THE SEPARATION OF THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH Another verse about the creation of the heavens is as follows: Do not the unbelievers see that the heavens and the Earth were sewn together and then We unstitched them and that We made from water every living thing? So will they not believe? (Quran, 21:30) The word ratq translated as sewn to means mixed in each, blended in the Arabic vernacular. It is used to refer to two different substances that make up a whole. The phrase we unstitched is the verb fataqa in Arabic and implies that something comes into being by tearing apart or destroying the structure of things that are sewn to one another. The sprouting of a seed from the soil is one of the actions to which this verb is applied. Let us take a look at the verse again. In the verse, sky and earth are at first subject to the status of ratq. They are separated (fataqa) with one coming out of the other. Intriguingly, when we think about the first moments of the Big Bang, we see that the entire matter of the universe collected at one single point. In other words, everything-including the heavens and earth which were not created yet-were in an interwoven and inseparable condition. Then, this point exploded violently, causing its matter to disunite.
Posted on: Mon, 08 Dec 2014 09:03:54 +0000
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