THE EXPANSION OF THE UNIVERSE


In the Qur'an, which was revealed fourteen centuries ago at a time when the science of astronomy was still primitive, the expansion of the universe was described in the following terms:

And it is We Who have constructed the heaven with might, and verily, it is We Who are steadily expanding it. (Qur'an, 51:47)

The word "heaven," as stated in the verse above, is used in various places in the Qur'an. It is referring to space and the wider universe. Here again, the word is used with this meaning, stating that the universe "expands." The Arabic word "moosiaaoona" in the term "inna lamoosiaaoona," translated into English as "it is We Who are steadily expanding it", comes from the verb "evsea," meaning "to expand." The prefix "la" emphasises the following name or title and adds a sense of "to a great extent." This expression therefore means "We expand the sky or the universe to a great extent." This is the very conclusion that science has reached today. 1


Until the dawn of the 20th century, the only view prevailing in the world of science was that "the universe has a constant nature and it has existed since infinite time." However, modern research, observations, and calculations carried out by means of modern technology have revealed that the universe in fact had a beginning and that it constantly "expands."

At the beginning of the 20th century, the Russian physicist Alexander Friedmann and the Belgian cosmologist Georges Lemaitre theoretically calculated that the universe is in constant motion and that it is expanding.


From the moment of the Big Bang, the universe has been constantly expanding at a great speed. Scientists compare the expanding universe to the surface of a balloon that is inflated.
This notion was confirmed by the use of observational data in 1929. While observing the sky with a telescope, Edwin Hubble, the American astronomer, discovered that the stars and galaxies were constantly moving away from each other. This discovery is regarded as one of the greatest in the history of astronomy. During these observations, Hubble established that the stars emit a light that turns redder according to their distance. That is because according to the known laws of physics, light heading towards a point of observation turns violet, and light moving away from that point assumes a more reddish hue. During his observations, Hubble noted a tendency towards the colour red in the light emitted by stars. In short, the stars were moving further and further away, all the time. The stars and galaxies were not only moving away from us, but also from each other. A universe where everything constantly moves away from everything else implied a constantly expanding universe. The observations carried out in the following years verified that the universe is constantly expanding.

In order to gain a clearer understanding of this, let us imagine the universe to be the surface of a balloon being inflated. In the same way that the more the balloon is inflated, the further away the points on its surface move from one another, celestial bodies also move away from one another as the universe expands. This was theoretically discovered by Albert Einstein, regarded as one of the greatest scientists of the 20th century. However, in order to avoid violating the "static universe model" that was generally accepted at that time, Einstein laid that discovery aside. He would later describe this as the greatest blunder of his life. 2

This fact was explained in the Qur'an in a time when telescopes and similar technological advancements were not even close to being invented. This is because the Qur'an is the Word of Allah: the Creator and Ruler of the entire universe.

http://www.miraclesofthequran.com/scientific_02.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2017/02/22/nasa-announcement-live/

MakeWeTalk:
Islam and their attempt to be like Christians.

Please show us meaningful miracles like raising the dead, that Jesus did.

Matthew 9
18 While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.

24 He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.

25 But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose.

26 And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land.

Until a muslim can do this, I will follow Jesus that raises the dead.

I mean Jesus is alive and mohammed is dead, if allah cannot keep mohammed alive but Jesus is alive;
please explain why I should leave Jesus that is alive and even raises the dead to follow another islam that cannot raise the dead.

they can't even keep mohammed alive let alone raise the dead.

MakeWeTalk:

MakeWeTalk:
Islam and their attempt to be like Christians.

Please show us meaningful miracles like raising the dead, that Jesus did.

Matthew 9
18 While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.

24 He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.

25 But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose.

26 And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land.

Until a muslim can do this, I will follow Jesus that raises the dead.

I mean Jesus is alive and mohammed is dead, if allah cannot keep mohammed alive but Jesus is alive;
please explain why I should leave Jesus that is alive and even raises the dead to follow another islam that cannot raise the dead.

they can't even keep mohammed alive let alone raise the dead.

Adeoba10:
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HighKing01:
Accept chirst now b4 its 2 late!!!

Anikulhapo:
Radarada but why will nairaland place restrictions on the Muslim section but anybody is allowed to enter the Christianity section?

Anikulhapo:
Radarada but why will nairaland place restrictions on the Muslim section but anybody is allowed to enter the Christianity section?

soulhighman:

First and foremost, we don't need to be like you Christians. We are unique.

Secondly, the Qur'an describes a lot of miracles tgt Jesus did 'with Allah's permission'. Just as he said ij the bible that "I can of my own self do nothing".

Thirdly, Muslims respect Jesus and the authentic Islamic believe is that he wasn't killed, and that Allah saved him from being crucified.

You also need to understand that it is not a competition between Jesus and Muhammad. They are both prophets of Allah. And we respect them both.

Lastly, don't you think your intelligence should be challenged, if we go by your logic up there that your God (Jesus) was arrested and crucified by ordinary human beings and you are here saying he is alive? Meanwhile, when you wanted to compare him, you compared him with someone that we Muslims do not call God, but we call him a prophet of God and a human being and so like every other prophets, we know that it is normal for him to also die. You again shot yourself in the leg by asking why Allah did not save him from dying but God saved Jesus (as you claimed). That means you know very well that we don't call Muhammad God, but Allah is God.
Jesus promised Holy Spirit not a prophet
Get well soon bro

MakeWeTalk:
Islam and their attempt to be like Christians.

Please show us meaningful miracles like raising the dead, that Jesus did.

Matthew 9
18 While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.

