In the Qur'an, which was revealed fourteen centuries ago at a time
when the science of astronomy was still primitive, the expansion ofthe
universe was described in the following terms:
And it is We Who have constructed the heaven with might, and verily,
it isWe Who are steadily expanding it. (Qur'an, 51:47)
The word "heaven," as stated in the verse above, is used in various
places inthe Qur'an. It is referring to space and the wider universe.
Here again, the word is used with this meaning, stating that the
universe "expands." The Arabic word " moosiaaoona " in the term" inna
lamoosiaaoona ," translated into English as " it is We Who are
steadilyexpanding it ", comes from the verb " evsea ," meaning "to
expand." The prefix "la" emphasises the following name or title and
adds a sense of "to a great extent." This expression therefore means
"We expand the sky or the universe to a great extent." This is the
very conclusion that science has reached today. 1
Georges Lemaitre
Until the dawn of the 20 th century, the only view prevailing in the
world of science was that "the universe has a constant nature and it
has existed since infinite time." However, modern research,
observations, and calculations carried out by means of modern
technology have revealed that the universe in fact had a beginning and
that it constantly "expands."
At the beginning of the 20 th century, the Russian physicist Alexander
Friedmann and the Belgian cosmologist Georges Lemaitre theoretically
calculated that the universe is in constant motion and that it is
expanding.
From the moment of the Big Bang, the universe has been constantly
expanding at a great speed. Scientists compare the expanding universe
to the surface of a balloon that is inflated.
This notion was confirmedby the use of observational data in 1929.
While observing thesky with a telescope, Edwin Hubble, the American
astronomer, discovered that the stars and galaxies were constantly
moving away from each other.
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