?"} [Surat al-Baqarah: 26] So, He is the Creator and all else is creation - exalted and blessed be He. He is the true God and all else are servants that do not deserve to be worshiped or sought, for the giving of rewards or the fulfillment of needs.