The Universe Created from Smoke
الكون خُلق من دخان
Verse reference
ثُمَّ اسْتَوَىٰ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ وَهِيَ دُخَانٌفصلت 11
Interpretive reading
The Quranic verse is sometimes read as describing that, after the Big Bang, the early universe consisted of gas and cosmic dust resembling smoke. This interpretive reading is seen by some as consistent with observations in astrophysics.
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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 الزمنFolding the Heavens on the Day of Resurrection
يَوْمَ نَطْوِي السَّمَاءَ كَطَيِّ السِّجِلِّ لِلْكُتُبِ
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.
طي السماء يوم القيامةHidden 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 الأخضر