Quran and a Universe from Smoke: Difference between revisions

Prominent [[apologists]] such as [[Harun Yahya]] and [[I. A. Ibrahim]] have claimed that the Qur'an contains an accurate account of the formation of stars and early phases of the Universe. This claim has been widely disseminated and repeated on numerous [[websites]] without any critical examination. The basis of the claim is a verse found in [[The Holy Qur'an: Fussilat (Signs Spelled Out)|Surah Fussilat]] (Signs Spelled Out), the 41^st [[Surah]] of the Qur'an which says that the "[[heaven]]s" were once smoke. Apologist argue that this information about the early universe could not have been known in 7^th century Arabia and has only come to light in the 20^th and 21^st centuries through modern scientific investigation.