بَدِيعُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۖ أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لَهُ ۥ وَلَدٌ۬ وَلَمۡ تَكُن لَّهُ ۥ صَـٰحِبَةٌ۬ۖ وَخَلَقَ كُلَّ شَىۡءٍ۬ۖ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَىۡءٍ عَلِيمٌ۬ (١٠١)
Surah Al-Anaam
The Originator of the heavens and the earth! How can He have a child, when there is for Him no consort, when He created all things and is Aware of all things? (101) Surah Al-Anaam
Such is Allah, your Lord. There is no God save Him, the Creator of all things, so worship Him. And He taketh care of all things. (102)
Surah At-Tur
Were they created by nothing? or were they themselves the creators? (35) Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Nay, but they have no firm Belief. (36)
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Can it Be that the Universe Created Itself?
Virtually every
human being has pondered this question. Some answered by saying
that the formation of the universe was merely a coincidence.
Others felt there must be an unseen Creator. In what will
follow, we will try to assist you in answering this question.
Our approach will depend primarily on the text of the Qur'an
(the Word of Allah (i.e. God), inspired to Prophet Muhammad
(saws)). We request only that you open your mind and read.
Allah asks in
the Qur'an:
35. Were they
created out of nothing? Or were they themselves the creators?
36. Or did they
create the heavens and the earth? Nay, but they are sure of
nothing!
(Qur'an 52:35-36)
Most deny or
ignore the existence of The Creator because they cannot see
Him. However, there are many things which we do not see, but
yet we believe in their existence. Further, most of us believe
in creatures which exist yet undiscovered and undocumented.
Many reject the
existence of The Creator, believing only in science and data
gathered and confirmed by its canonical methods. But, on any
given day, the same person might find himself in love, deep
remorse or sadness. And while contriving the most complex
and personal thoughts, he does not, at the time, suppose that
his feelings are a random product of firing neurons. How can
he then believe that the only distinction between a corpse
and a living person is the absence of organ functionality.
That we need only revive his physical body to restore him
to normality.
The Scientific Proof
Let us imagine
ourselves standing in a laboratory stocked with beakers and
test tubes containing all sorts of chemical compounds. Then
suppose an earthquake has just occurred upsetting the shelved
vessels, sending their contents spilling onto the laboratory
floor. It would be a very strange coincidence indeed to find
new life forms generating themselves where none had existed
before.
You might say,
'Your analogy didn't account for time - these organisms need
time to evolve.' We ask, 'How much time should we have allowed?
Was there enough time since the beginning of the universe
to allow for their self-induced formation?'
Let's hear from
Swiss mathematician Charles Eugene Jai. In an experiment aimed
at answering this very question, Jai set out to calculate
the probability of the random formation of a single protein
molecule. Jai 'helped' the situation by assuming the existence
of formative elements, and by selecting a protein consisting
of only 2,000 atoms (An average protein might consist of 32,000
atoms or more). Jai also assumed that the protein would consist
of only 2 unique formative atoms.
He determined
the value of probability by considering the size of the material
and the time necessary for the random formation to occur.
He calculated that the probability of forming even a simplified
protein molecule was approximately 1 in 5 x 10 e+320 !
The size of the
material necessary to produce that almost zero probability
would have been a sphere with a diameter of approximately
6 x 10 e+176 miles - about 10 e+63 times bigger than the imagined
size of the universe. Finally, the time necessary for the
molecule to form was 10 e+243 billion years. This was far
greater than the supposed age of the universe - only about
2 billion years.
He concluded
that the universe was neither old enough, nor big enough to
allow for the random formation of even a simple protein molecule.
It was impossible for the universe to have created itself,
and for life to randomly form. We must then consider another
course. There is a Creator who created the universe.
Some Unmistakable Signs of the Creator
Allah said in
the Qur'an:
53. We*
(Allah) shall show them Our Signs on the horizons and within
themselves, until it becomes clear to them that it is the
Truth. Is it not sufficient that the Lord is Witness over
all things?
(Qur'an 41:53)
*
One of the usages of 'we' in Arabic
is for glorifying and indicating the greatness of a person.
Here it indicates greatness and not plurality.
We live in an
amazing universe. It is a universe peculiarly balanced, and
purposefully tempered as if to provide a safe host for living
creatures.
According to
modern astronomers, the universe is expanding. They hold that
if gravity had been only slightly stronger, it would have
overtaken expansion very early and caused the universe to
collapse. Had gravity been slightly weaker, universe expansion
would have become a runaway process, not allowing time for
the formation of galaxies and stars.
If either of
these had occurred, there would never have been an Earth on
which creatures could live. This universe seems designed,
even meticulously tailored to provide suitable conditions
for living. If other basic ratios and constants had been just
slightly different, the universe would not have been favourable
to our existence.
