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In religious texts of Ahl al-Haqq, the origination or genesis of the world is mostly referred to as “creation”, but it probably does not imply ex nihilo creation.

In ''Tadhkira a'la'', there is another account of the how the world was originated. The old schema implies that the world rests on living things and this can be seen in another account of the structure of the world by Yarsan. In this schema, the structure of the world is elaborated.

There is another account of the process of the genesis of the world which corresponds to the talk of the “Period of the 40 People”. “Heavenly Tablets” have a particular place in Ahl al-Haqq’s cosmology. They usually refer to 7 such tablets. Ahl al-Haqq maintain that the forms of the universe are portrayed in the “Agate Tablet” (al-Lawh al-'Aqiq) which is located on top of the second heaven (or sky). For example, residents of the [[Heaven]] and the [[Hell]] are in the sky and celestial spheres. Moreover, Heavens and Hells are owned by 8 people (Sultan Ishaq and 7 others). In other words, Heavens and Hells are their kingdoms.

Ahl al-Haqq have a myth about the early phase of the genesis of the world concerning how devils and evil forces acted at the beginning of the creation of the world. It is obvious that these beliefs are influenced by ancient Persian views about the origination of the world. Ahl al-Haqq’s views about the creation of the human being and the story of [[Adam]] and [[Eve]] are mostly consistent with Islamic teachings in this regard.