Did Allah create a self-sustaining world according to the Quran?
The Quran has said many times that Allah is the sustainer of the universe, but does the Quran exactly mention how Allah sustained the universe? Does Allah physically and constantly work on the universe directly and sustains it, or did Allah create a self-sustaining universe and therefore takes credit for being the sustainer of the universe.
The Quran supports that Allah created a self-sustaining universe.
(Quran 41:10-11) and He blessed it and determined therein its sustenance in four days without distinction - for [the information] of those who ask. Then He directed Himself to the heaven and it was smoke and said to it and to the earth, "Come [into being]
^In here you see that Allah has determined all the sustenance of the Earth to be 4 days, then (after he determined the sustenance) he made the heavens and the earth to come into existence. So here is a case in which the sustenance of the Earth was determined before the creation of the Earth. In other words, Allah created a self-sustaining world which therefore makes him the sustainer of the world.
Here is another verse that nails it:
(Quran 7:54) He created the sun, the moon, and the stars, (all) governed by laws under His command. Is it not His to create and to govern? Blessed be Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds!
^Everything is governed by Allah laws. This Makes Allah the Sustainer. He set the laws in motion in a self-sustaining world and therefore he is the sustainer. This verse clearly says that whatever exists in the universe is governed by laws under his command and because of that Allah is the sustainer of the worlds.
The Quran supports that Allah created a self-sustaining universe.
(Quran 41:10-11) and He blessed it and determined therein its sustenance in four days without distinction - for [the information] of those who ask. Then He directed Himself to the heaven and it was smoke and said to it and to the earth, "Come [into being]
^In here you see that Allah has determined all the sustenance of the Earth to be 4 days, then (after he determined the sustenance) he made the heavens and the earth to come into existence. So here is a case in which the sustenance of the Earth was determined before the creation of the Earth. In other words, Allah created a self-sustaining world which therefore makes him the sustainer of the world.
Here is another verse that nails it:
(Quran 7:54) He created the sun, the moon, and the stars, (all) governed by laws under His command. Is it not His to create and to govern? Blessed be Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds!
^Everything is governed by Allah laws. This Makes Allah the Sustainer. He set the laws in motion in a self-sustaining world and therefore he is the sustainer. This verse clearly says that whatever exists in the universe is governed by laws under his command and because of that Allah is the sustainer of the worlds.
