well before telescopes were even invented and well before Hubble published his Law, Prophet Muhammad(PBUH) used to recite a verse of the Quran to his companions that ultimately stated that the universe is expanding. “And the heaven We created with might, and indeed We are (its) expander.” (Quran 51:47) At the time of the revelation of the Quran, the word “space” was not known, and people used the word “heaven” to refer to what lies above the Earth. In the above verse, the word “heaven” is referring to space and the known universe. The verse points out that space, and thus the universe, happens to be expanding, just as Hubble’s Law states. #### Riyaz ####
Posted on: Mon, 12 Aug 2013 06:10:34 +0000
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