Folding the Heavens on the Day of Resurrection
طي السماء يوم القيامة
Verse reference
يَوْمَ نَطْوِي السَّمَاءَ كَطَيِّ السِّجِلِّ لِلْكُتُبِالأنبياء 104
Interpretive reading
This is sometimes read in light of the oscillating-universe theory — the idea that the cosmos could recontract after expanding — an interpretive reading that relates the Quranic verse to a concept discussed in modern theoretical physics.
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Related readings
Relativity of Time
وَإِنَّ يَوْمًا عِندَ رَبِّكَ كَأَلْفِ سَنَةٍ مِّمَّا تَعُدُّونَ
Relativity of time (Einstein’s Theory of Relativity): time varies depending on gravitational field strength and on speed (velocity).
نسبية الزمنHidden Fire in Green Trees
الَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنَ الشَّجَرِ الْأَخْضَرِ نَارًا فَإِذَا أَنتُم مِّنْهُ تُوقِدُونَ
This is sometimes read as referring to solar energy stored in biomass (biomass energy). Trees store solar energy that is released when they burn.
النار الكامنة في الشجر الأخضرHuman Created from Soil (Chemical Elements)
وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ مِن سُلَالَةٍ مِّن طِينٍ
This Quranic description is sometimes read as noting that the human body is composed of many of the same elements found in soil: carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, iron, calcium, and others.
خلق الإنسان من تراب (عناصر كيميائية)