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he Qur'an was sent down to the earth 14 centuries ago by Allah.
The Qur'an is not a book of science. It nonetheless includes
some scientific explanations within its religious context. These
explanations have never contradicted the findings of modern science. On
the contrary, certain facts that could only be discovered with the technol-
ogy of the 20th century were in fact revealed in the Qur'an 14 centuries
ago. This shows us that the Qur'an is one of the most important proofs that
proclaims the existence of Allah.

AN OUTLOOK ON THE UNIVERSE THROUGH
THE EYES OF THE QUR'AN
In the light of the data obtained in the 20th century, it has been dis-
covered that the universe came into being suddenly where it was previ-
ously non-existent. This theory is known as the Big Bang theory and it
holds that the outset of the universe came about with this explosion.
We studied this theory in its historical context backed up by scientif-
ic evidence in previous pages under the title "From Non-being to Being".
In this chapter, we will see how Allah has declared to us some scientific
facts about the creation of the universe in the Qur'an.
There is very strong evidence supporting the Big Bang theory. The
expansion of the universe is one of them and the most significant proof of
this is the moving away of the galaxies and the heavenly bodies from each
other. To better understand, the universe can be thought of as the surface

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