Everything was water

68. Muhammad, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Mahboub, from Al-A’ala Bin Razeyn, from Muhammad Bin Muslim and Al-Hajjaal, from Al-A’ala, from Muhammad Bin Muslim who said: Abu Ja’far عليه الصلاة والسلام said to me: ‘Everything used to be water, and His عز وجل Throne used to be on the water. So Allah عز وجل Mighty is His عز وجل Mention Commanded the water, so a fire was ignited. Then He عز وجل Commanded the fire, so it was extinguished and smoke arose from its subsidence. So Allah عز وجل Created the Heavens from that smoke, and Created the earth from the ash. Then the water, and the fire, and the wind quarrelled. So the water said, ‘I am the greatest army of Allah عز وجل’, and the wind said, ‘I am the greatest army of Allah عز وجل, and the fire said, ‘I am the greatest army of Allah عز وجل. So Allah عز وجل Mighty and Majestic Revealed unto the wind: “You are My عز وجل greatest army’.