THE BIG BANG
The universe came into existence billions of years ago. This event is called the "The big bang, clearly mentioned in the Quran in
the above verses. God the Revealer of the Quran knew 1400 years ago that the discovery of "The Big Bang" and that of "The aquatic
origin of life" will be made by the non-Muslims, ("those who disbelieve"). When the universe began all matter and space (heavens) was
at one point (one piece). Then everything was separated in what the physicists describe as "The big bang." The evidence that the
universe began in the "The big bang" is so overwhelming that it is now considered a fact and not just a theory.
THE RECEDING GALAXIES THE EXPANSION OF THE UNIVERSE
The galaxies other than our "Milky Way" are moving away from us at tremendous speeds. This can be ascertained, by analyzing the
light given off by the galaxies, by an instrument called the spectroscope. The more distant a galaxy is the greater is its speed of
recession. This motion of the galaxies is due to the expansion of the universe. The universe began about fifteen to twenty billion years
ago with a tremendous explosion called "The big bang" and has been expanding ever since. The universe is not just a sphere of
galaxies rushing away from each other into unending emptiness of space. It can be compared to a balloon with many dots on it, each
representing a galaxy. However, the surface of this balloon, which is two dimensional, represents all three dimensions of our space,
and is expanding into a higher dimension, that is beyond our imagination. The expansion of the universe is clearly mentioned in the
following Quranic verses:
The universe came into existence billions of years ago. This event is called the "The big bang, clearly mentioned in the Quran in
the above verses. God the Revealer of the Quran knew 1400 years ago that the discovery of "The Big Bang" and that of "The aquatic
origin of life" will be made by the non-Muslims, ("those who disbelieve"). When the universe began all matter and space (heavens) was
at one point (one piece). Then everything was separated in what the physicists describe as "The big bang." The evidence that the
universe began in the "The big bang" is so overwhelming that it is now considered a fact and not just a theory.
THE RECEDING GALAXIES THE EXPANSION OF THE UNIVERSE
The galaxies other than our "Milky Way" are moving away from us at tremendous speeds. This can be ascertained, by analyzing the
light given off by the galaxies, by an instrument called the spectroscope. The more distant a galaxy is the greater is its speed of
recession. This motion of the galaxies is due to the expansion of the universe. The universe began about fifteen to twenty billion years
ago with a tremendous explosion called "The big bang" and has been expanding ever since. The universe is not just a sphere of
galaxies rushing away from each other into unending emptiness of space. It can be compared to a balloon with many dots on it, each
representing a galaxy. However, the surface of this balloon, which is two dimensional, represents all three dimensions of our space,
and is expanding into a higher dimension, that is beyond our imagination. The expansion of the universe is clearly mentioned in the
following Quranic verses:
| Qur'an Chapter 51 Verse 47 The heavens, We have built with power, And We are expanding it. |
FUTURE OF THE UNIVERSE
It is important to mention again that "THE PHYSICS OF THE DAY OF JUDGMENT" is based on the concept that the expansion of
the universe (space) is the cause of the “phenomenon of time.” If this is true then the universe will “appear” to be expanding faster
as we try to measure the expansion rate of the universe with our present slowing time. This anomaly of faster expansion was
discovered by two groups of astronomers in 1998. Unaware that our time could be slowing, the physicists are now trying to explain this
surprising finding by some undiscovered property of space or repulsive force that may make the universe expand faster. There are
however a group of physicists who believe that this is just due to slowing of our time.
If the expansion however continues, after billions of years, all the energy of the sun and stars will be exhausted and every living thing
will freeze to death. Eventually, only the expanding emptiness will remain. Alternatively if there is enough mass in the universe, gravity
will one day stop the expansion and then contraction will begin. A contracting universe would ultimately end in a very hot and
compressed state called "The Big Crunch." This would also destroy all life forms, as we know them.
Besides the previous two depressing and purposeless scenarios of the future, there is an another possibility. Some physicists feel
that time may reverse when the universe begins contracting. Quranic clearly support this scenario in the following verses in which
contraction of the universe is compared to rolling up of a scroll, and repetition of creation is mentioned.
It is important to mention again that "THE PHYSICS OF THE DAY OF JUDGMENT" is based on the concept that the expansion of
the universe (space) is the cause of the “phenomenon of time.” If this is true then the universe will “appear” to be expanding faster
as we try to measure the expansion rate of the universe with our present slowing time. This anomaly of faster expansion was
discovered by two groups of astronomers in 1998. Unaware that our time could be slowing, the physicists are now trying to explain this
surprising finding by some undiscovered property of space or repulsive force that may make the universe expand faster. There are
however a group of physicists who believe that this is just due to slowing of our time.
If the expansion however continues, after billions of years, all the energy of the sun and stars will be exhausted and every living thing
will freeze to death. Eventually, only the expanding emptiness will remain. Alternatively if there is enough mass in the universe, gravity
will one day stop the expansion and then contraction will begin. A contracting universe would ultimately end in a very hot and
compressed state called "The Big Crunch." This would also destroy all life forms, as we know them.
Besides the previous two depressing and purposeless scenarios of the future, there is an another possibility. Some physicists feel
that time may reverse when the universe begins contracting. Quranic clearly support this scenario in the following verses in which
contraction of the universe is compared to rolling up of a scroll, and repetition of creation is mentioned.
| THE BEGINNING THE EXPANSION AND THE FUTURE OF THE UNIVERSE |
| Qur'an Chapter 21 Verse 30 Have not "those who disbelieve" known that heavens and earth were of one piece, We parted them and, We made every living thing of water, will they not then believe? |
| Qur'an Chapter 21 Verse 104 "The day" when, We shall roll up the heavens as a recorder rolls up a written scroll. As, We began the first creation We shall repeat it. |
