-THE EXPANSION OF THE UNIVERSE
And it is We Who have constructed the heaven with might, and verily, it is We Who are steadily expanding it.
(Qur'an, 51:47)
Until the dawn of the 20th century, the only view prevailing in the world of science was that "the universe has a constant nature and it has existed since infinite time." However, modern research, observations, and calculations carried out by means of modern technology have revealed that the universe in fact had a beginning and that it constantly "expands."
At the beginning of the 20th century, the Russian physicist Alexander Friedmann and the Belgian cosmologist Georges Lemaitre theoretically calculated that the universe is in constant motion and that it is expanding.
This notion was confirmed by the use of observational data in 1929. While observing the sky with a telescope, Edwin Hubble, the American astronomer, discovered that the stars and galaxies were constantly moving away from each other. This discovery is regarded as one of the greatest in the history of astronomy.
This is self-refuting.
Putting aside the incorrect translations and ambiguity of the verses often quoted, retrospective attribution of modern discoveries to an ancient text does not work. Especially an ancient text who’s authorship is in question.
In the very first line, it says “Until the dawn of the 20th century, the only view prevailing in the world of science was that the universe has a constant nature and it has existed since infinite time." This includes
the Muslim view. If Muslim scholars have been sitting on these amazing discoveries and hiding them away from the world, waiting for them to be discovered by other means before they seize credit, then they should have at least mentioned it amongst themselves previous to the actual discovery by other means.
Why has it taken so long for this particular measure of divine knowledge to be brought forth into the mainstream consciousness? Why wasn’t it an Islamic scholar who challenged the prevailing worldview, and why was it instead the collective conclusion of alternative ideas, unrelated to Islam or the Qur’an?
The simple fact is that these discoveries would have happened, and did happen, despite anything written in the Qur’an. They would have happened regardless if the Qur’an had even existed. The Qur’an has had no influence, at all, in the progress made in these sciences. What use is a few vague words in an ancient text? How much credit do you think these words actually grant you? How big a slice of the science cake do you think you can take while waving these spurious, convoluted, contrived demands for recognition?
Furthermore, these scientists and their consensus also discredit many of the other unsupported claims of Islam and its scripture. If you accept these scientific models of understanding, then either science supports your worldview consistently, or your worldview is flawed. You can’t have it both ways.
Topic: IF Islam is false, why does Islam explain