24 He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.

25 But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose.

26 And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land.

Until a muslim can do this, I will follow Jesus that raises the dead.

I mean Jesus is alive and mohammed is dead, if allah cannot keep mohammed alive but Jesus is alive;
please explain why I should leave Jesus that is alive and even raises the dead to follow another islam that cannot raise the dead.

they can't even keep mohammed alive let alone raise the dead.

soulhighman:

First and foremost, we don't need to be like you Christians. We are unique.

Secondly, the Qur'an describes a lot of miracles tgt Jesus did 'with Allah's permission'. Just as he said ij the bible that "I can of my own self do nothing".

Thirdly, Muslims respect Jesus and the authentic Islamic believe is that he wasn't killed, and that Allah saved him from being crucified.

You also need to understand that it is not a competition between Jesus and Muhammad. They are both prophets of Allah. And we respect them both.

Lastly, don't you think your intelligence should be challenged, if we go by your logic up there that your God (Jesus) was arrested and crucified by ordinary human beings and you are here saying he is alive? Meanwhile, when you wanted to compare him, you compared him with someone that we Muslims do not call God, but we call him a prophet of God and a human being and so like every other prophets, we know that it is normal for him to also die. You again shot yourself in the leg by asking why Allah did not save him from dying but God saved Jesus (as you claimed). That means you know very well that we don't call Muhammad God, but Allah is God.

Get well soon bro

MakeWeTalk:


Jesus is not a man but God who came in the flesh.

John 1
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

14 And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

Jesus died for us to live unlike allah that demand muslims die for him.

Hadith 53:352
Allah's prophet said, "Allah guarantees him who strives in His Cause and whose motivation for going out is nothing BUT JIHAD IN HIS CAUSE and belief in His Word, that HE WILL ADMIT HIM INTO PARADISE (if martyred) or bring him back to his dwelling place, whence he has come out, with what he gains of reward and booty."

Surah 4:74
So let those fight in the cause of Allah who sell the life of this world for the Hereafter. And he who fights in the cause of Allah and is killed or achieves victory - We will bestow upon him a great reward.

drnoel:


No am not muslim so despute that claimes with all severity.

I need to correct a misnomer without being bias about religion or denominations. Please the Universe is a constantly evolving complex of bodies. It has nothing to do with expansion or a prophecy of islam, Quran, Christianity or the Bible. The proofs are there, lets not deceive ourselves.

jomoh:



Please tell me how you and modern technology (less than 200years old) come to know about these proofs that the Quran (over 1400years old) has stated over 1400 years ago.

Edifyer:

Seriously? Is that how you reason? I feel sorry for you. May Allah guide you. of course Jesus did miracles but with God permission read John 5:30, act 2: 22.. for your information not only Jesus that raised the dead. Elijah the prophet raised the widow of Zarephath’s son from the dead, (1 Kings 17:17–24). Other prophets too did some miracles with God permission. Jesus miracles are mention in the Qurán: [5:110]

[The Day] when Allah will say, "O Jesus, Son of Mary, remember [b]My favor upon you and upon your mother When I supported you with the Pure Spirit and you spoke to the people in the cradle and in maturity; and [remember] when I taught you writing and wisdom and the Torah and the Gospel; and when you designed from clay [what was] like the form of a bird with My permission, then you breathed into it, and it became a bird with My permission; and you healed the blind and the leper with My permission; and when you brought forth the dead with My permission; and when I restrained the Children of Israel from [killing] you when you came to them with clear proofs and those who disbelieved among them said, "This is not but obvious magic.[/b]".

Please go and read some scientific errors and contradictions in the bible.

drnoel:


So u mean the Quran was there before Galileo, Pythagoras, Socrates, Da Vinci and the rest renowned astronomers? Please I don't mean to be rude but don't be naive. All the hypothesis of these men have been either confirmed by mordern science or disproved. So far in my Studies there has been nothing cited or quoted from the Quran or the Bible that has been repeated by the fathers of astronomy and I have read both the Quran and the Bible to confirm. In fact a friend of mine wrote it as his thesis for his finals years back. Lets please stick to facts and not fantasy

soulhighman:

First and foremost, we don't need to be like you Christians. We are unique.

Secondly, the Qur'an describes a lot of miracles tgt Jesus did 'with Allah's permission'. Just as he said ij the bible that "I can of my own self do nothing".

Thirdly, Muslims respect Jesus and the authentic Islamic believe is that he wasn't killed, and that Allah saved him from being crucified.

You also need to understand that it is not a competition between Jesus and Muhammad. They are both prophets of Allah. And we respect them both.

Lastly, don't you think your intelligence should be challenged, if we go by your logic up there that your God (Jesus) was arrested and crucified by ordinary human beings and you are here saying he is alive? Meanwhile, when you wanted to compare him, you compared him with someone that we Muslims do not call God, but we call him a prophet of God and a human being and so like every other prophets, we know that it is normal for him to also die. You again shot yourself in the leg by asking why Allah did not save him from dying but God saved Jesus (as you claimed). That means you know very well that we don't call Muhammad God, but Allah is God.

Get well soon bro

MakeWeTalk:

drnoel:


So u mean the Quran was there before Galileo, Pythagoras, Socrates, Da Vinci and the rest renowned astronomers? Please I don't mean to be rude but don't be naive. All the hypothesis of these men have been either confirmed by mordern science or disproved. So far in my Studies there has been nothing cited or quoted from the Quran or the Bible that has been repeated by the fathers of astronomy and I have read both the Quran and the Bible to confirm. In fact a friend of mine wrote it as his thesis for his finals years back. Lets please stick to facts and not fantasy