How did Maimonides argue that creation could be reconciled with philosophy?

In his work The Guide for the Perplexed, Moses Maimonides argued that there is no fundamental conflict between reason and faith, as both originate from God. He maintained that any apparent contradiction between the two is the result of a misinterpretation of either the Bible or philosophical texts.1

Regarding the specific issue of creation, Maimonides reconciled it with philosophical principles by asserting that the Aristotelian arguments for an eternal world are not conclusive. He contended that these philosophical arguments fail because they ignore the omnipotence of God, who possesses the power to create a world of either finite or infinite duration. By emphasizing God's freedom and will, Maimonides sought to safeguard religious doctrine without suppressing the philosophical inquiry that defined the intellectual landscape of his time.12