How was the universe created?

In Genesis, God creates the heavens and the earth through divine command: “Let there be light.” God creates the universe; the mechanism may be instantaneous or unfold through processes such as evolution and the Big Bang. Science explains how creation unfolded; God explains why it exists.

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” God (YHWH, Hashem) creates the universe through divine speech and will.

Allah created the heavens and the earth and everything between by command and will. The Qur’an describes the heavens and earth as once joined and then separated — which some modern readers see as compatible with cosmic expansion, though interpretations vary.

Many traditions hold that ultimate reality is Brahman, the eternal, infinite source from which the universe emerges. A distinctive idea: the cosmos moves in endless cycles — creation, preservation, destruction, and re-creation.

The ancient Greeks held that the universe emerged from Chaos — not disorder, but an original void or gap. Modern pagans tend to let science explain physical origins while spiritual tradition explains meaning and relationship.