We live in a modern world, where there appears to be many atheists and extremists in religion, as... more We live in a modern world, where there appears to be many atheists and extremists in religion, as one wonders to what extent the Islamic and physical view agree regarding the creation and fate of our universe. I have chosen to tackle the points of view from both perspectives equally. From the physics perspective, I have referred to books of physicists, such as Steven Hawking and Tim Kirk. From the Islamic perspective, I have referred to knowledgeable researchers in both physics and Islam, such as Dr. M. B Altaie, whom I conducted an interview with, as well as Islamic scholars who possess a wide understanding of the Islamic religion and the language of the Quran, such as Mr. Maudoudi and Al-Jalalayn script. There are similarities and differences, which both physics and Islam share. The similarities are the discovery of the expanding universe found through Hubble’s observations of distant galaxies, as stated in the Quran, “We are [its] expander” (51:47), as well as the Big Bang theory, which is proven to be true through evidence from Penzias and Wilson’s observation of the Cosmic Microwave background, “the heavens and the earth were a joined entity, then We separated them” (21:30). However, the sole difference between the two perspectives lies in the issue of the fate of the universe: Physics provides us with three possibilities regarding the fate of our universe; the open, closed and flat universes, whereas the Islamic perspective only supports the closed universe theory, which is mentioned in the Quran, ‘fold the heaven like the folding of a [written] sheet for the records’ (21:104). After all, how the universe works is just far more complicated that goes beyond what human can properly comprehend; obtaining a complete understanding of our universe is not yet feasible.
We live in a modern world, where there appears to be many atheists and extremists in religion, as... more We live in a modern world, where there appears to be many atheists and extremists in religion, as one wonders to what extent the Islamic and physical view agree regarding the creation and fate of our universe. I have chosen to tackle the points of view from both perspectives equally. From the physics perspective, I have referred to books of physicists, such as Steven Hawking and Tim Kirk. From the Islamic perspective, I have referred to knowledgeable researchers in both physics and Islam, such as Dr. M. B Altaie, whom I conducted an interview with, as well as Islamic scholars who possess a wide understanding of the Islamic religion and the language of the Quran, such as Mr. Maudoudi and Al-Jalalayn script. There are similarities and differences, which both physics and Islam share. The similarities are the discovery of the expanding universe found through Hubble’s observations of distant galaxies, as stated in the Quran, “We are [its] expander” (51:47), as well as the Big Bang theory, which is proven to be true through evidence from Penzias and Wilson’s observation of the Cosmic Microwave background, “the heavens and the earth were a joined entity, then We separated them” (21:30). However, the sole difference between the two perspectives lies in the issue of the fate of the universe: Physics provides us with three possibilities regarding the fate of our universe; the open, closed and flat universes, whereas the Islamic perspective only supports the closed universe theory, which is mentioned in the Quran, ‘fold the heaven like the folding of a [written] sheet for the records’ (21:104). After all, how the universe works is just far more complicated that goes beyond what human can properly comprehend; obtaining a complete understanding of our universe is not yet feasible.
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I have chosen to tackle the points of view from both perspectives equally. From the physics perspective, I have referred to books of physicists, such as Steven Hawking and Tim Kirk. From the Islamic perspective, I have referred to knowledgeable researchers in both physics and Islam, such as Dr. M. B Altaie, whom I conducted an interview with, as well as Islamic scholars who possess a wide understanding of the Islamic religion and the language of the Quran, such as Mr. Maudoudi and Al-Jalalayn script.
There are similarities and differences, which both physics and Islam share. The similarities are the discovery of the expanding universe found through Hubble’s observations of distant galaxies, as stated in the Quran, “We are [its] expander” (51:47), as well as the Big Bang theory, which is proven to be true through evidence from Penzias and Wilson’s observation of the Cosmic Microwave background, “the heavens and the earth were a joined entity, then We separated them” (21:30). However, the sole difference between the two perspectives lies in the issue of the fate of the universe: Physics provides us with three possibilities regarding the fate of our universe; the open, closed and flat universes, whereas the Islamic perspective only supports the closed universe theory, which is mentioned in the Quran, ‘fold the heaven like the folding of a [written] sheet for the records’ (21:104). After all, how the universe works is just far more complicated that goes beyond what human can properly comprehend; obtaining a complete understanding of our universe is not yet feasible.
I have chosen to tackle the points of view from both perspectives equally. From the physics perspective, I have referred to books of physicists, such as Steven Hawking and Tim Kirk. From the Islamic perspective, I have referred to knowledgeable researchers in both physics and Islam, such as Dr. M. B Altaie, whom I conducted an interview with, as well as Islamic scholars who possess a wide understanding of the Islamic religion and the language of the Quran, such as Mr. Maudoudi and Al-Jalalayn script.
There are similarities and differences, which both physics and Islam share. The similarities are the discovery of the expanding universe found through Hubble’s observations of distant galaxies, as stated in the Quran, “We are [its] expander” (51:47), as well as the Big Bang theory, which is proven to be true through evidence from Penzias and Wilson’s observation of the Cosmic Microwave background, “the heavens and the earth were a joined entity, then We separated them” (21:30). However, the sole difference between the two perspectives lies in the issue of the fate of the universe: Physics provides us with three possibilities regarding the fate of our universe; the open, closed and flat universes, whereas the Islamic perspective only supports the closed universe theory, which is mentioned in the Quran, ‘fold the heaven like the folding of a [written] sheet for the records’ (21:104). After all, how the universe works is just far more complicated that goes beyond what human can properly comprehend; obtaining a complete understanding of our universe is not yet feasible.