Be, and it is
Encyclopedia
"Be, and it is" is a phrase that occurs several times in the Qur’ān
. It refers to creation by Allah
. In Arabic
the imperative verb be (kun
) is spelled with the letters kāf
and nūn
.
Qur'an
The Quran , also transliterated Qur'an, Koran, Alcoran, Qur’ān, Coran, Kuran, and al-Qur’ān, is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God . It is regarded widely as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language...
. It refers to creation by Allah
Allah
Allah is a word for God used in the context of Islam. In Arabic, the word means simply "God". It is used primarily by Muslims and Bahá'ís, and often, albeit not exclusively, used by Arabic-speaking Eastern Catholic Christians, Maltese Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox Christians, Mizrahi Jews and...
. In Arabic
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
the imperative verb be (kun
Kun (Islamic term)
Kun is an Arabic word referring to the act of manifesting, existing or being. In the Qur'an, Allah commands the universe to be , and it is ....
) is spelled with the letters kāf
Kaph
Kaph is the eleventh letter of many Semitic abjads, including Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew Kaf , Arabic alphabet , Persian alphabet...
and nūn
Nun (letter)
Nun is the fourteenth letter of many Semitic abjads, including Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew and Arabic alphabet . It is the third letter in Thaana , pronounced as "noonu"...
.
Verse numbers
- 2:117- The Initiator of the heavens and the earth: to have anything done, He simply says to it, "Be," and it is.
- 3:47- She said, "My Lord, how can I have a son, when no man has touched me?" He said, "God thus creates whatever He wills. To have anything done, He simply says to it, 'Be,' and it is."
- 6:73- He is the One who created the heavens and the earth, truthfully. Whenever He says, "Be," it is. His word is the absolute truth. All sovereignty belongs to Him the day the trumpet is blown. Knower of all secrets and declarations, He is the Most Wise, the Cognizant.
- 16:40- To have anything done, we simply say to it, "Be," and it is.
- 19:35- It does not befit God that He begets a son, be He glorified. To have anything done, He simply says to it, "Be," and it is."
- 36:82- All He needs to do to carry out any command is say to it, "Be," and it is.
- 40:68- He is the only One who controls life and death. To have anything done, He simply says to it, "Be," and it is.