{"id":104,"date":"2025-02-28T08:51:49","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T08:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/proveislam.test\/?p=104"},"modified":"2025-03-10T11:31:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T11:31:45","slug":"expanding-universe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/proveislam.com\/ar\/expanding-universe\/","title":{"rendered":"Expanding Universe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Expanding Universe | Miracles of Quran | Mind blowing\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1PWUTKkA5LQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Qur\u2019an contains profound insights that align with modern scientific discoveries. 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Perspective<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to the 20th century, the dominant view of the universe was that it was neither expanding nor contracting. Even prominent scientists like Einstein initially believed in a <strong>static universe<\/strong> because the prevailing scientific thought held that the universe was eternal and unchanging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/firebasestorage.googleapis.com\/v0\/b\/quran-miracles-a.appspot.com\/o\/expansionPH.jpeg?alt=media&amp;token=452697be-0151-4bee-9741-86109e2ab326\" alt=\"Expanding Universe\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>However, later observations overturned this idea, leading Einstein to abandon the cosmological constant, calling it his \"biggest blunder.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scientific Discoveries on Expansion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the early 1920s, Russian physicist <strong>Alexander Friedmann<\/strong> and Belgian cosmologist <strong>Georges Lema\u00eetre<\/strong> mathematically demonstrated that the universe was continuously expanding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was further confirmed in 1929 when American astronomer <strong>Edwin Hubble<\/strong> made a groundbreaking observation through his telescope. He discovered that galaxies and stars were receding from one another, proving that the universe was expanding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/firebasestorage.googleapis.com\/v0\/b\/quran-miracles-a.appspot.com\/o\/expanding-universe.jpeg?alt=media&amp;token=c171345c-fe3b-43b7-9374-c9fed66072a2\" alt=\"Expansion of the Universe\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stephen Hawking on the Expanding Universe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Renowned physicist <strong data--h-bstatus=\"0OBSERVED\">Stephen Hawking<\/strong> emphasized the significance of this discovery in his book <em data--h-bstatus=\"0OBSERVED\">A Brief History of Time<\/em>, stating: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em data--h-bstatus=\"0OBSERVED\">\u201cThe discovery that the universe is expanding was one of the great intellectual revolutions of the 20th century.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Qur\u2019an\u2019s Remarkable Insight<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While modern science confirmed this fact in the 20th century, the Qur\u2019an explicitly mentioned the expansion of the universe over <strong>1,400 years ago<\/strong>, long before the invention of the first telescope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This serves as yet another example of the Qur\u2019an\u2019s remarkable compatibility with modern scientific discoveries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Qur\u2019an contains profound insights that align with modern scientific discoveries. 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