وَالسَّمَاءَ بَنَيْنَاهَا بِأَيْدٍ وَإِنَّا لَمُوسِعُونَ

"And We have built the heaven with might, and indeed, We are expanding it."

(Qur’ān 51:47]

The Expansion of the Universe

Modern Science

In the 20th century, scientists discovered that the universe is constantly expanding — a fact now confirmed by modern cosmology.

Key Scientific Facts:

Light from distant galaxies shows they are moving away

The universe has been expanding since the Big Bang

Qur’ānic Revelation 1400 Years Ago

“And We built the heaven with might, and indeed, We are expanding it.”

(Qur’ān 51:47)

The Qur’ān described the universe as “expanding” over 1,400 years ago — a reality that modern science only discovered in the last century.

Words of the Chosen
“The heavens are seven, one above the other. Between every two heavens is the distance of five hundred years.”
— Prophet Muhammad — al-Saduq, al-Tawhid, p. 202
“Verily, Allāh created the heavens and the earth, then He split them open, and from them He created the creation. And He continues to expand them until He wills.”
— Imam Jafar al-Sadiq, great-grandson of Prophet Muhammad — al-Saduq, al-Tawhid, p. 277
“Do you not see how Allāh created seven heavens in layers, and placed the moon in them as a light, and made the sun as a lamp?”
— Prophet Nuh — Qur’ān 71:15–16

Have they not travelled throughout the land to see what was the end of those who were ˹destroyed˺ before them?

[Qur’an 40:82]

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