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An example will allow you to understand this matter better:
You press a button to turn on the light. Can you say that the button
creates the light? Of course, you cannot. The button is only a means, as
are the cables transmitting the electricity. In this world, Allah creates
causes for every effect. He created water. In dams this water is run
through massive turbines, and so electricity is produced. Cables transmit
electricity and finally the bulb transforms electricity into light. But the
fact is that it is Allah Who creates light. If Allah willed it, He could create
