In the beginning, there was only a sea. God floated on a ball above the sea, and when he wanted to create, the ball split into heaven and earth. God created all creatures, including Nur Muhammad who believed he was God. During a game of hide and seek between God and Nur, God proved he was God by hiding where Nur could not find him. God then created Adam from earth and had Nur Muhammad enter him to give him life. Iblis refused to bow to Adam, instead asking God to make him rich and allow him to steal riches and kill those he could not steal from, introducing evil desires into the world.
19. From the single light
[Nur] was taken the
elements that became
the moon, the sun, the
stars, the trees, and all
living things.
20. They were all there.
And this was begun
on a Sunday and was
completed on a
Friday.
21. Why God is Hidden
5 After all things had been drawn
out of Nur Muhammad, he was
made man once again, and God
said to him, Dont assert that
you are God. It is I.
22. But if you dont
believe, let us play
hide and seek.
23. You hide and I will
look for you.Then I
will hide and you will
look for me.
24. If I can find you and you
cannot find me, then
surely I am God. And so
they commenced the
trial.
25. No matter how hard
Nur hid God always
pinpointed him. Then
God said, Now I will
hide.
31. Then the fourth
angel, Idjarail
[Izrail or Azrael],
immediately went
down and
forthwith grabbed
the earth.
32. One of his fingers was on
the west, another on the
east, a third one on the
south, and a fourth one on
the earth. And he scooped a
handful.
33. Then God said to Jibrail,
Make it into a man.When it
had assumed the form of a man,
Jibrail said, My Lord, the man
is here, but it cannot speak, and
his joints are not connected.
34. Then God said,
Get a ganta of
rice and grind it into
powder and apply it
to him.
35. Then the joints were
connected and the
man became whole,
but he still could not
speak.
36. Then God commanded
Nur Muhammad, Go
inside Adam (for that was
the name of the man). But
Nur Muhammad said, I
refuse.
37. You created Adam from
the four elements (fire,
water, wind, and earth),
whereas I came fromYour
light.Then God said to him,
38. ≒Be willing, for you
and I are one, and you
can meet me five times
a day during prayer.
39. So Nur Muhammad
went inside Adam
through his forehead
and Adam became a
living man.
40. And God made Adam
into a Caliph and
commanded all creatures
including angels to pay
homage to him.