The birth and death of the universe

The birth and death of the universe





The birth and death of the universe

By:Magdy Abd Al-Shafy

More than 1400 years ago the Holy Quran referred to the beginning of
the creation of the universe in one of its Holy verses , this
reference is in conformity of what is now scientifically known as "
the Big Bang " . In this Holy verse , the Holy Quran rebukes the
atheists of every age ,who deny the creation of the universes, the
claims of the atheists are based on the unsubstantiated illusion that
the universe is static and it has no beginning or end . This
unsubstantiated belief , in fact , dates back to early times . The
idea first appeared in the Greek time and has been fostered in the
Roman time but receded back in the face of catholic church .
Unfortunately and under the fascination of the early philosophy , this
doom belief has taken up again and has been developed till it became
a sweeping force leaving most of the world in a quagmire of paganism .
Modern atheism is the product of the scientific errors and
contradictions between some verses in the bible and the Torah and the
scientific discoveries .

Because of the scientific contradictions between some Holy books and
science , atheism reared its head again and even much more brazenly
than ever before and nursed the seeds of skepticism towards religions
and the existence of Allah . All the Holy books are God's word but ,
unfortunately , the bane is that some church men and rabbis , being
influenced by the culture and the traditions of their age ,
interpolated such superstition in the Holy books, this was a heinous
act that left what is supposed to be God's word shaky in the face of
materialism . The Holy Quran , the last revealed book and since the
very beginning of its revelation survived the human tampering simply
because Allah, as stated in the Holy Quran , has kept it protected
against any attempt of human tampering .

The Big Bang , a theory that explains how the universe came into
being , is the most accepted theory in this regard . This theory , now
a fact , is scientifically proved . When this theory was first
appeared , it was shrugged and even rejected by atheists as it means
that the universe has a beginning , that is , there must be a
creator . Atheist welcomed many other theories such as Darwinism and
materialism .

What is big bang ?

The "Big Bang" is the term given to what is currently the most widely
accepted scientific model for the origin and evolution of the
Universe. The creation of the universe is explained by astrophysicists
in a widely accepted phenomenon, popularly known as the 'Big Bang'. It
is supported by observational and experimental data gathered by
astronomers and astrophysicists for decades. According to the 'Big
Bang', the whole universe was initially one big mass (Primary Nebula).
Then there was a 'Big Bang' (Secondary Separation) which resulted in
the formation of Galaxies. These then divided to form stars, planets,
the sun, the moon, etc. The origin of the universe was unique and the
probability of it occurring by 'chance' is zero.

Evidences of the Big Bang

Evidences of the Big Bang

2-Large-scale homogeneity

3-Hubble diagram

4-Abundance of light elements

5-Existence of cosmic microwaves Background Radiation

6-Fluctuation in the CMBR

7-Large-scale structure of the universe

8-Tolman Tests

9-Sunyaev-zel'dovich effect

10-Integral Sachs-Wolf effect

11-Dark matter

12-Consistency

What does the Holy Quran say about the creation of the universe ? The
Holy Qu'ran , the word of Allah, says Have not those who disbelieved
known that the heavens and the earth were one connected entity, then
We separated them?... (Quran, 21:30)



Every word , every letter are the same as they were revealed more than
fourteen hundred years ago . Allah says in the Holy Quran what means "
We have, without doubt, sent down the message; and we will assuredly
guard it (from corruption). (Al-Hegr :9)

The expansion of the universe

As we have explained the universe began with a big explosions (matter
and energy ) . The galaxies condensed out of this matter and continued
to move away from the point of the explosion, thus the Universe has
been expanding since the beginning of time. If you imagine yourself
standing in any one of these galaxies and watch the motion of the
other galaxies relative to you, you will notice that all the other
galaxies appear to be moving away from you. This is the cosmological
red shift and is due to the expansion of the Universe.

The end of the universe ( The Big Crunch )

Scientists assure that the universe will have an end as it had a
beginning . The universe will never be expanding .Scientists say that
the universe is filled with whatever called the dark matters. Although
it cannot be seen, there is solid evidence that more than 90% of the
total mass in the universe is composed of Dark Matter. "It is there!
It is there! It is simply not visible. (Lorna Simmons , Printed in
Reflections ). The Dark matter is non-luminous matter, that cannot be
directly detected by observing any form of electromagnetic radiation
(light), but whose existence is suggested because of the effects of
its gravity on the rotation rate of galaxies and the presence of
clusters of galaxies.

The more the universe expands , The slower its velocity is . The
galaxies will slow down because of the gravity of the dark matter ,in
the course of time the velocity of the universe components will be
nil , the gravity of dark matter will prevail , so the universe will
crunch under this gravity , all the cosmos entities will recede back
or reverse to where it first stems from .

