In his catalogue of hadith forgeries, Mulla ‘Ali al-Qari cites a spurious report alleging that Allah informed His beloved Prophet, peace be upon him: 'Were it not for you, I would not have created the universe (law laka lama khalaqtu’l-aflaka).'1 But having cited the hadith, al-Qari says that although the hadith is forged (mawdu‘), 'its…