Creation of the Universe from the Big Bang

The Quran states in 21:30: "Do not the unbelievers see that the heavens and the earth were joined together, before We clove them asunder?"

This is a remarkable reference to the Big Bang theory. In 1927, Georges Lemaître proposed the "primeval atom" theory, and Edwin Hubble later proved the universe is expanding.

The Quran uses "ratqan" (joined) and "fataqnāhumā" (clove asunder), matching the Big Bang concept. Verse 41:11 refers to the early universe as "dukhan" (smoke): "Then He turned to the heaven when it was smoke."

Sources:
• Quran 21:30
• Quran 41:11
• NASA: Big Bang Theory
• Edwin Hubble, PNAS, 1929

Great Islamic commentators including Allamah Tabatabai in Al-Mizan and Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi in Tafsir Nemuneh have considered this verse as a reference to the continuous expansion of the universe. The word "lamūsiʿūn" comes from the root "awsa'a" meaning to expand and is in the intensive form, indicating the continuity of this expansion.

This article claims that the Holy Quran, more than 1400 years ago, referred to the scientific fact of the expansion of the universe; a fact that humanity only achieved in the 20th century through Edwin Hubble's observations.

The following scientific evidence supports this claim:

In the 7th century CE, the common belief was that the universe was static and eternal. Aristotle and Ptolemy had presented the geocentric model, and this belief continued until the 16th century and the Copernican revolution. In 1929, Edwin Hubble proved through his observations that galaxies are moving away from each other.

Based on scientific and Quranic evidence, it can be concluded that the Holy Quran has remarkably referred to scientific facts that were discovered centuries later. This harmony is a sign of the miracle of the Quran and an invitation to reflect on the divine verses.