Book II / IV

Shabd is the Creator

In all the religious scriptures, Shabd is stated to be the Creator of the Universe. The Veds tell us that Nad brought into being fourteen Bhavans or regions. In the Koran, it is mentioned that Kalma created fourteen tabaqs or divisions.

St John, in his Gospel, has written that Word is the root cause of the creation. 

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the biginning with God. All things were made by Him: and without Him was not anything made that was made. In him was life; and life was the light of men […]

St John 1:1-5

The sacred Sikh scriptures also tell of the same thing – the entire manifestation has sprung from Shabd and is being maintained by Him. The sun, the sky, the earth and the heavens all are within His Controlling Power and there is no place where He is not. The Immanence of Shabd is all-pervasive.

Shabd is the directive agent of God, and is the cause of all creation. 

Guru Amar Das, Parbhati M3

The earth and the sky were made by Shabd, Shabd has been the source of all light. The whole creation sprang from Shabd, oh Nanak! Shabd is the very life of life. 

Guru Nanak, Janam Sakhi M1

Having set up everything, He beheld His own imprint therein, He established the beautiful earth and the starry welkin, He raised the tabernacle of heaven with no pillars to support. He created the sun and the moon with all the starry host and His Light is pervading all. 

Guru Nanak, Malar War M1

Again, Shabd is not only the Creator but he is the Destroyer also, and the rebirth of the creation takes place through Him.

Both the creation and the dissolution are from Shabd, and Shabd again is the cause of re-creation.

Guru Amar Das, Majh M3

In the Hindu scriptures, It is described as the essence of ether, which goes to show that It is more subtle than ether and is all-pervading. Its presence, in fact, is felt in the union of matter and spirit, for every union implies vibration and vibration is caused by Shabd or Sound – the active Life-Principle permeating all space, nay receding far back into Itself; for God too is described as Shabd, as the Power of God (Shabd) is not distinct and separate from God: God and Godhood (God-in-action) always go together.

Thy 'Shabd' is Thyself and whatever Thou ordaineth that comes to pass.

Guru Ram Das, Asa M4

All the religious books, including the Vedas, the oldest of them, have described 'Shabd' as the primal manifest form of God.

In Sama Veda we have,

Shabd is Brahm and 'Silence' too is Brahm, Brahm alone is vibrating everywhere.

The Mohammedan divines tell us that the world owes its very life and existence to Shabd. 

Shamas-i-Tabrez says:

World came into being through Saut (Shabd or Sound Principle). And from Saut spread all Light.

Again Abdul Razaq Kashi tells us, 

The Great Naam (Ism-i-Azam) is the very essence and life of all names. Its manifested form (Shabd) is supporting the entire creation, It is the great sea in which we all appear as waves. He alone can understand this mystery who belongs to our order.