Now we have discussed what does science says about the creation of the
universe , and these what the Holy Quran affirms in a few words .

More than fourteen hundred years ago , the Holy Quran mentioned the
following scientific facts :

(a)The creation of the universe as described in theBig Bang

(b)The gaseous cloud out of which the universe was created

( c ) The expansion of the universe

( d) The scrolling up of the universe ( the Big crunch )

Allahsays in the Holy Quran what means"Do not the unbelievers see that
the heavens and the earth Were joined together (sewn together) (as one
Unit of Creation and then We unstitched (clove them ) and that We
made from water every living thing? So will they not believe? (Qur'an,
21:30) "

The verse says clearly that the facts about the creation of the
universe will be discovered by the unbelievers , these facts were
actually discovered by non-Moslems . Moreover the verse calls the
atheists to rethink again over their unsubstantiated claim .

The Holy Quran uses just two words to sum up all what have been
written to describe the Big Bang ; the Arabic word "ratq" (rendered
in English "sewn ") means "mixed in each or blended" . It is used to
refer to the state of the universe before being exploded . The Quranic
word ( Ratek ) is what referred to in modern science as " one mass "

The phrase "we unstitched" , that is ,"fataqa" in Arabic implies that
something comes into being by tearing apart or destroying the
structure of things that are sewn to one another. The word is used to
describe the beginning of creation in the Holy Quran ; it is ,along
with all its implication , is in conformity with the meanings of the
Big Bang .

In other words , when we think about the first moments of the Big
Bang, we see that the entire matter of the universe was collected at
one single point. In other words, everything-including "the heavens
and earth" which were not created yet were in an interwoven and
inseparable condition. Then, this point exploded violently, causing
its matter to disunite.

Unlike the meanings of the big bang , the Quranic words denote
system , wisdom , creativity while the words Big Bang , a term
invented by scientists , implies random chaos . So now the Holy
Quran , in the question of theism . gives the proof that the universe
is not eternal and is in conformity with astrophysics . A book like
this , revealed in a time when the best knowledge a bout universe
proved to be superstition , gives accurate precise facts that are
scientifically and widely accepted . It also gives credence to the
prophet-hood of Mohummed , who was unlettered and neither could he
read or could he write . If that prophet was imposter or
counterfeiter , how dare he indulge himself in matters that don't
concern the people of his age .

Here you can understand the miraculous use of the word in the Holy
Quran , Allahsays in the Holy Quran what means " Say: if the ocean
were ink (wherewith to write out) the words of my Lord, sooner would
the ocean be exhausted than would the words of my Lord, even if we
added another ocean like it, for its aid. ( AL-Kahf:109)

Allahsays in the Holy Quran what means" And if all the trees on earth
were pens and the Ocean (were ink), with seven Oceans behind it to add
to its (supply), yet would not the Words of Allahbe exhausted (in the
writing): for Allahis Exalted in power, full of Wisdom. ( Lokman :27)

The birth of the heaven and the earth in the Holy Quran is in
conformity with science .

Concerning the creation of the heavens and the earth, the Qur'an says
that ,prior to the creation, the Heaven was smoke. Allahthen commanded
it and the earth to come into being and they came willingly .
Allahsays in the Holy Quran what means " Moreover He comprehended in
His design the sky, and it had been (as) smoke: He said to it and to
the earth: Come ye together, willingly or unwillingly. They said: We
do come (together), in willing obedience."{41:1 1}. How does that , if
compared with modern scientific explanations ? Let us hear a
scientific explanation and then judge for ourselves. The French
scientist Dr. Maurice Bucaille in his book called The Bible, the
Qur'an and Science explains: " Modern science has every reason to
maintain that the universe was formed from a gaseous mass principally
composed of hydrogen and a certain amount of helium that was slowly
rotating" (p.147). (Big Bang Theory)

Didn't the Qur'an say that the Heaven was smoke before its creation?
Dr. Bucaille explains the connection between his description and that
of the Qur'an as follows: "Smoke is generally made up of a gaseous
substratum, plus, in more or less stable suspension, fine particles
that may belong to solid and even liquid states of matter at high or
low temperature" (p. 143). He therefore sees no contradiction of the
Quranic use of the Arabic word dukhan (translated smoke) and a modern
interpretation of that word as a gaseous mass with fine particles when
speaking of the formation of the universe.

We notice here two remarkable features of the Qur'an. The first
feature is that it expresses scientific truths that will be verified
many centuries later. The second feature is that the Qur'an expresses
those truths using terms and expressions that would avoid confusing
its first readers in the seventh century. The seventh century reader
of the Qur'an can easily relate to the image of smoke, and the
twentieth century scientist can easily interpret the word as a gaseous
mass.

Once again , how could unlettered man in the 7th century give such
scientifically-proven facts unless he received a revelation from the
creator of the universe .

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