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22 May 2007 01:25:10 AM |
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How Does it come !! |
THE EXPANSION OF THE UNIVERSE
Edwin Hubble with his giant telescope
In the Qur'an, which was revealed fourteen centuries ago at a time
when the science of astronomy was still primitive, the expansion of
the universe was described in the following terms:
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)
The word "heaven," as stated in the verse above, is used in various
places in the Qur'an. It is referring to space and the wider universe.
Here again, the word is used with this meaning, stating that the
universe "expands." The Arabic word "moosiaaoona" in the term "inna
lamoosiaaoona," translated into English as "it is We Who are steadily
expanding it", comes from the verb "evsea," meaning "to expand." The
prefix "la" emphasises the following name or title and adds a sense of
"to a great extent." This expression therefore means "We expand the
sky or the universe to a great extent." This is the very conclusion
that science has reached today. 1
Georges Lemaitre
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.
From the moment of the Big Bang, the universe has been constantly
expanding at a great speed. Scientists compare the expanding universe
to the surface of a balloon that is inflated.
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. During these observations,
Hubble established that the stars emit a light that turns redder
according to their distance. That is because according to the known
laws of physics, light heading towards a point of observation turns
violet, and light moving away from that point assumes a more reddish
hue. During his observations, Hubble noted a tendency towards the
colour red in the light emitted by stars. In short, the stars were
moving further and further away, all the time. The stars and galaxies
were not only moving away from us, but also from each other. A
universe where everything constantly moves away from everything else
implied a constantly expanding universe. The observations carried out
in the following years verified that the universe is constantly
expanding.
In order to gain a clearer understanding of this, let us imagine the
universe to be the surface of a balloon being inflated. In the same
way that the more the balloon is inflated, the further away the points
on its surface move from one another, celestial bodies also move away
from one another as the universe expands. This was theoretically
discovered by Albert Einstein, regarded as one of the greatest
scientists of the 20th century. However, in order to avoid violating
the "static universe model" that was generally accepted at that time,
Einstein laid that discovery aside. He would later describe this as
the greatest blunder of his life. 2
This fact was explained in the Qur'an in a time when telescopes and
similar technological advancements were not even close to being
invented. This is because the Qur'an is the Word of Allah: the Creator
and Ruler of the entire universe.
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| User: "Doc Smartass" |
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| Title: Re: How Does it come !! |
22 May 2007 05:45:59 PM |
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"a.alshehri2005@gmail.com" <a.alshehri2005@gmail.com> wrote in
news:1179815110.866948.269710@q66g2000hsg.googlegroups.com:
Subject: How Does it come !!
Rub it.
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Duct-Tape a Fundie's Mouth Shut Today!
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| User: "Christopher A.Lee" |
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22 May 2007 01:50:46 AM |
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On 21 May 2007 23:25:10 -0700, "a.alshehri2005@gmail.com"
<a.alshehri2005@gmail.com> wrote:
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| User: "Kelsey Bjarnason" |
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23 May 2007 01:00:03 AM |
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On Mon, 21 May 2007 23:25:10 -0700, wrote:
In the Qur'an, which was revealed fourteen centuries ago at a time
when the science of astronomy was still primitive, the expansion of
the universe was described in the following terms:
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)
So, your basic position is that 14 centuries ago, the Quran revealed
advanced scientific knowledge.
Hmm.
It follows, then, that the followers of the Quran are so completely and
universally retarded that in the 14 centuries since, they completely
failed to understand this, until modern science came along, figured it all
out, published it, and some popularize turned it into picture books the
followers could drool over until they realize it meant "thing get bigger".
Yes, well, a truly marvelous argument you make for *not* adopting
theistic beliefs; they obviously rot the mind.
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Try a Jihad with me, and you'll meet Allah quicker
than you can spell Remmington. - George Rudzinski
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