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proton could cause this event, and warn that the world will
definitely come to an end:

Cosmic entropy, if it is real, will continue for centuries but when it
happens, nothing will remain, no stars, people, poems, atoms or
memories…
After pointing out this fact, our attention is drawn to the reality:

Not one research project and not one experiment ever undertaken has
been able to prove the disappearance of a single proton. However, this
has not discouraged scientists from continuing to research in this field.
For scientists to witness a proton decay would mean that the universe is
face to face with the threat of annihilation. The obliteration of even just
one proton means that everything in the universe is decaying, The
decay of a single proton would demonstrate that all protons decay and
that therefore atoms, molecules, and DNA could not be formed. 6
These few examples are enough to prove that the universe was
created by a superior power, who gave it a great order and balance.
Our All-Powerful Lord protects and watches over this faultless
order, for:

Allah keeps a firm hold on the heavens and Earth, preventing
them from vanishing away. And if they vanished, no one could
then keep hold of them. Certainly He is Most Forbearing, Ever-
Forgiving. (Surah Fatir, 41)
Allah reveals in the Qur'an that everything in the universe will
end. It is obvious that Allah, Who created and sustains this universe,

can destroy it whenever He wills. On this great Final Day, all
existing orders will cease, and everything that people admired,
investigated and incessantly tried to comprehend will be turned on
its head, for: