51- The Holy Qur’an on Creation of the Universe (Series: Inviting Reflections).

The Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, is reported to have said:

 "?? ?????? ?????? ??????? ? ?? ???? ?? ???? ????? ?????????"

  (The wonders of the Qur’an will never come to an end, and it will never cause boredom for its readers; therefore, read it). Al-Tirmidhi: Chapter Fadl al-Qur’an, P. 143.

After advent of Islam, except a few early centuries, it has been unfortunate that the Holy Qur’an has always been taken only as a Source of Grace and it has never been taken as an Avenue of Knowledge.

In the following, we give just two verses or parts thereof in order to show that that the contents given therein can not be a brain-child of a person who was born and raised in the Arabian peninsula. Moreover the information imparted in these verses was not known in any civilization preceding the advent of Islam.

Dear Readers! The Divine Character of the Holy Qur’an can be understood from these verses about Creation of the Universe; therefore, these verses should be considered carefully:

Allah says:

  "???????? ???? ????????? ?????????? ????? ????????????? ??????????? ???????? ??????? ????????????????  ??????????? ???? ????????? ????? ?????? ????? ? ??????? ???????????"-  

(Do not the Unbelievers see that the heavens and the earth were joined together (as a single entity) and then We set them apart. We made from water every living thing. Will they not then believe (in Him)?) Surah 21: Verse 30.

About Cosmological Expansion Allah says:

.“????????????? ???????????? ?????????? ???????? ????????????”

(And (as for) the heaven (the space), We have built it with power, verily We are expanding it). Surah 51: Verse 47.

Here the Arabic word: "????"  is a key-word which means: one mass. This word is further made clear that in Islamic Fiqh (Jurisprudence) a vergin has also been named as  "????"whose hymen is intact as one and single entity and not ruptured. It also implies that this “Single Entity”, when set apart into two or more units, every separating unit will stay independently. The “Big Bang Cosmological Model of the Universe” has affirmed in recent years that in the process of creation the heavens and the earth were conjoined as one entity in the beginning and then they were set  apart. This theory, after having collected empirical evidences, further affirmed the Qur’nic statement about the cosmological acceleration and expansion of the universe. (For details, please see: “Big Bang” in Wikipaedia).

More than seven hundred and fifty verses of the Qur’an, which deal with the natural phenomena and natural laws invite us for meditation and seeking guidance in order to understand our role on board of the earth and kingdom of the Almighty Lord.