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Question to us : Muslims say that the Big Bang theory is in the Quran , is there any truth to that?
Answer: Not in the slightest.
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The Quran states : 'The heavens and the Earth were joined and we clove them asunder'.
This does not conform in any way shape or form to the reality of the situation, as demonstrated in 3 points..
(1) Let's do the Maths..
The Universe is 13.8 Billion years old
The Earth is 6 Billion years old
So how can both begin at the same time?
The explanation is that they didn't.
Without going into in-depth Cosmology, The Earth was a result of a number of subsequent and common occurrences which required Hydrogen Formation and dying stars, neither of which existed or were possible at the beginning moment of the Universe.
A common nonsensical response argument is that what the Quran *really means* is that the Earth's materials were at the beginning.
Sadly, it's yet another great failing in the grasp of basic Education in the field.
With only the exception of Hydrogen, all elements to form the Earth were created through Nuclear Fusion inside the core of a star and even hydrogen itself could only form after the universe began to cool, the entire process up until the elements required for Earth existed ANYWHERE in the universe was over several Billion years , so once again, NO, the Quran is wrong.
(2) What is the Earth in contrast with everything else?
The answer is next to nothing.
Simply in our own galaxy, there are an estimated 100+ Billion stars, most of which have solar systems and plants like the ones surrounding us, and this is simply 100's of Billions of other Galaxies throughout the vastness of the universe...The argument that the Earth played any form of Vital role in the existence of the universe is absurd in light of the Evidence..
However, If you believe the Earth is the centre of a universe, solely surrounded by a handful of orbiting celestial bodies and that stars are simply low level lights ...then this argument makes perfect sense...
Not in a vast universe where we exist in a generic area of a typical galaxy among many.
(3) The verse makes no sense.
The last time I checked, the Earth was a part OF the universe, not APART from it.
The verse itself becomes confusing by the Muslims argument , but becomes entirely clear when we read the verse in the authentic context..
The Quran simply parrots common beliefs of the time period and nothing more.
The Qurans statement of separating the Earth from the Heavens is nothing new, the concept is found in all surrounding and Earlier religions/Cultures of the region.
Christianity, Judaism, Sumerian Mythology for example, all talk about a separation between the Heavens and he Earth, do they describe the Big Bang? Of course not and no one assumed this to be the case.
The reality of the situation is that the claim creates a belief that the Heavens (now known as the upper sky) and the Earth were separated (as with a brick lifted off the top of another Brick) to simply create a space between them.
All the Quran is doing (a consistent find in the Quran) is giving a vague synopsis of local beliefs which have been incorporated to give the Quran a sense of credibility and nothing more, especially not what some muslims would have you believe.
In conclusion, the Quran does not demonstrate the Big Bang theory and only appeals to archaic beliefs of creation, disproving its 'divinity' .
But let's say its intention WAS to explain the big bang theory...As we've proved - it couldn't be more wrong, so if it can't be accurate in telling us where it came from, how can we possibly consider it to be accurate to tell us where we're going?...
Topic: 'The Big Bang theory in the Quran'