Creation

The first thing that Allah created was the intellect.

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  خَلقَ اللَّهُ السَّماءَ الدُّنيا مِن المَوجِ المَكْفوفِ . كنز العمّال : 15188 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The sky of this world was created from a controlled surge.' Kanz al-Ummal,  no. 15188

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  كلُّ شي‏ءٍ خُلِقَ مِن ماءٍ . كنز العمّال : 15119 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Everything has been created from water.' Kanz al-Ummal, no. 15119

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  إنَّ أوَّلَ شَيْ‏ءٍ خَلقَهُ اللَّهُ القَلَمُ ، فأمَرهُ فكَتَبَ كُلَّ شَيْ‏ءٍ يَكونُ . كنز العمّال : 15115.

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Verily the first thing that Allah created was the Pen, and then He commanded it and it wrote everything that is to be.' Kanz al-Ummal, no. 15115

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  إنَّ أوَّلَ ما خَلقَ اللَّهُ عزّوجلّ أرْواحُنا ، فأنْطَقَها بتَوحيدِهِ وتَمْجيدِهِ ، ثُمَّ خَلقَ المَلائكَةَ . عيون أخبار الرِّضا : 1 / 262 / 22 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Verily the first thing that Allah - Mighty and Exalted - created was our spirits and then He made them profess His Unity and Majesty, then He created the angels.' Uyun Akbar al-Rida, v. 1, p. 262, no. 22

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  أوَّلُ ما خَلقَ اللَّهُ نُوري . بحار الأنوار : 1 / 97 / 7 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The first thing that Allah created was my light.' Bihar al-Anwar, v. 1, p. 97, no. 7

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  أوَّلُ ما خَلَقَ اللَّهُ العقَلُ . بحار الأنوار : 1 / 97 / 8 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The first thing that Allah created was the intellect.' Bihar al-Anwar, v. 1, p. 97, no. 8