Creation from the Word

The divine word or speech as the instrument of creation appears across traditions.

Creation

Christianity

John 1:1-3

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. All things were made through him.”

Judaism

Genesis 1:3

“And God said, 'Let there be light,' and there was light.”

Islam

Quran 36:82

“His command is only when He intends a thing that He says to it, 'Be,' and it is.”

Hinduism

Rig Veda 10.129

“In the beginning there was neither existence nor non-existence. Then there was neither death nor immortality. That One breathed, windless, by its own power.”