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THE ORIGIN OF THE UNIVERSE

The origin of the universe is described in the Qur'an in the following verse: "He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth." (The Qur an! "#$%$& This information given in the Qur'an is in full agreement with the findings of contemporary science. The conclusion that astrophysics has reached today is that the entire universe, together with the dimensions of matter and time, came into existence as a result of a great explosion that occurred in no time. This event, known as The !ig !ang proved that the universe was created from nothingness as the result of the explosion of a single point. "odern scientific circles are in agreement that the !ig !ang is the only rational and provable explanation of the beginning of the universe and of how the universe came into being. !efore the !ig !ang, there was no such thing as matter. #rom a condition of non$ existence in which neither matter, nor energy, nor even time existed, and which can only be described metaphysically, matter, energy, and time were all created. This fact, only recently discovered by modern physics, was announced to us in the Qur'an %,&'' years ago.

The sensitive sensors on board the ()!* space satellite which was launched by +,-, in %..2, captured evidentiary remnants of the !ig !ang. This discovery served as evidence for the !ig !ang, which is the scientific explanation of the fact that the universe was created from nothing.

The sensitive sensors on board the ()!* space satellite which was launched by +,-, in %..2, captured evidentiary remnants of the !ig !ang. This discovery served as evidence for the !ig !ang, which is the scientific explanation of the fact that the universe was created from nothing.

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THE E'()NSION OF THE UNIVERSE

/n the Qur'an, which was revealed %& centuries ago at a time when the science of astronomy was still primitive, the expansion of the universe was described like this:

*dwin 5ubble with his giant telescope ,nd it is 0e who have constructed the heaven with might, and verily, it is 0e who

#rom the moment of the big bang, the universe has been constantly expanding at a great speed. -cientists compare the expanding universe to the surface of a balloon that is inflated. are steadily expanding it. 1The Qur'an, 2%:&34 The word heaven , as stated in this verse, is used in various places in the Qur'an with the meaning of space and universe. 5ere again, the word is used with this meaning. /n other words, in the Qur'an it is revealed that the universe expands . ,nd this is the very conclusion that science has reached today. 6ntil the dawn of the 2'th century, the only view prevailing in the world of science was that the universe has a constant nature and it has existed since infinite time . The research, observations, and calculations carried out by means of modern

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technology, however, have revealed that the universe in fact had a beginning, and that it constantly expands . ,t the beginning of the 2'th century, the 7ussian physicist ,lexander #riedmann and the !elgian cosmologist 8eorges 9emaitre theoretically calculated that the universe is in constant motion and that it is expanding. This fact was proved also by observational data in %.2.. 0hile observing the sky with a telescope, *dwin 5ubble, the ,merican astronomer, discovered that the stars and galaxies were constantly moving away from each other. , universe where everything constantly moves away from everything else implied a constantly expanding universe. The observations carried out in the following years verified that the universe is constantly expanding. This fact was explained in the Qur'an when that was still unknown to anyone. This is because the Qur'an is the word of 8od, the (reator, and the 7uler of the entire universe.

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SE(ER)TION OF THE HE)VENS )N*

THE E)RTH

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The picture represents the !ig !ang, which revealed once again that 8od created the universe from nothingness. The !ig !ang is a theory that has been proven with scientific evidence. ,lthough some scientists tried to advance alternative theories against the !ig !ang, scientific evidence caused the theory to be completely accepted by the scientific community.

,nother verse about the creation of the heavens is as follows: :o not the 6nbelievers see that the heavens and the earth were ;oined together 1as one unit of creation4, before 0e clove them asunder, and 0e made from water every living thing. 0ill they not then believe< 1The Qur'an, 2%:='4 The word rat> The *arth has all the translated as sewn attributes that are to means mixed in needed life. )ne ofin each, forblended them is the atmosphere, ,rabic dictionaries. /t which serves as ato shield is used to refer two protecting things. different living substances Today, it is an that make up a whole. established fact that the atmosphere is made up of different layers lying on top of one another. ?ust as it is described in the Qur'an, the atmosphere is made up of exactly seven layers. This is certainly one of the miracles of the Qur'an.

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