Creation: The Architecture of Existence
Contemplating the origins of the universe and the sophisticated design of life.
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Insight Type:
The Big Bang in the Quran
"Do not those who disbelieve see that the heavens and the Earth were meshed together then We ripped them apart? And then We made of water everything living?"
The Ever-Expanding Universe
"And the heaven, We built it with craftsmanship and We are still expanding."
When the Sun and Moon Are Joined
"And the sun and the moon are joined together."
Moonlight: Reflected, Not Radiant
"It is He who made the sun a radiance and the moon a light, and determined phases for it, that you may know the number of years and the calculation."
Iron Sent Down from the Stars
"We sent down iron, in it great might and benefits for people."
The Human Embryo's Stages
"Then We developed the semen into a clinging substance. Then We developed the clinging substance into a chewed lump. Then We developed the lump into bones. Then We clothed the bones with flesh. Then We produced it into another creature."
Sex Determined by the Father
"And He creates pairs, male and female, from sperm emitted."
The Mingled Drop
"We created man from a mingled drop, to test him; and We made him hearing and seeing."
The Embryo, Formed and Unformed
"O people, if you are in doubt about the Resurrection, We created you from dust, then from a drop, then from a clinging clot, then from a lump of flesh, formed and unformed."