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This is a reply i wrote for the following post. It concerns a discussion of space and time:
http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/discussionpost/Time_and_spacean_Quranic_concept_96497411
This is a good read, although i think the Hazrat Uzair and his donkey might have had other sciences at work.
I noticed verses from the Quran that discuss the creation of the universe mentioned periods of 'days'. We know now that the length of a 'day' varies on different celestial bodies based on their speed and angle of rotation within orbit, affected by gravity from their surrounding objects in space to various degrees, and also through the different structures of the objects themselves etc.
Say, "Do you indeed disbelieve in He who created the earth in two days and attribute to Him equals? That is the Lord of the worlds." [Fussilat, 41:9]
And He placed on the earth firmly set mountains over its surface, and He blessed it and determined therein its [creatures'] sustenance in four days without distinction - for [the information] of those who ask. [Fussilat, 41:10]
How long would a 'day' be in terms of the creation of the universe? A few billion years through time and space must be passing by for only a few 'days' for the Ceator who resides above all of it.
I believe we are exponentially expanding our understanding in different fields that nature works in a multi-dimensional space, which means studying it and manipulating it in 2-dimensions of representation and documentation would not be sufficient for appreciation nor understanding.
Recently the 'junk DNA' portion of our whole DNA strand has been found to be merely switches for genes, something like a binary coding system, but much more complex as it operates within a 3-dimensional space as far as recent researches has discovered. It means that not only the switches and genes interact in a double helix linear strand, they also interact with each other within a complex structure of overlapping strands and switches within a 3-dimensional sphere-like design.
I would like to imagine the universe working in this form too, as George Smoot pointed out the design of the universe by highlighting concentrations of dark matter, forming shapes not too different from the form of living organic cells under a microscope. Subhanallah.
That's what we have now based on space. Now given this perspective, I wonder what else we can discover with Time.
On an interesting note, I noticed the formation of celestial bodies through the spark of gravitational forces acting upon particles in space, was described in the following verse right after the two above:
Then He directed Himself to the heaven while it was smoke and said to it and to the earth, "Come [into being], willingly or by compulsion." They said, "We have come willingly." [Fussilat, 41:11]
Have any of these been discussed here before? I would like expand/share knowledge here.thanks :)
This is a reply i wrote for the following post. It concerns a discussion of space and time:
http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/discussionpost/Time_and_spacean_Quranic_concept_96497411
This is a good read, although i think the Hazrat Uzair and his donkey might have had other sciences at work.
I noticed verses from the Quran that discuss the creation of the universe mentioned periods of 'days'. We know now that the length of a 'day' varies on different celestial bodies based on their speed and angle of rotation within orbit, affected by gravity from their surrounding objects in space to various degrees, and also through the different structures of the objects themselves etc.
Say, "Do you indeed disbelieve in He who created the earth in two days and attribute to Him equals? That is the Lord of the worlds." [Fussilat, 41:9]
And He placed on the earth firmly set mountains over its surface, and He blessed it and determined therein its [creatures'] sustenance in four days without distinction - for [the information] of those who ask. [Fussilat, 41:10]
How long would a 'day' be in terms of the creation of the universe? A few billion years through time and space must be passing by for only a few 'days' for the Ceator who resides above all of it.
I believe we are exponentially expanding our understanding in different fields that nature works in a multi-dimensional space, which means studying it and manipulating it in 2-dimensions of representation and documentation would not be sufficient for appreciation nor understanding.
Recently the 'junk DNA' portion of our whole DNA strand has been found to be merely switches for genes, something like a binary coding system, but much more complex as it operates within a 3-dimensional space as far as recent researches has discovered. It means that not only the switches and genes interact in a double helix linear strand, they also interact with each other within a complex structure of overlapping strands and switches within a 3-dimensional sphere-like design.
I would like to imagine the universe working in this form too, as George Smoot pointed out the design of the universe by highlighting concentrations of dark matter, forming shapes not too different from the form of living organic cells under a microscope. Subhanallah.
That's what we have now based on space. Now given this perspective, I wonder what else we can discover with Time.
On an interesting note, I noticed the formation of celestial bodies through the spark of gravitational forces acting upon particles in space, was described in the following verse right after the two above:
Then He directed Himself to the heaven while it was smoke and said to it and to the earth, "Come [into being], willingly or by compulsion." They said, "We have come willingly." [Fussilat, 41:11]
Have any of these been discussed here before? I would like expand/share knowledge here.thanks :)