COSMOLOGY

“وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمُ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ دَائِبَيْنِ” (ابراهيم:33). “And He committed the sun and the moon to your service, both continuously pursuing their courses” (Qur’an, 14:33). The moon exerts different effects on…

“وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الرَّجْعِ” (الطارق: 11). “And I swear by the Heaven which returns” (Qur’an, 86: 11). Literally, the Arabic word raj`e in the verse means to return. In the past,…

” وَجَعَلْنَا السَّمَاءَ سَقْفًا مَّحْفُوظًا ۖ وَهُمْ عَنْ آيَاتِهَا مُعْرِضُونَ” (الأنبياء: 32). “And We made the sky (the atmosphere) a protected ceiling; yet they turn away from its wonders.” (Qur’an, 21:32)

“أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ يُولِجُ اللَّيْلَ فِي النَّهَارِ وَيُولِجُ النَّهَارَ فِي اللَّيْلِ” (لقمان:29). “Do not you see that God merges night into day and day into night?” (Qur’an, 31:29) “يُكَوِّرُ…

“أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ الْأَرْضَ كِفَاتًا” (المرسلات:25). “Have We not made the earth KEFATAN” (Qur’an, 77:25). In the Arabic language “kefatan” means “fast”, “the helical gait of a flying bird”, or “to collect…

 “وَهُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ وَالشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ ۖ كُلٌّ فِي فَلَكٍ يَسْبَحُونَ” (الأنبياء:33). “It is He, Who created the night and the day, and the sun and the moon, each…

“هُوَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ الشَّمْسَ ضِيَاءً وَالْقَمَرَ نُورًا” (يونس:5). “It is He who made the sun a radiant lamp and the moon a light” (Qur’an, 10:5). “تَبَارَكَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ فِي السَّمَاءِ…

“إِذَا الشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ. وَإِذَا النُّجُومُ انكَدَرَتْ”(التكوير:1-2).  “When the sun is rolled up and dimmed. When the stars are dimmed and scattered” (Qur’an, 81:1-2). The first verses describes the sun as…

“لَا أُقْسِمُ بِمَوَاقِعِ النُّجُومِ. وَإِنَّهُ لَقَسَمٌ لَّوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عَظِيمٌ” (الواقعة:75-76). “No! I swear by the locations of the stars and this is indeed a mighty oath, if only you knew.”…

 “فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالْخُنَّسِ. الْجَوَارِ الْكُنَّسِ” (التكوير:15-16). “Verily, I swear, by the stars that are khunnas (receding), those which are jawar (run their courses) and kunnas (sweep whatever is in their…

“وَالسَّمَاءِ وَالطَّارِقِ. وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الطَّارِقُ. النَّجْمُ الثَّاقِبُ” (الطارق:1-3). “By the sky and the tariq (knocker or pulsar) – And what will convey to you what the tariq is? It is the…

“وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الْحُبُكِ” (الذاريات: 7). “And by the heaven with its woven structure.” (Qur’an, 51:7) The universe extends to a distance of 380 million light-years from Earth (one light year…

“وَالسَّمَاءَ بَنَيْنَاهَا بِأَيْدٍ وَإِنَّا لَمُوسِعُونَ” (الذاريات:47). “And the heaven We constructed with strength, and indeed, We are [its] expander” (Qur’an, 51:47). The Universe is not static, but in a state…

“ثُمَّ اسْتَوَىٰ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ وَهِيَ دُخَانٌ فَقَالَ لَهَا وَلِلْأَرْضِ ائْتِيَا طَوْعًا أَوْ كَرْهًا قَالَتَا أَتَيْنَا طَائِعِينَ” (فصلت: 11). “Then He turned to the heaven when it was smoke…” (Qur’an, 41:11)….

The Qur’an encourages us to think and ponder over the creation of God. “إِنَّ فِي خَلْقِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَاخْتِلَافِ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ لَآيَاتٍ لِّأُولِي الْأَلْبَابِ”  (آل عمران: 190). “Indeed, in the…

The Universe According to the Bible Some people have claimed that the Qur’an was copied from the Bible. However, this is definitely impossible because unlike the Qur’an, the Bible depicts…