If, for instance,
the strong and weak nuclear forces were slightly stronger
relative to the electromagnetic forces, hydrogen would not
exist in its ordinary form. This would mean that heavier elements,
such as carbon and oxygen - two of the essential building
blocks of life - would never have existed.
The strength
of gravity is crucial to the existence of life in the universe
in another way. If it were weaker, then it could not crush
the material in a star the size of the Sun with enough force
to ignite its thermonuclear reactions. Only very massive stars
would shine, and such stars would probably have too short
lifespan to allow for the development of life.
These indications
that the universe has been arranged to favour the appearance
and survival of life has been taken very seriously by certain
scientists. Prominent among them is astronomer Brandon Carter.
Modern science estimates that it has taken 4 billion years
for human beings to evolve from unicellular life forms. Carter
has calculated that the average period for any evolution of
this magnitude should take much longer - about 10 billion
years. That is longer than the lifespan of a Sun-sized star,
and much longer than the period of life-favourable conditions
on Earth.
It would seem
that intelligent life appeared on Earth despite its high improbability.
We are again pulled towards recognizing the Creator.
Signs for the Aware
164. Behold!
In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the alternation
of the night and day, and the sailing of ships through the
ocean for the profit of mankind, and the water which Allah
sends down from the skies, thereby reviving the earth after
its death, and dispersing therein all kinds of beasts, and
(in) the ordinance of the winds, and the clouds subjugated
between heaven and earth: are signs for people who have sense.
(Qur'an 2:164)
The Creation of Heaven and Earth
60. Who has created
the heavens and the earth, and Who sends down for you water
from the sky? Yea, with it We cause to grow well-planted orchards
full of beauty and delight: it never has been yours to cause
to grow. Could there be another god besides Allah? Nay, but
they are people who swerve from justice.
61. Or, Who has
made the earth firm to live in, and placed rivers in its folds,
and set upon it immovable mountains, and made a barrier between
the two seas (fresh and salt waters)? Could there be another
god besides Allah? Nay, most of them know not.
62. Or, Who answers
the one distressed when he calls unto Him, and Who relieves
the harm, and makes you (mankind) inheritors of the earth?
Could there be another god besides Allah? Little do they reflect!
63. Or, Who guides
you through the depths of darkness in the land and the sea,
and Who sends the winds as heralds of His Mercy? Could there
be another god besides Allah? High is Allah above what they
ascribe to Him!
64. Or, Who originates
creation, then repeats it, and Who gives you sustenance from
heaven and earth? Could there be another god besides Allah?
Say, " Bring your proof, if you are truthful!"
65. Say: None
in the heavens or on earth, except Allah, knows what is hidden.
Nor are they able to perceive when they shall be resurrected
(for Judgment).
(Qur'an 27:60-65)
9. Allah is He
Who sends the winds which push up the clouds. Then He leads
them unto a dead land and revive therewith the earth after
its death. Such is the Resurrection!
(Qur'an 35:9)
27. Have they
not seen that Allah causes water to fall from the sky? Then
with it We produce fruit of various colours; and among the
hills are streaks white and red, and of various colours, and
(others) of raven-black.
28. And so amongst
men and beasts and cattle, in like manner, various colours.
Verily those who truly fear Allah, among His Servants, are
those endued with knowledge, and Allah is Exalted in Might,
Oft-Forgiving.
(Qur'an 35:27-28)
65. Allah sends
down water from the sky and therewith revives the earth after
its death. Verily in this is a sign for those who listen.
(Qur'an 16:65)
6. Have they
not then observed the sky above them, how We have constructed
it and beautified it, and how there are no rifts in it?
7. And We have
spread out the earth, and have flung firm hills therein, and
have caused every lovely thing to grow thereon (in pairs).
8. A vision and
a reminder for every repentant servant.
9. And We send
down from the sky blessed water whereby We give growth unto
gardens and the grain of crops,
10. And lofty
date-palms with ranged clusters.
11. Provision
(made) for (Allah's) Servants; and therewith We quicken a
dead land. Like so will be the resurrection of the dead.
(Qur'an 50:6-11)
2. Allah is He
Who raised the heavens without pillars that you can see, then
mounted the Throne, and compelled the sun and the moon to
be of service (to his Law)! Each runs (its course) unto an
appointed term. He regulates all affairs, explaining the revelations,
that you may be certain of the meeting with your Lord.
3. And Allah
is He who spread out the earth and placed therein firm hills
and flowing streams, and of all fruits He placed therein two
spouses (male and female). He covered the night with day.
Behold! Herein verily are signs for people who take thought.
4. And in the
Earth are neighbouring tracts, vineyard and ploughed lands,
and palm trees, like and unlike, watered with one water (the
same water). And We have made some of them to excel others
in fruit. Behold! Herein verily are signs for people who have
sense.
(Qur'an 13:2-4)
