RE: 2-big bang theory in the Quran
July 14, 2010 at 2:13 pm
(This post was last modified: July 14, 2010 at 2:23 pm by DeistPaladin.)
(July 13, 2010 at 4:20 am)mo3taz3nbar Wrote: this is the continuation of the thread "one of the proofs that god exist"
2-The big bang theory:
“Do not the Unbelievers see That the heavens and the earth
Were joined together (as one Unit of Creation), before We clove them
asunder?” (Quran 21:30)
This clearly indicates that the universe(heavens and the earth was) joint entity the word used in Arabic is (retq) which is used to refer to different substances that make up a whole. And then god clove them asunder the word used in Arabic is (fataqa) which means to become separated from each other or to separate something by destroying its structure
http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/universe/bb_theory.html
Here's an alternate interpretation:
The Koran is based on the Bible and Judeo-Christian theology.
The Biblical creation speaks of Yahweh dividing the waters from the heaven (sky) from the waters of the earth and then creating a separate firmament (sky-dome) from the grounds raised up from the waters of the earth.
Genesis 1:6-10
So Sura 21:30 is a reference to this creation story. The cleaving of the heaven and earth into separate units, as related in this Koranic verse would seem to be closer to the Genesis story of Yahweh splitting the waters of heaven and earth and separating them with a dome than it would be to the Big Bang Theory.
Which do you think is more likely?
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"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
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