The Big Bang - Cosmic Origin
The Quran describes the heavens and earth as once being joined, then separated - matching the Big Bang theory.
أَوَلَمْ يَرَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا أَنَّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ كَانَتَا رَتْقًا فَفَتَقْنَاهُمَا
Awalam yara alladhīna kafarū anna as-samāwāti wal-arḍa kānatā ratqan fafataqnāhumā
“Have those who disbelieved not considered that the heavens and the earth were a joined entity, and We separated them?”
610-632 CE
The verse describing this phenomenon was revealed to Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)
Time Gap
1,295+ years
Before scientific confirmation
1927-1965 CE
Georges Lemaître / Edwin Hubble confirmed: Big Bang Theory - Origin of the Universe
The Quran describes the heavens and earth as having been a single joined entity that was then separated. This description remarkably parallels the Big Bang theory, which posits that all matter and space originated from a single point.
The Arabic terms used are precise: "ratq" refers to something fused or joined together (like stitched cloth), while "fatq" means to split apart or separate. This imagery of a unified beginning that was then "cloven asunder" matches the scientific understanding of cosmic origins.
Classical commentators like Ibn Kathir understood this verse to describe a primordial state where the heavens and earth were joined before being separated - an interpretation that has gained new significance with modern cosmological discoveries.
Phenomenon
Big Bang Theory - Origin of the Universe
Discovered By
Georges Lemaître / Edwin Hubble
Year Discovered
1927-1931
Time Gap
1,295+ years
The Big Bang theory states that approximately 13.8 billion years ago, all matter, energy, space, and time emerged from an infinitely dense, hot singularity. The universe then rapidly expanded and cooled, eventually forming galaxies, stars, and planets. The Arabic word "ratq" means something closed up, sewn, or joined together, while "fatq" means to split, separate, or unsew - describing the separation of a primordial unified state.
Key evidence includes: cosmic microwave background radiation (1965), abundance of light elements, and observed expansion of the universe.
Expert Testimonials
Dr. Alfred Kroner
Geology • Johannes Gutenberg University, Germany
“Thinking about many of these questions and thinking where Muhammad came from, he was after all a Bedouin. I think it is almost impossible that he could have known about things like the common origin of the universe.”
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