Transmutation...changing the world

Creation comes from destruction. The only kind of creation that can defy this very law, is divine creation. And that is something only God Almighty can perform.

We humans have been gifted with the ability to create and perform amazing feats. Ingenuity and creativity are traits present in all of us. We've built tall buildings and underground subways. We've made submarines and high-flying planes. We've written novels and drawn comics, We even created civilisations. But out of the million and one things we've created, try to name even one creation that did not result in some form of destruction or another. Buildings and submarines all require metal to be melted and moulded. Huts call for wood to be used. Pottery needs clay that needs to be moulded and dried.

What we are actually doing, is transmuting. Changing. And this form of creation, is a three step process
Understanding
The first step to transmuting is understanding. A proper understanding of the object to be changed enables us to better comprehend the consequences of our actions upon it. Being able to predict the sort of change the object will go through is very important if we wish to change it.

Break down
Before the transmutation or change can take place, we have to break down the raw materials we are using. We change it into its most basic of elements. We destroy. Fuel and matter are broken down to give us power and the necessary resources to create something new. We can't make something out of nothing. There is always a source of matter as well as power.

Create
The final step is the creation process. We make a new object out of the bits and pieces of the old. We change the resources we had at hand to make something that we deem worthy of our time and efforts.

This form of creation that we practice is more suitably called transmutation, which means to change or alter in form and appearance or nature. It is making the new out of the old.

When practising this, we have to abide by the laws of nature and physics. Laws that state that energy can neither be created nor destroyed. And that matter can never increase or decrease, simply change or move.

There is only so much matter and energy in our world. We can neither add nor alter this amount. Our creations are merely bits and pieces of the whole.

Only He can create. Allah Almighty is the only One who can create. He is the Creator. When he says "Be" so shall it happen. Only through him is there existence. Realise that we are but transmuters, not creators. We borrow His creations. Be humbled by this thought. Do not even once think ourselves gods.