the Big Bang

& the Quran

Top 10 Question & Answer Slides about the big bang & Quran
01
What is the Big Bang?
Big Bang is the cosmic
explosion that is hypothesized
to have marked the origin of
the Universe.
Big Bang
Did youis the cosmic
know?

explosion that is
The Quran mentions hypothesized
to have marked
numerous the facts
scientific origin
longof
before they were discovered.
the Universe.
02
What are the scientific facts?
13 or 14 billion years ago, everything that
there was, must have been compressed
into one inconceivably dense point.
Something happened triggering the
most colossal explosion in history.
The Universe and other distant
galaxies are all fleeing away
from us and moving outward at
huge velocities.
03
What verse in Quran that
describes the Universe?
Have not those who disbelieve
known that the heavens and
the earth were both joined
then we tore them apart”

Al-Quran 21:30
2 interestingly accurate facts
stated in the verse.
Have not those who disbelieve
known that the heavens and
the earth were both joined
then we tore them apart”

Al-Quran 21:30
 Have not those who disbelieve
known
Fact 1 that the heavens and
the earth were both joined
The Common Origin of all
then we tore them apart”
space and matter.

Al-Quran 21:30
Have not those who disbelieve
known that the heavens and
the earth were both joined
then we tore them apart”

Al-Quran 21:30
 Have not those who disbelieve
known
Fact 2 that the heavens and
the earth were both joined
The Violent Separation that
then we tore them apart”
created all the matter in the
Universe.
Al-Quran 21:30
04
Does anybody really know
what caused the Big Bang?
No one knows what caused it, but
we think that the Big Bang created
space, time, and all the matter in
the Universe.
05
Are there any false claims
about the verse?
 Yes.
There are false claims that the common
origin is similar to the beliefs of other
societies at that time.
False claims no.1

It follows very precisely creation

mythologies that were believed in at
the time of Prophet Muhammad PBUH

Wrong
False claims no.2

It was the Greek view of an

eternal Universe that...
False claims no.2

The heaven had been

separated from the earth.

Wrong
False claims no.3

The confusion about the ancient Egyptian

beliefs and the idea that the heavens and
earth were one single block that was
broken into two.
False claims no.3

They believed that a goddess gives birth to

the sun in the east and swallows the sun in
the west which causes day and night.
06
What does the verse shows?
The Quran’s accurate
description is very different
from the ridiculous beliefs of
ancient societies.
07
Is the term Big Bang accurate?
It was said that one can hardly think of
a more inaccurate description of the
Big Bang than this verse…

Wrong
In truth, the term “Big Bang”
itself is really a contradiction.
It was meant to be a derisive
term and a misnomer.
It was meant to be a derisive
term and a misnomer.
Adjective: Expressing contempt or
ridicule: "a harsh, derisive laugh"
08
What misnomer means
and why?
A misnomer is a term which
suggests an interpretation that
is known to be untrue.
Why?
It wasn’t big because we think
that the Universe started from
a singularity of some sort,
...and there was no bang
because there was no air to
carry the vibrations.
09
What are the Quran’s literal
translation?
Have not those who disbelieve
known that the heavens and
the earth were both joined
then we tore them apart”

Al-Quran 21:30
Have not those who disbelieve
known that the heavens and
the earth
Stiched were both joined
together
then we tore them apart”

Al-Quran 21:30
Have not those who disbelieve
known that
Tore the heavens and
the earth were both joined
then we tore them apart”

Al-Quran 21:30
Let’s check out
Einstein’s theory…
In 1905, his theory of special relativity
explained the link between space and
time and discovered “space–time”
 Quick Fact

In physics, space–time is any mathematical

In 1905, his theory of special relativity
model that combines space and time into a
explained the link
single continuum. between space and
time and discovered “space–time”
 Space Time

He thought of it as a fabric, weaving

together space & time.
In 1915, his special relativity was
modified into general relativity
 Gravity

Space Time

That includes gravity and its effects

on this fabric of space–time.
10
What can we learn
from all this? Conclusion
The verse correctly states that
everything in the Universe came
from a common origin before
being ripped apart.
Common origin Torned apart
Nothing but Knowledge

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