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he universe, whose vast dimension pushes the limits of the hu-
man's comprehension, functions without fail, resting on sensitive
balances and within a great order and has done so since the first
T moment of its formation. How this enormous universe has come
into being, where it leads to and how the laws that maintain the order and ba-
lance within it work, have always been matters of interest to people in all
ages, and still are. Scientists made countless researches into these subjects and
produced various arguments and theories. For scientists who measured the
order and design in the universe by using their reason and conscience, it has
not been difficult at all to explain this perfection. This is because Allah, the Al-
mighty, Who rules over the entire universe, created this perfect design and
this is obvious and clear to all people who can think and reason. Allah procla-
ims this evident truth in the verses of the Qur'an:

In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the alternation of
night and day, there are Signs for people with intelligence. (Surat Al
'Imran: 190)

Those scientists who ignore the evidence of creation, however, have gre-
at difficulty in answering these never-ending questions. They do not hesitate
to take recourse to demagoguery, false theories without any scientific basis,
and, if forced into a corner, even deceptions to defend theories that are enti-
rely opposed to reality. Yet, all developments that have taken place in science
recently, up until the outset of the 21 century, lead us to a single fact: the uni-
st
verse was created from nothing by Allah, Who possesses superior might and
infinite wisdom.

The Creation of the Universe

For centuries, people searched for an answer to the question of "how the
universe came into being". Thousands of models of the universe have been
put forward and thousands of theories have been produced throughout his-
tory. However, a review of these theories reveals that they all have at their co-
re one of two different models. The first is the concept of an infinite universe
without beginning, which no longer has any scientific basis. The second is
that the universe was created from nothing, which is currently recognized by
the scientific community as "the standard model".

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