Page 20 - The Glory in the Heavens

The fact that the stars are steadily moving away from

each other indicates that they were at one time closer

together. Scientists computed that 15 billion years ago

all the matter in the universe was gathered together in
a single point as small as the tip of a needle. Our uni-

verse came into being when that tiny point exploded.

Now let us note down one by one what we have

seen so far:

- Stars move continually;

- Stars are moving away from us;

- If time could be turned back, we would see stars

coming closer together.
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This would continue until the entire universe was
gathered together at one point.

If we went a little further, this point would also

disappear. This means that the universe came into

existence from nothing; that is, Allah created it in an

instant.

You might get a better idea of what "nothing"

means by answering these three simple questions:

1. How old were you one year ago?

You might answer "A year younger."
2. If you counted your age back year by year,

what age would be the last one you would get to?