Tuesday, May 7, 2013
The science of astronomy
By heaven furnished with paths;”(Surat adh –Dhariyat, 7) The Arabic word “alhubuki,”translated as
“furnished with paths” in verse 7 of surat adh –Dhariyat ,coms from the verb “hubeke,
”mesning” to weave closely ,to knit, to bind together.” The use of his word in
the verse is particularly wise and represents the current state of scientific knowledge in two aspects . The
first is this :The orbits and paths in the universe are dense and intertwined that they constitute
intersecting paths ,just like the
threads in a piece of fabric. The solar system we live in is made up of the sun
,the planets and their satellites and heavenly objects in constant motion such
as meteors and comets .The solar System moves through the galaxy know as the
milky way, which contains 400 billion stars .It is estimated that there are
billions of galaxies .Celestial bodies and system revolving at speeds of
thousands of kilometers an hour move through space without colliding with one
another.
The second aspectis that the description in the Qur’an of the sky using a word meaning “woven” may be a reference to the string
theory of physics .(Allah known the truth.)According to this theory ,the basic
elements that comprise the universe are not being like loops in appearance .It is assumed that the origin of all the
diversity in the universe lies in the
way these strings vibrate at different vibration ,in the same way that violin
strings produce different sounds with different vibrations.