C) The Qur’an on the Origin of the Universe: The science of modern cosmology, observational and theoretical, clearly indicates that, at one point in time, the whole universe was nothing but a cloud of ‘smoke’ (i.e. an opaque highly dense and hot gaseous composition).1 This is one of the undisputed principles of standard modern cosmology. Scientists now can observe new stars forming out of the remnants of that ‘smoke’ (see figures 10 and 11). The illuminating stars we see at night were, just as was the whole universe, in that ‘smoke’ material. God has said in the Qur’an: Then He turned to the heaven when it was smoke... (Qur’an, 41:11) Because the earth and the heavens above (the sun, the moon, stars, planets, galaxies, etc.) have been formed from this same ‘smoke,’ we conclude that the earth and the heavens were one connected entity. Then out of this homogeneous ‘smoke,’ they formed and separated from each other. God has said in the Qur’an: Have not those who disbelieved known that the heavens and the earth were one connected entity, thenWe separated them?... (Qur’an, 21:30) Dr. Alfred Kroner is one of the world’s renowned geologists. He is Professor of Geology and the Chairman of the Department of Geology at the Institute of Geosciences, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany. He said: “Thinking where Muhammad came from . . . I think it is almost impossible that he could have known about things like the common origin of the universe, because scientists have only found out within the last few years, with very complicated and advanced technological methods, that this is the case.”2 Also he said: “Somebody who did not know Chapter 1 Some Evidence for the Truth of Islam C) The Qur’an on the Origin of the Universe A Brief Illustrated Guide To Understanding Islam 14 (1) The First Three Minutes, a Modern View of the Origin of the Universe, Weinberg, pp. 94-105. (2) The source of this comment is This is the Truth (videotape). Visit www.islam-guide.com/truthfor a copy of this videotape or to view the video clips of Professor Alfred Kroner’s comments online.
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