The Quran says:
1) Have the Atheists not realized, that the heavens and the earth were of one piece and then Allah parted them (the Big Bang theory of creation),
2) Have the Atheists not realized, that Allah made of water every living and water is the cause of such beings having life (a well-established Biological fact)
3) Will they not then believe in the Quran and in Muhammad?
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The verse 21:30 of the Quran presents two scientific issues to the Atheists to stimulate them to think scientifically; they are:
- The Big Bang theory of creation
- The well-established Biological fact of the role of water
In the verse 21:30, Allah tells of His perfect might and power in His creation.
Have not the Atheists known, do they not realize that the heavens and the earth were joined together as one united piece, then Allah parted them!
Do they not see that the heavens and the earth were joined together, i.e. in the beginning they were all one piece, attached to one another and piled up on top of one another, and then Allah separated them from one another?
Moreover, Allah have made from water every living thing.
Will they (the Atheists) not then believe!
They see with their own eyes how creation develops step by step.
All of that is proof of the existence of the Creator Who is in control of all things and is able to do whatever He wills.
It is narrated that the Prophet Muhammad said:
“Every being is created from water.”
About 75% of the surface of our Globe is covered with water, and it has been estimated that if the inequalities on the surface were all leveled, the whole surface would be under water, as the mean elevation of land sphere-level would be 7,000-10,000 feet below the surface of the ocean.
This shows the predominance of water on our Globe.
That all life began in the water is also a conclusion to which our latest knowledge in biological science points.
The protoplasm, the original basis of living matter, is liquid or semi-liquid and in a state of constant flux and instability
The constitution of protoplasm is about 80 to 85 per cent of water.
Water is the main constituents of every living being like bacteria, protozoa, fungi, molds, plants, animals and human being; it is about 75-85% of the body weight of every living being.
For fourteen centuries, the Quran has drawn the attention of the Atheists to the great marvels Allah placed in the universe, wondering how they could deny what they see everywhere:
“Will they not, then, believe?”
How could they persist in their disbelief when everything around them in this universe inevitably leads to faith in Allah, the Almighty Creator, and the Wise who conducts all affairs?
Will the Atheists not then believe in the Quran? If they are scientific-minded as they claim.
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What the Muslims say about the verse 21:30 and the alike verses?
- The Quran is not a book of science.
- The Quran may refer to some universal facts, as the two facts stated in the verse 21:30
- Muslims accept this as an absolute certainty simply because Allah, the Almighty Creator, said it.
- Muslims certainly do not know how the heavens and the earth have parted, or ripped one from the other.
- The Quran mentions the Big Bang; however, this neither fills us with wonder nor increases our belief in the truth of the Quran.
- Indeed, we are proud of the Quran mentioning these two Scientific issues. In fact, there are some 100 of scientific facts in the Quran.
- However, our belief in the absolute truth of everything stated in the Quran is built on our unshakeable belief that it is Allah’s revelation, not on its being confirmed by scientific discoveries or theories.
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The verse 21:30 in different translations:
QARIB:
Have the unbelievers not seen that the heavens and the earth were sewn up as one (solid) mass, then we unstitched them, and that we made every living thing of water? Will they not believe!
SHAKIR:
Do not those who disbelieve see that the heavens and the earth were closed up, but we have opened them; and we have made of water everything living, will they not then believe?
PICKTHAL:
Have not those who disbelieve known that the heavens and the earth were of one piece, then we parted them, and we made every living thing of water? Will they not then believe?
YUSUFALI:
Do not the unbelievers see that the heavens and the earth were joined together (as one unit of creation), before we clove them asunder? We made from water every living thing. Will they not then believe?
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