Aslam

Praise be to Allah.Allaah

is the Bestower of forms. His creation is as is He wills, and He is

the One Who formed and gave shape to all that exists. He has given everything

its own form and distinct shape, even though His creation is so great

and so varied. He has bestowed forms, not by way of copying – glorified

and exalted be He far above such a thing.

When

He wills a thing, He merely says to it “Be!” and it is, with the attributes

that He wills and the form that He has chosen for it. He does what He

wills and creates what He wills in the form that He wills.

Some

scholars differentiated between al-Khaaliq (the Creator), al-Baari’

(the Maker) and al-Musawwir (the Bestower of forms) as follows:

Al-Khaaliq

(the Creator) is the One Who created from nothing all creatures that

exist, according to their decreed qualities.

Al-Baari’

is the One Who made man from al-baraa,

i.e., clay.

Al-Musawwir

is the One Who creates various forms and shapes.

So

al-Khaaliq is a general word, al-Baari’ is more specific and al-Musawwir

is even more specific.