Universe Formation in Quran | Cosmology Miracle
The Quran describes stages of cosmic formation matching modern cosmology's understanding of universe development.
Did You Know?
Modern science has discovered that the universe and celestial bodies formed from gaseous matter - exactly as described in the Quran's account of creation.
ثُمَّ اسْتَوَىٰ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ وَهِيَ دُخَانٌ فَقَالَ لَهَا وَلِلْأَرْضِ ائْتِيَا طَائِعِينَ
Then He directed Himself to the heaven while it was smoke and said to it and to the earth, 'Come [into being], willingly or by compulsion.' They said, 'We have come willingly.'
Quran 41:11
Explanation
The Arabic word 'دُخَانٌ' (dukhan) means smoke or gaseous matter. This precisely describes the early state of the universe and the formation of celestial bodies from cosmic gas and dust clouds, a fact only discovered by modern astronomy.
Scientific Details
Cosmic Scale Formation
After the Big Bang, the universe consisted of hot, dense gas that gradually cooled and formed into galaxies and stars. This matches the Quranic description of the heaven being 'smoke' in its early stages.
Stellar Formation
Stars form from massive clouds of gas and dust called nebulae, which collapse under gravity and heat up to form new stellar bodies - exactly as implied by the verse's description of formation from gaseous matter.
References
- Astrophysical Journal: Early Universe Formation
- Cosmological Studies: From Gas to Galaxies
- NASA: Formation of the First Stars and Galaxies
- Physical Review Letters: Universe's Early Gaseous State